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Jackson Clarion Ledger
April 4, 2018
As the protest drags on needlessly, the people of Mississippi will continue to pay more than they should for inferior communications and data services. While C Spire is still moving ahead on preparations to serve the state's workers in all categories, including voice and data, the protest is making it difficult forÃâà...
U.S. News & World Report
April 4, 2018
... in and around New Albany. Firefighters extracted two people trapped in a Eupora apartment through a second-story window after a tree fell on the building. Copyright 2018 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Tags: MississippiÃâà...
Mississippi Public Broadcasting (blog)
April 4, 2018
King is photographed speaking to a body of people and Evers stood right behind him. He says he and Medgar met King in the early 60's. The three often worked together as state and national representatives of the NAACP. "We were together all the time just about in all the marches and we were just close.
Mississippi State Newsroom
April 4, 2018
Mississippi's official climatologist and MSU geosciences professor Michael Brown said Graham “quickly rose through the ranks” at the National Weather Service after graduating from MSU with a master's in geosciences. “Ken has always been great with people,” Brown said. “When he was a graduateÃâà...
WIRED
April 4, 2018
People tried to warn the government even as construction began on the Mississippi's infrastructure—channelization, dredging, dams in the upper stretch, and along the middle and lower levees, concrete mats along the banks called revetments, and gates. “All that increases the amount of water and theÃâà...
Jackson Free Press
April 4, 2018
#"I think some of that comes with me being from Meridian, Mississippi, and sometimes feeling so much like an outsider," he told me. "I always felt like I needed to bring people to where I was from and having this more outcast, alien perspective when I do go out, because I know that, 'OK. People may not beÃâà...
Magnolia State Live
April 4, 2018
1, 1970 – it was the last state east of the Mississippi River to have a public station licensed – another controversy arose. “It was thought 'Sesame Street' was a little too liberal to air,” Luckett said. “There were green people and blue people living on the same street, and orange people playing with them.
WLOX
April 4, 2018
According to the statewide report, 23.15 million people visited destinations in Mississippi last year spending $46 million more than was spent in the previous year. The travel and tourism industry accounts for 3 billion dollars in total labor income statewide. State visitors spent an estimated 4.9 billion in theÃâà...
Daily Mississippian
April 4, 2018
Anne Freeman to showcase her debut album, Mississippi roots with listening party ... The Mississippi Delta is known for its blues music and juke joints, but Anne Freeman, a Greenwood native and current Oxford resident, is showcasing her debut ... “I hope that people find the songs catchy and relatable.
U.S. News & World Report
March 27, 2018
The Mississippi State Department of Health says one of its employees inadvertently released some patients' private information to a contractor doing work ... A news release says each person who received the private information has deleted it, but the email was unprotected and could have been viewed byÃâà...
Jackson Clarion Ledger
March 27, 2018
Those whose information could have been compromised have been notified. The Health Department discovered on Jan. 30 that an employee unknowingly emailed an Excel spreadsheet containing patients' protected health information. The email was sent Jan. 25. Each person who mistakenly received theÃâà...
Mississippi Today
March 27, 2018
Nearly two months since the Mississippi Public Service Commission approved an agreement that closes the books on the $7.5 billion Kemper County energy facility, commissioner Sam Britton said it is time to reflect on how state ... Most people seemed reasonably satisfied with the commission's Feb.
NBCNews.com
March 27, 2018
It happened Saturday in Starkville, weeks after the city council initially denied a parade permit. The council later reversed its decision. Approximately 2,500 people marched in the event, without incident, according to the town's mayor, Lynn Spruill.
Mississippi State Newsroom
March 27, 2018
Students and professionals seeking to expand their leadership and networking skills can now register for Mississippi State University's 2018 Collegiate ... The conference will conclude with a dinner hosted by Abdul M. Omari, CEO and founder of AMO Enterprise, which helps people better connect inÃâà...
U.S. News & World Report
March 27, 2018
Phil Bryant has signed a bill that will require Mississippi officials to study sentencing disparities and juvenile detention, lower some criminal penalties and mandate that courts can't imprison ... House Bill 387 , which becomes law July 1, continues an effort to reduce people jailed or imprisoned in Mississippi.
Mississippi Today
March 27, 2018
“It's important for the discussion on an issue like race to be at Delta State, on a safe place like a campus where people can have an honest discussion that's honestly brokered. … I'm sure there are people who don't like it. It's awkward, perhaps they'd rather we not do it, but it's absolutely the right thing to doÃâà...
WTVA
March 27, 2018
The Washington-based Campaign Legal Center filed the complaint Monday against the Remember Mississippi super PAC and Chris McDaniel's ... event, a representative of Remember Mississippi introduced McDaniel, solicited contributions for McDaniel's campaign and asked people to get their friends,Ãâà...
