The budget details don't get worked out till later in the session, but the last several days have been filled with state agency heads giving their wish list of sorts.
As another wave of coronavirus hits Mississippi schools, attendance remains high at several districts in spite of a more contagious variant than the state has ever seen before.
The organization brought together presidents of all five Historically Black Colleges and Universities to launch a scholarship funding raising campaign.
Four people were reported killed Wednesday (Jan. 19) in an overnight house fire in the Eden Isle subdivision of Slidell, the St. Tammany Fire Protection District No. 1 said.
Women’s basketball pioneer Lusia Harris has died at the age of 66. Harris was the only woman to be officially drafted by an NBA team and scored the first points in women’s basketball history at the Olympics.
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Despite recreational marijuana being illegal both federally and in Mississippi, some businesses are selling a THC cannabinoid of it legally, and there’s nothing law enforcement can do about it.
A Hinds County grand jury has indicted Nancy and Zachary New on 46 counts related to their alleged role in a multi-million dollar embezzlement scandal.
Tax season is quickly approaching, and the IRS is still dealing with 10 million tax returns from last year, according to the National Taxpayer Advocate’s annual report to Congress.
Job searches for remote opportunities grew 360% between June 2019 and June 2021, according to Glassdoor research, which means more opportunities for scammers.
The family and youth division of the Department of Human and Cultural Services has begun accepting applications for its Mayor’s Summer Youth Employment Program.
The Shelby County District Attorney General’s Office sent out an update later in the morning saying their arraignments were tentatively moved to Wednesday.
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