What Can Get an Asst. Police Chief Fired? Try a DUI Conviction
OKOLONA, Miss.–What can get an assistant police chief fired? Try a DUI conviction. Oh yeah, throw in some charges like speeding and resisting arrest. The...
Category : Politics
Miss. Getting $356K Grant for Entrepreneurs
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JACKSON, Miss.–The state has received a grant for would-be business owners in Mississippi....
Sept. 11 Anniversary, Mississippi Remembers
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JACKSON, Miss.–If you’re like most people who were alive and cognizant twelve years ago, you remember exactly what you were doing when two planes flew...
President Talks About Syria, Mississippi Reacts
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WASHINGTON, D.C.–If the reaction by Mississippi’s D.C. lawmakers is an indication of how the rest of Congress feels, then it appears the president has very...
School Takeovers Likely for Yazoo City, Claiborne, LeFlore
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JACKSON, Miss.–After an impassioned plea with religious overtones by Claiborne County Superintendent Elijah Brown, the state’s commission on school accreditation voted to recommend a takeover...
Former Miss. Gov. Barbour Supports Kemper Plant, Open to Nuclear Talks
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RIDGELAND, Miss.–Former Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour spoke Tuesday in Madison County about energy in the state and how it relates to the economy....
Mississippi’s D.C. Lawmakers Say ‘No’ to Syrian Strike
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WASHINGTON, D.C.–It was an almost unanimous “no” to Pres. Obama’s planned strike against Syria from Mississippi’s Washington delegation. Most of the representatives and senators had...
Mississippi Wild Hog Summit
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JACKSON, Miss.–Lawmakers and nuisance hog experts all gathered at the state capital on Monday to talk about what’s been on the minds of some Mississippians....
School District Takeovers By State Possible
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Photo: Courtesy CityofYazoocity.org YAZOO CITY, Miss.–Yazoo City, LeFlore County and Claiborne County could all be looking at possible state takeovers this week. It’s a measure...
Your Tax Dollars: Grants to Improve Bridges, Railroads
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WASHINGTON, D.C.–Money is coming from Washington to help with one of Mississippi’s railroads on the coast and to help improve the Mississippi River bridge in...