AG and Treasurer races heat up at Neshoba
Candidates in the race for Attorney General and Treasurer heated up at the Neshoba County fair with the Republican AG hopefuls targeting Hood’s Democrat leadership...
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AG Hood warns of bomb scam
by Alex Paton
Attorney General Jim Hood is issuing a warning to businesses across the state about an international email scam that threatens to bomb a business if...
Mississippi mayor faces 100 years in prison
by Alex Paton
The mayor of the City of Jonestown, located in Coahoma County, is facing 100 years in prison after being arrested Sunday on charges for allegedly...
AG Hood pushes cutting opioid manufacturing
by Alex Paton
Attorney General Jim Hood joined an 11-state coalition of attorneys general asking the federal government to implement reforms that would account for and include the misuse...
Rice crop slowed by spring temperatures
by Alex Paton
Spring’s cool temperatures have rice producers playing the waiting game in Mississippi. The crop is 60 percent planted, but very little of it has emerged,...
Featured Palazzo questions AG Sessions on neighborhood violence prevention program
by Alex Paton
Congressman Steven Palazzo spoke with U.S. Attorney General Jess Sessions about the Department of Justice’s Initiative, Project Safe Neighborhoods, that would fund street-level outreach, education,...
Featured Hattiesburg first MS city to file lawsuit against opioid manufacturers
by Alex Paton
The City of Hattiesburg is in the process of filing a lawsuit against key Pharma companies in opioid epidemic. A release from the Hattiesburg mayor’s...
Tightening Control Over Corrections: Two Senate Bills Watching Where the Money Goes
by kim
JACKSON, Miss.–With the recent indictment of long-time former Corrections Commissioner Chris Epps and a new task force looking into what went wrong and how deep...