Jackson County Names Interim Sheriff
JACKSON COUNTY, Miss.– The Jackson County Board of Supervisors chose their new interim Sheriff for the departed Mike Byrd....
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PEER Study Shows Domestic Violence Shelters are Underpaid
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JACKSON, Miss. — Domestic violence shelters in the state are not getting the money they deserve. The legislative Performance Evaluation and Expenditure Committee (PEER) is...
Four Potential Jackson County Interim Sheriffs
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JACKSON COUNTY, Miss. – There are now four candidates eligible to become Jackson County’s interim sheriff. Supervisors narrowed that list down from 22....
Federal Judge Orders Department of Marine Resources Records to be Released
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GULFPORT, Miss. — The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (DMR) records that were being kept from you will finally be turned over to the Sun...
Huckabee May Run for President, What He Told NewsMS a Year Ago
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark.–If Mike Huckabee ran for president and won in 2016, he wouldn’t be the first president that was a former Arkansas governor, but...
Duck Dynasty: What Mississippians Are Saying
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JACKSON, Miss.–It seems that a lot of Mississippians love Duck Dynasty and are incensed about A&E suspending Phil Robertson indefinitely, in other words, firing him,...
Putting You On Medicaid: Expansion May Come Up Again in Legislature
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JACKSON, Miss.–There is talk amongst the state’s Democrat lawmakers about a new push for expanding Medicaid in Mississippi. Under Obama Care, Mississippi could add another...
Mississippi Senators Vote No on Budget Bill, As Expected
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WASHINGTON, D.C.–It was a no vote from Mississippi’s senators Roger Wicker and Thad Cochran Wednesday on a two-year budget deal that will keep the federal...
Miss. Senators Vote No, but Budget Deal Still Passes
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WASHINGTON, Miss. — You won’t have to worry about another government shutdown anytime soon. Congress has passed a new two-year budget bill and that bill...
Mississippi Looking at New Guidelines for Criminal Sentencing, Cutting Costs
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JACKSON, Miss. — The Corrections and Criminal Justice Task Force in the state met again on Tuesday at the capital to announce their recommendations heading...