Jackson Clarion Ledger
March 27, 2018
... be harder to find news from the Clarion Ledger on Facebook. Here's a step-by-step guide to help ensure you'll keep getting the latest Mississippi news in your feed. ... "Romance is one of the big things people bring up," said owner Lee Anne Brewer. "We get a lot of honeymooners and couples celebratingÃâà...
U.S. News & World Report
March 27, 2018
Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant has vetoed a bill dealing with people telling authorities about suspected abuse or neglect of children or vulnerable older people. ... The bill also said that if a person accused of child abuse or neglect is on active-duty military service, the Department of Child Protection ServicesÃâà...
Mississippi State Newsroom
March 23, 2018
A distinguished faculty member in Mississippi State's Bagley College of Engineering will advance her research in Australia after being named a Fulbright U.S. Senior Scholar. Cindy Bethel ... It is also my hope that I will be able to perform outreach activities with the Aboriginal people of Australia.” SponsoredÃâà...
Vox
March 23, 2018
The Mississippi law, also known as the Gestational Age Act, bans almost all abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy, making it the most restrictive ban in the ... “Taking away a week will mean more women we will need [to get] help in-state and more people we will need to refer out of state,” Roberts says.
Area Development Online
March 23, 2018
WestRock's Tupelo facility has been in operation since 1971. The company currently employs more than 200 people in Mississippi. Mississippi Development Authority is providing assistance for private building modifications as an incentive. Mississippi Works funds are also available to assist with workforceÃâà...
WAPT Jackson
March 23, 2018
The Governor's Job Fair Network made a stop in Richland Thursday with the Mississippi Employment Expo. Advertisement. More than ... "I feel like a lot of people are looking for jobs sin Mississippi," job seeker Shannon Gates said. "If you don't have the experience, it can be hard to find a job in Mississippi.".
Mississippi Today
March 23, 2018
Miller said that she hopes to apply to be MUW's permanent president. Jim Borsig, the 14th person to be president of the W, has served in that capacity since 2012; in 2017 he announced plans to retire. “Nora Miller has more than 15 years of senior leadership experience at Mississippi University for Women,”Ãâà...
WorkBoat
March 23, 2018
Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector New Orleans received a report at 9:43 a.m. on March 12 that the towing vessel Natalie Jean had capsized with three people aboard. The 2,000-hp, 70'x28′ good Samaritan vessel Earl Gonsoulin, owned by Lebeouf Bros. Towing, rescued one person, but the other twoÃâà...
Jackson Clarion Ledger
March 23, 2018
"I'm so excited because, knowing the area we live in, we're in the South, a lot of people don't support gun reform because they automatically assume we want to take away the Second Amendment," she said. "We're not anti-gun, we just want more regulations, we want more safety measures to be taken.
U.S. News & World Report
March 23, 2018
Southeastern Conference Commissioner Greg Sankey warned that teams might decline to play at the University of Mississippi and Mississippi State University. Judges and county governments have also opposed provisions of an earlier state law that allowed people to carry guns into everywhere in aÃâà...
Mississippi News Now
March 23, 2018
National non-profit Respect Ability reports that according to new statistics, Mississippians with disabilities gained 4,739 jobs from 2015 to 2016. In 2016 there were 258,824 people with disabilities, 76,078 were employed. "It says to us that we are finally accepting you guys as equals and for us it's anÃâà...
Mississippi News Now
March 23, 2018
And now the time has come for me to pass the power granted by the people of Mississippi, the power of service, to someone else. When John Sharp Williams of Mississippi left the Senate, he delivered a farewell speech at a dinner organized by the Mississippi Society of Washington. It is sometimes calledÃâà...
U.S. News & World Report
March 23, 2018
(AP) — In a story March 21 about a U.S. Senate seat in Mississippi, The Associated Press erroneously reported the end date of a term started by Republican Thad ... "Cindy has always been a people person, has always wanted to help and do for everybody," Lowe, 67, said Wednesday in Brookhaven.
Slate Magazine
March 22, 2018
In a quirk that could complicate things for the GOP, the ballots themselves won't list a candidate's party affiliation, which will make it difficult for some people to vote their preferred party line. And, one more twist, if no candidate wins 50 percent of the vote in the Nov. 6 special election, the top two finishers,Ãâà...
Catholic Herald Online
March 22, 2018
“With Pope St. John Paul II, we recognize abortion as 'a most serious wound inflicted on society and its culture by the very people who ought to be society's promoters and defenders.'” The bishops issued their joint statement after the Mississippi House passed the measure 75-34 in February. The stateÃâà...
