Facebook boosts Mississippi’s small businesses
Small business owners from across the state gathered in Mississippi’s capital city for a seminar aimed at increasing their social media presence. As the 34th...
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Featured Senator Roger Wicker questions Facebook CEO during congressional hearing
by Alex Paton
U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, who serves as Chairman of the Senate Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, Innovation, and the Internet, attended a joint hearing of the...
Featured Attorney General Hood announces Facebook investigation
The fallout surrounding Facebook’s role in releasing personal information continues. Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood has announced that his office is investigating how the third-party...
Black Caucus rallied against Rep. Oliver ‘lynching’ comments from House floor
Mon Monday night, when the business of the House and Senate were done, Rep. Jeramy Anderson (District 110) raised one more point of business prior...
Pike County Sheriff’s Department makes sarcastic post on heroin overdose, gets backlash
PIKE COUNTY, MISS– Pike County law enforcement agents have had it with heroin overdoses in their area, and they want to talk to the dealers...
UPDATED: Ole Miss students occupy Lyceum over racist Facebook comments
OXFORD, MISS– Ole Miss students gathered in the Lyceum in an occupation protest over the university’s response to racist comments on Facebook. After a couple...
MS Oil rig worker gets autograph, video from Mark Wahlberg
MONTICELLO, MISS– A movie based on the Deepwater Horizon explosion is set to hit theaters later this month, but the star of the movie has...
SCAM ALERT: Cons Targeting People With Disabilities Via Facebook
JACKSON, MISS– What starts as a conversation online with a long-lost loved one could end as a scam. ...
Keeping Your Kids Safe: Mississippi Man Arrested in Underage Sex Sting
by kim
MERIDIAN, Miss.–Trying to meet an underage girl for sex is the charge against Joshua Hearn, 27, of Meridian. Lauderdale County deputies said he was arrested...
Making It in the Biz: Mississippians and the Music Business in the Digital Age
by kim
SUMNER, Miss.–Making it in the music business can be tough, or easy, depending on your approach. Some Mississippians are doing it these days without a...