Taking Over $20,000: Caregiver Charged With Taking Money From a Vulnerable Person
MARION COUNTY, Miss.–Be sure you know and can trust the person you choose to take care of elderly or vulnerable family members. It’s a lesson...
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City Buses, Transit: Wicker Says His Plan Would Give Locals Control Over Federal Transport Bucks
by kim
WASHINGTON, D.C.–If you live anywhere in Mississippi besides Jackson, Meridian or other areas with a larger population, chances are you can’t catch a city bus...
Small Businesses to Receive Aid for Another Year
by Sarah Ulmer
JACKSON, Mississippi– Programs aimed at helping small businesses with their utilities will continue to provide help for another year. ...
Entergy Charitable Foundation Awards Grants for Mississippi Community Boosters
by Sarah Ulmer
JACKSON, Miss– The Entergy Charitable Foundation recently awarded nonprofits and educational organizations in Entergy Mississippi communities with grants totaling $138,000. ...
House Bill to Keep Crooks From Retiring With Your Tax Dollars
by Sarah Ulmer
JACKSON, Miss– If a public worker gets caught stealing taxpayer money, that worker can get convicted, sent to jail, and forced to pay the money...
A NewsMS Investigation: The Singing River Retirement Fund and the People Who Won’t Take Less Than What They Were Promised
by kim
PASCAGOULA, Miss.—Imagine your retirement day. There’s a party, friends and family around, balloons and cake, and then a letter. The letter says that even though...
Former Red Cross Volunteer Charged with Fraud, Says Attorney General
by Sarah Ulmer
Biloxi, Miss– Attorney General Jim Hood says a Harrison County woman is behind bars for stealing about $20,000 from the American Red Cross. ...
Holland: Using the State’s Rainy Day Fund: Get Off of This Put Money in the Bank Attitude
by kim
JACKSON, Miss.–If you drive Mississippi’s highways, you already know that some of them are in pretty rough shape. Using some of the $190 million in...
Tips to Keep the House and the Wallet Cozy During Cold Weather
by Sarah Ulmer
JACKSON, Miss– News Mississippi spoke with Entergy about how to heat your home and still save money. There are some tips you’ve heard, and some...
Merit-Based Paychecks Going to over 600 Lamar County Teachers
by Sarah Ulmer
HATTIESBURG, Mississippi– Nearly 90 percent of teachers in Lamar County have qualified for an extra boost to the paycheck as part of Governor Phil Bryant’s...