Top Jackson Area Local News Stories
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The family of a Madison-Ridgeland Academy teacher killed in a car crash has hired an attorney to help them to get answers from police.
Published: Fri, 3 Sep 2010 08:23:27 CDT
The agency that oversees offshore drilling will investigate the fire on an oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico.
Published: Fri, 3 Sep 2010 06:22:21 CDT
Hurricane Earl roars past the North Carolina Outer Banks, flooding some parts of the vacation islands and knocking out electricity before driving north.
Published: Fri, 3 Sep 2010 09:17:19 CDT
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Published: Fri, 3 Sep 2010 08:10:35 CDT
The Golden Eagles fell 41-13 on Thursday to South Carolina in the season opener for both teams.
Published: Fri, 3 Sep 2010 09:32:28 CDT
Jerry Van Wagner is convicted of aggravated DUI and kidnapping related to the death of his girlfriend Crystal Brasher.
Published: Fri, 3 Sep 2010 09:31:11 CDT
The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality fines Lauderdale County $12,000 for failing to use sediment control on a local road project.
Published: Fri, 3 Sep 2010 09:00:00 CDT
An attorney says Ford Motor Co. has settled a Mississippi lawsuit over damages sought from a 2001 rollover crash that killed New York Mets prospect Brian Cole.
Published: Fri, 3 Sep 2010 08:31:02 CDT
Stark differences exist between the oil platform fire in the Gulf of Mexico and the blast that led to the massive BP spill.
Published: Fri, 3 Sep 2010 06:27:02 CDT
A 19-year-old woman is in critical condition after being shot twice in the back, Jackson police say.
Published: Fri, 3 Sep 2010 08:47:19 CDT
Chris Johnson wore a visor and T-shirt and stayed busy as Tennessee's top cheerleader. Drew Brees and Reggie Bush dressed in their New Orleans uniforms, though they stayed on the sideline all night long.
Published: Thu, 2 Sep 2010 23:30:44 CDT
Mariner Energy, the owner of a production platform that exploded in the Gulf, has been exploring and developing oil and gas projects since 1996.
Published: Thu, 2 Sep 2010 21:45:09 CDT
A former managing editor of the Greenwood Commonwealth was among those on lockdown after a gunman took hostages at the Discovery Channel headquarters in Silver Spring, Md., this week.
Published: Thu, 2 Sep 2010 16:45:00 CDT