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- Dolly Should, Y'all
Saturday - 01/19/2019 - 07:00 AMThe 4th annual Dolly Should festival in Bay St. Louis, Miss. was held on Saturday, Jan. 12. The event honors the iconic singer Dolly Parton with the sentiment Parton should visit the town.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Clinton's Track & Field coach finalist for National Coach of Year
Friday - 01/18/2019 - 03:02 PMCoaches from around the country will be recognized during the 2019 National High School Athletic Coaches Association National Coach of the Year Awards Banquet.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Worry, worry, worry: Most Americans pessimistic about financial future, report says
Friday - 01/18/2019 - 12:00 PMShutdown, market volatility and holiday spending contribute to anxiety, though younger generation seems more optimistic, report says.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Woman accuses State Hospital of a negative job reference, files lawsuit
Friday - 01/18/2019 - 11:42 AMA Byram woman has sued the State Hospital over a negative job reference after an EEOC settlement required a neutral reference, according to her lawsuit.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - 'We do get the (pimps and johns) eventually,' Hattiesburg police chief says
Friday - 01/18/2019 - 10:38 AMNo men were arrested in the latest sex trafficking operation in the Pine Belt, but there are more operations planned in the near future.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - North Korea may be close to opening beach resort in 2019
Friday - 01/18/2019 - 08:23 AMNorth Korea is close to opening a beach resort with water slide and other amenities later this year, said the policy research website 38 North.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Now you can get weed delivered to you anywhere in California, even in cities that ban pot
Thursday - 01/17/2019 - 09:58 PMThe rule could invite legal challenge from California cities and counties that have banned weed deliveries.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Alabama man arrested in Lamar County with cocaine, gun
Thursday - 01/17/2019 - 04:42 PMA traffic stop in Lamar County led to the arrest of an Alabama man after deputies found 3 kilograms of cocaine in the man's vehicle.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - CL NOW! Nissan cutting jobs, 4 homicides in a day, 101-year-old hunter, Police brutality?
Thursday - 01/17/2019 - 04:14 PMGood afternoon. Today is Thursday, January 17, and this is your CL NOW! newsletter. Here are some of the day's top stories at ClarionLedger.com.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Shooter was trying to kill self, Mississippi University for Women president says
Thursday - 01/17/2019 - 03:36 PMA Mississippi university president says a man who fired a gun and wounded himself on campus earlier this month was trying to kill himself.
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- Rescuers crawl across 40 feet of ice to save man and dog from frozen pond
Friday - 01/18/2019 - 09:23 PMFirefighters were already out at the park responding to an alarm at the park's stables, so they immediately responded.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - JPD Chief to City Council: 'The violent crime in Jackson is guns. We cannot police guns.'
Friday - 01/18/2019 - 03:21 PMJPD Chief James Davis doubled down on Mayor Lumumba's concerns with state gun laws, specifically open carry, at a City Council meeting Friday.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Mississippi Senate transportation chair runs for transportation commissioner
Friday - 01/18/2019 - 11:06 AMSen. Willie Simmons of Cleveland is chairman of the Senate Transportation Committee.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Mississippi prison inmate dies in hanging
Friday - 01/18/2019 - 11:42 AMAn inmate in a privately-run Mississippi prison has died after he was found hanged in his cell.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Mississippi graduation rate hits new record of 84 percent
Friday - 01/18/2019 - 09:19 AMMississippi officials says only 10.1 percent of seniors dropped out of high school without earning a diploma.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Government shutdown, winter storm, March for Life: 5 things to know Friday
Friday - 01/18/2019 - 04:06 AMThe government shutdown continues into its 28th day and more things to start your Friday morning.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - A woman had a stroke next to one of Wisconsin's best hospitals. But her ambulance was turned away - and she died
Thursday - 01/17/2019 - 10:58 AMTiffany Tate collapsed next to a hospital closed to ambulances. This little-known "ambulance diversion" policy has been shown to endanger patients.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Jackson to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day with parade, march
Thursday - 01/17/2019 - 06:12 PMAll the events are free to the public.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Father and son charged in recent copper thefts at Forrest County power stations
Thursday - 01/17/2019 - 03:55 PMA father and son were arrested for allegedly stealing copper from at least two power substations in Forrest County.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Divers in Hawaii may have swam with biggest great white shark on record
Thursday - 01/17/2019 - 01:59 PMDivers in Hawaii spotted several giant great white sharks off the coast of Oahu, including possibly one of the largest on record named Deep Blue.
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- WEATHER UPDATES: Parts of Mississippi are under a tornado watch
Saturday - 01/19/2019 - 07:01 AMThe National Weather Service issued a tornado watch for a large portion of Mississippi, including the Jackson, Hattiesburg and Meridian metro areas.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - CL NOW! MSU's Chloe Bibby out, Robert E. Lee tweet backlash, $2 million decision, Excessive force?
Friday - 01/18/2019 - 03:37 PMGood afternoon. Today is Friday, January 18, and this is your CL NOW! newsletter. Here are some of the day's top stories at ClarionLedger.com.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - What is open and closed on Martin Luther King Jr. Day?
Friday - 01/18/2019 - 11:07 AMFederal offices usually closed on the third Monday of every January to honor the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Woman robbed of winnings at Mississippi casino, man charged
Friday - 01/18/2019 - 09:54 AMOn Sunday morning, a woman left a Mississippi casino with over $500 but was allegedly robbed of her winnings.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Jackson Weather Forecast, Friday, Jan. 18
Friday - 01/18/2019 - 08:00 AMJackson Weather Forecast, Friday, Jan. 18, 2019
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Neighborhood wonders why their 'source of happiness' had to die and if cops are at fault
Friday - 01/18/2019 - 06:00 AM"He was always a happy person, always positive, always smiling, laughing," said a friend of George Robinson.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Mississippi Department of Revenue deletes Robert E. Lee tweet after backlash
Thursday - 01/17/2019 - 06:18 PMTwitter users were upset with the Mississippi Department of Revenue, but the confederate general's birthday is a state holiday in Mississippi.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - DPS wanted to fire some officers. This state agency reversed those decisions — and more
Thursday - 01/17/2019 - 04:05 PMDirector of Public Safety Director Marshall Fisher spoke to lawmakers again, asking for more authority to fire officers.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Two deer in one shot: She's a 101-year-old hunter and she's still going strong
Thursday - 01/17/2019 - 03:28 PM"I waited and got a good sight on it," Bertha Vickers said. "I fired five times and it snapped five times."
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Jackson councilman will run a 'military-style' campaign for public service commissioner
Thursday - 01/17/2019 - 12:28 PM"After much prayer and deliberation, I filed papers to become your Public Service Commissioner for the Central District," Stamps said.
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