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- 'She was our rock': Wiggins family loses mother, wife to Highway 26 road collapse
Sunday - 09/26/2021 - 07:00 AMThe family plans on celebrating Amanda's life on Oct. 2 with a silent auction, raffle and releasing paper lanterns at the Daquiri Shop in Long Beach.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Joint committee hears from Mississippi agencies as prep for 2022-23 budget begins
Friday - 09/24/2021 - 10:00 PMMississippi's joint legislative budget committee heard from an array of state agency heads to help lawmakers start planning for next year's budget.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Highway 26 collapse caused by run-off pipe failure, excessive rain from Hurricane Ida
Friday - 09/24/2021 - 06:27 PMA failed run-off pipe under Mississippi Highway 26 is partially to blame for the Aug. 30 road collapse that killed three and injured seven.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - PHOTOS: TECH JXN event highlights the best of Jackson's tech, film, music and food
Thursday - 09/23/2021 - 10:11 PMThe third annual TECH JXN event kicked off in downtown Jackson, Miss. on Thursday, Sept. 23, 2021.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Crash on U.S. 98 claims lives of 11-year-old, two adults. Victims identified.
Thursday - 09/23/2021 - 11:45 AMThe three killed when their vehicle was hit by another that crossed the median on U.S. 98 in Marion County, authorities say.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Ink barely dry on budget as Mississippi starts new one
Thursday - 09/23/2021 - 02:22 PMThe Joint Legislative Budget Committee holds a public hearing as part of the long process of deciding how the state will spend billions of dollars.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Tracking COVID-19 in Mississippi: 2,071 new coronavirus cases reported Thursday
Thursday - 09/23/2021 - 10:36 AMSince the virus hit the state in March 2020, a total of 481,397 COVID-19 cases and 9,395 coronavirus-related deaths have been reported.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Here's who made the ballot for the Hinds County sheriff's special election
Wednesday - 09/22/2021 - 10:00 PMThe special election will take place Nov. 2 and will fill the position previously held by Lee Vance before his death in August.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Rankin County Schools will no longer require masks as COVID-19 cases drop
Wednesday - 09/22/2021 - 05:16 PMThe change comes as the Rankin County School District decreased the number of students and staff that tested positive for COVID-19, officials said.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Update: 5-year-old from Lauderdale Co. found safe, endangered/missing child alert canceled
Wednesday - 09/22/2021 - 12:17 PMOfficials with the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation tweeted that Henton Kenneth Dean, 5, of Center Hill was located and is safe Wednesday morning.
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- Photos: Highway 26 collapse claimed lives and leaves questions
Sunday - 09/26/2021 - 07:00 AMThen and Now: Photos of Highway 26 show road continues to erode
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - PHOTOS: Raleigh plays against Madison-Ridgeland Academy in high school football game
Saturday - 09/25/2021 - 12:19 AMMadison-Ridgeland Academy plays football against Raleigh High School in Raleigh, Miss., Friday, Sept. 24, 2021.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Tracking COVID-19 in Mississippi: 1,505 new coronavirus cases reported Friday
Friday - 09/24/2021 - 11:55 AMSince the virus hit the state in March 2020, a total of 482,902 COVID-19 cases and 9,425 coronavirus-related deaths have been reported.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Witnesses describe fleeing deadly shooting at Collierville Kroger. Others await word from loved ones.
Thursday - 09/23/2021 - 08:10 PMThe shooting in a Collierville Kroger binds customers with cashiers, loved ones searching for people inside, and the gunshot victims themselves.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch seeks to end family lawsuit after dad's death
Thursday - 09/23/2021 - 02:08 PMMississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch has been in a court dispute with her 80-year-old stepmother.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Gunn: Lawmakers in agreement on medical marijuana bill, but needs special session to make it law.
Thursday - 09/23/2021 - 02:57 PMFor the bill to become law before the 2022 legislative session, Gov. Reeves would have to order a special session of the legislature.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Is the party over? Here's what's next for nightclub 'nuisances' Club Empire, Ropers
Wednesday - 09/22/2021 - 10:00 PMClub Empire owners recently arrested and charged with several crimes. There have been shootings at club and complaints as well at Ropers.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - He was once labeled a danger to patients. Now he's protesting COVID-19 vaccine mandates
Wednesday - 09/22/2021 - 10:48 PMHis peers labeled him a danger to the public, stripping his medical license. Then they gave it back. Now he's fighting COVID vaccine mandates.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Which city in Mississippi has the rudest drivers?
Wednesday - 09/22/2021 - 09:40 AMOne city in Mississippi has been deemed to have the rudest drivers according to an analysis from Insurify.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - US appeals court to hear Mississippi voting rights case
Wednesday - 09/22/2021 - 09:47 AMA federal appeals court is set to hear arguments in a lawsuit that seeks to overturn Mississippi's ban on voting rights for people convicted of some felonies.
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- 'Hell opened up': Survivors of Highway 26 collapse recall panic and fear
Sunday - 09/26/2021 - 07:00 AMFirst responders and survivors of the Highway 26 collapse recall the panic and fear they felt on the night of August 30.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - As COVID-19 case counts decrease in Mississippi, UMMC's related hospitalizations down by over half
Friday - 09/24/2021 - 07:02 PMMississippi hospitalizations are in tandem with the decreasing daily infection rates, doctors said.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - State leaders want a special session to address COVID relief and medical marijuana
Friday - 09/24/2021 - 03:55 PMShould Tate Reeves call a special session, lawmakers want it to include medical marijuana, COVID relief legislation.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - 7-day takeaway: Over 10,000 COVID-19 cases, 230 related deaths reported in a week
Thursday - 09/23/2021 - 10:52 AMThe state has administered around 2.7 million vaccine doses. The state reports a fully vaccinated rate of 40%.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Reading, math proficiency among Mississippi students drops during pandemic
Thursday - 09/23/2021 - 03:12 PMOverall student proficiency in math and English declined during the 2020-21 school year largely due to the pandemic, state officials said.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Have you seen them? Gulfport police searching for missing mother, 9-month-old daughter
Thursday - 09/23/2021 - 08:54 AMJessica Lynn McCranie and 9-month-old Ava McCranie were last seen Tuesday. Anyone with information can contact Gulfport police: 228-868-5959.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Jackson City Council ends garbage pickup state of emergency, still no new contract
Wednesday - 09/22/2021 - 07:26 PMThe city's contract with Waste Management is set to expire at the end of the month.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - M-Bar Sports Grill, Jackson police form partnership to 'deter crime, strengthen security'
Wednesday - 09/22/2021 - 01:16 PMThe wireless, infrared cameras, powered by streetlights, will include services like video analytics, license plate recognition and surveillance.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Mississippi sheriff IDs woman found in 1977 as victim of serial killer Samuel Little
Wednesday - 09/22/2021 - 08:39 AMA Mississippi sheriff's department said that it has identified the skeletal remains of a woman found nearly 44 years ago.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Tracking COVID-19 in Mississippi: 1,557 new coronavirus cases reported Wednesday
Wednesday - 09/22/2021 - 12:33 PMSince the virus hit the state in March 2020, a total of 479,326 COVID-19 cases and 9,353 coronavirus-related deaths have been reported.
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