Jackson Clarion Ledger
March 22, 2018
Still, Mississippi is plagued by issues related to high LDL cholesterol. In the 2017 America's Health Rankings report, Mississippi had the greatest prevalence of cardiovascular deaths, including heart disease, stroke, hypertension, heart attack and heart failure — 352.5 of every 100,000 people. MississippiÃâà...
KPVI News 6
March 22, 2018
27 runoff, if there is one. Hyde-Smith grew up in the small town of Monticello in southern Mississippi, and farmer Barbara Lowe, who still lives there, has known her for decades. "Cindy has always been a people person, has always wanted to help and do for everybody," Lowe, 67, said Wednesday outside aÃâà...
Jackson Clarion Ledger
March 22, 2018
He said he enjoys his work, and enjoys helping people and being there for them. "As sad as it is, somebody's got to be there to do it. I've had friends that wanted to get into business," Jefferson said. "Some of them have even gone to mortuary school, but it takes a special person to be able to adapt to dealingÃâà...
Jackson Free Press
March 22, 2018
#When Mississippi Arts Commission Executive Director Malcolm White first moved to Jackson in 1979, he said it was a fairly straight-laced city where people went to work, church, school and raised their kids, but they would go out of town to do anything fun. He didn't like that, so he set out to change it.
Rewire
March 22, 2018
If the law does eventually take effect, it will increase the already high costs of obtaining abortion care in Mississippi for people just like them. Because the Jackson Women's Health Organization is the state's only place to get an abortion, women who live in the northern or southern parts of the state oftenÃâà...
Mississippi Today
March 22, 2018
“People in Mississippi, we live within our means,” she continued. “We're cattle farmers in Brookhaven. You can't go out and spend everything we have just because things are good right now. You have to prepare, you have to plan, you have to have a strategy to take care of every issue as it comes along.”.
Mississippi News Now
March 21, 2018
Most people love the water. The biggest water attraction in Central Mississippi is the Ross Barnett Reservoir. Source: WLBT. ROSS BARNETT RESERVOIR, MS (Mississippi News Now) -. Most people love the water. The biggest water attraction in Central Mississippi is the Ross Barnett Reservoir. As a kid IÃâà...
The Advocate
March 21, 2018
One person died Tuesday night in a motorcycle crash on Nicholson Drive, Baton Rouge police spokesman Sgt. L'Jean McKneely Jr. said. The crash was reported around 8:15 p.m. in the 1000 block of Nicholson Drive, near the Interstate 10 overpass and the Mississippi River bridge. Story Continued Below.
WLOX
March 21, 2018
The third package bomb detonated a few hours later on March 12 and left one person injured. A tripwire-activated bomb detonated near a road in Travis County on March 18 and injured two people. Those victims are expected to fully recover. The fifth device, another package bomb, exploded in a FedExÃâà...
WLOX
March 21, 2018
The material concentrates on the people, places, the environment, and wildlife. Lewis' mosaic tile mural pays tribute to some of the biggest aspects in Stone County's history. For example, the timber industry has been such a big part of life in the county. Residents can still find pole plants around the area,Ãâà...
WTRF
March 21, 2018
Hyde-Smith served 12 years as a Democrat in the state Senate from a rural southwest Mississippi district, switching to the Republican Party in late 2010. In 2011, she won a ... Mississippi has a tradition of sending the same people to Washington for decades to build seniority and influence. Cochran is in hisÃâà...
U.S. News & World Report
March 21, 2018
A study commissioned by a Mississippi task force finds major failings in the state's rickety system of providing lawyers to indigent people accused of crimes. ... It also says people fall into a "black hole" while jailed between arrest and indictment, and that defenders' pay may cause them to skimp on work.
Mississippi Today
March 21, 2018
“I do not like — as a person in office — to talk about an election, but there were many people during this campaign trail who thought I was running on just ... “People from California, New York weighed in on this project, and people all across the state of Mississippi and even some of our friends in Tennessee.
Mississippi Public Broadcasting (blog)
March 20, 2018
The majority of people charged with serious crimes in Mississippi are unable to afford an attorney, according to state Supreme Court Justice Jim Kitchens. When defendants cannot afford a lawyer, the government is required to provide counsel. Researchers with the Sixth Amendment Center studied 10Ãâà...
New York Times
March 20, 2018
In a telephone interview late Monday, Diane Derzis, the owner of the clinic, said that the young woman whose pregnancy was beyond the 15-week limit was scheduled for an abortion on Tuesday. “We're not talking about an issue here — we're talking about people,” Ms. Derzis said. Referring to the stateÃâà...
PEOPLE.com
March 20, 2018
A 13-year-old Mississippi girl was allegedly killed by her 9-year-old brother Saturday in a dispute over a video game controller, PEOPLE confirms. The girl was allegedly shot in the back of the head with a .25 caliber handgun after she would not give her brother a video game controller he wanted, MonroeÃâà...
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