U.S. Secretary of Agriculture: “Probably 70 Percent of Ag Workers Here Illegally”
JACKSON, Miss.–The U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack has made a swing through the Magnolia state this week talking on numerous topics and had a couple of...
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DuPree v. Ware, It’s Still Up in the Air
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HATTIESBURG, Miss.–Just who the next mayor of Hattiesburg will be, well, it was still close and undecided by bedtime Tuesday. Counting of absentee ballots will...
Former Professional License Man Kept Cash When Taking Your Money
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JACKSON, Miss.–It’s a year in prison for David Kweller, a former employee in the Professional Licensure Division of the Mississippi Department of Health. State Auditor Stacey...
Kermit and Faith Hill Together? It’s the Miss. Arts and Entertainment Center
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MERIDIAN, Miss.–So, what do Kermit the Frog, Faith Hill, B.B. King and Jerry Clower have in common? It’s not only their Mississippi background, but their...
Yokohama Tire Breaks Ground in West Point
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WEST POINT, Miss.–Yokohama Tire Corporation along with state officials broke ground Monday on the company’s first ground-up manufacturing facility in the country....
The Vote to Defund Obama Care: Mississippian Taking Charge
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WASHINGTON, D.C.–If some lawmakers in the U.S. House are successful, they’ll send a bill to the Senate that funds the federal government, but would not...
Miss. Republicans Vote to Cut Money to Food Stamp Program, Lone Dem. Votes No
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WASHINGTON, D.C.–The vote came Thursday in Washington to cut the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, or Food Stamps, by nearly $40 billion over the...
Education Legislative Hearings, Requesting Administration Pay Increase and Not the Classroom
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JACKSON, Miss. – “People need to be aware of the fact that education in Mississippi needs to be fully and adequately funded,” said picketers outside...
LeFlore Schools Takeover, Not So Fast: Blocked by Judge Kidd
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JACKSON, Miss.–The takeover by the state of the LeFlore County School District has been blocked, by none other than Hinds County Judge Winston Kidd, the...
Over 100 Jobs Headed to North Mississippi
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PLANTERSVILLE, Miss.–Posturecraft Matress Company is locating their manufacturing operations just east of Tupelo in the town of Plantersville....