Top Jackson Area Local News Stories
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The National Weather Service has confirmed that an EF-1 tornado snapped trees and damaged a carport overnight in Scott County.
Published: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:52:22 CST
The prom is off at a northern Mississippi school after a teenage lesbian demanded she be allowed to bring her girlfriend to the April 2 event.
Published: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:18:26 CST
The Mississippi Department of Transportation says Interstate 55 southbound has reopened, more than nine hours after a tractor-trailer crash.
Published: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:15:38 CST
Members of the 220th Financial Detachment head to Afghanistan for a one-year deployment.
Published: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:12:22 CST
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Published: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:31:07 CST
Gov. Haley Barbour signs a bill that restores $82 million to the state budget.
Published: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:12:23 CST
The Mississippi Supreme Court rules that Danny Allen WestbrookÂ’s murder conviction will stand.
Published: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:52:52 CST
The Mississippi Department of Mental Health denies accusations included in a federal lawsuit that allege that it subjects troubled kids to needless institutionalization.
Published: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:33:45 CST
Attorney James McIntyre is disbarred amid allegations he mixed his personal and business funds with the funds of his clients.
Published: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:31:40 CST
A House chairman has killed a bill that was designed to strengthen Mississippi's Open Meetings laws.
Published: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:03:02 CST
A bronze bust of former Lt. Gov. Evelyn Gandy honors her as the first woman in Mississippi to be elected state representative, state treasurer, insurance commissioner and lieutenant governor.
Published: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:24:39 CST
The House voted unanimously Thursday to impeach a U.S. district judge from Louisiana, who lawmakers said avoided likely criminal charges related to alleged payoffs in part because the statute of limitations expired.
Published: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:30:56 CST
Police arrest Marvin White at Canton High School and charge him in connection with the theft of two cars from Watson Quality Hyundai.
Published: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:54:08 CST
The state fire marshalÂ’s office is investigating a fire at the Platte Chemical Company.
Published: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:46:18 CST
The B.B. King Museum and Delta Interpretative Center receives a $200,000 grant from the Foundation for the Mid South.
Published: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:14:34 CST
A new film studio will be built in Canton and could employ up to 250 workers.
Published: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:04:21 CST
A federal jury says two Mississippi lawyers committed fraud during asbestos litigation and they should pay Illinois Central Railroad Company $430,000 in damages.
Published: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:03:27 CST
The city of Gulfport is looking for a part-time firefighter to compensate for cutting out overtime for full-time firefighters.
Published: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:34:24 CST
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