Miss. News Briefs: Gas Goes Below $3 a Gallon; Woman Stabbed and Left in Parking Lot
JACKSON, Miss.–How long has it been since you paid under $3 for a gallon of gas consistently? Now the state average has dipped below $3....
Category : Politics
Second Person With Ebola, Thompson Questions Whether Regular Hospitals Can Handle It
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DALLAS, Tx.–Ebola is the main topic in Dallas and is foremost on the minds of many Americans after Sunday’s news that a Texas health care...
Southern Automotive Compact Pushed by Bryant, Could Be Headquartered in Mississippi
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Bryan Davis, reporter with the Birmingham Business Journal, contributed to this report. BIRMINGHAM, Ala.–The automotive industry may indeed be the manufacturing future of Mississippi, with...
Miss. News Briefs: Judge Says He’s Being Politically Picked On, Dog Beating Update
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JONES COUNTY, Miss.–It’s a frame job is what a Jones County judge said for the first time publicly this week. He’s being looked for the...
Ebola: Protocols in Place in Mississippi Just in Case Says Governor
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JACKSON, Miss.–With three Ebola scares in Mississippi over the past week and real Ebola just 400 miles away, killing a man in Dallas, Mississippi health...
Mississippi Attorney General says School Funding Suit is “Meaningless”
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JACKSON, Miss. – Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood is asking a judge to throw out a lawsuit filed by nearly two dozen school districts claiming...
Where Everybody Knows Your Name: Energy Summit to Include Perry, John Ratzenburger
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JACKSON, Miss.–The Governor’s Energy Summit convenes Wednesday morning at the Jackson Convention Complex. Speakers will include Gov. Bryant, Texas Gov. Rick Perry and Cheers star...
Dole Will Stay in Mississippi: Port of Gulfport Announces New 13-Year Deal
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GULFPORT, Miss.–After Chiquita decided to leave its long-time home earlier this year, some feared that Dole, which has a similar operation at the Port of...
Poverty in Mississippi: Study Shows Latinos Have Higher Unemployment, More in Poverty
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JACKSON, Miss.–While new census data shows that poverty in America is decreasing slightly, the news for Mississippi is not so good. Twenty four percent of...
Miss. News Briefs: Serious Wreck on the Border, Mysterious Murder in Wayne County
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KEWANEE, Miss.–A wreck Monday night had a child in the hospital with serious injuries. That wreck also hurt plenty of people. Here are some news...