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2011 Trooper of the Year Named

Jackson - Trooper of the Year is Trooper First Class Derrick Beckom of Columbus.

05/21/2012 4:02 PM

Hinds Co. Deputy Envisions New Program

JACKSON - Hinds County Sheriff's Office is shutting down K-9 unit.

04/06/2012 3:57 PM
Legal showdown over Barbour pardons

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - The freedom of 10 people is at stake over Barbour's pardons.

02/08/2012 1:17 PM
Miss. Health Dept. seeks money

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Mississippi Health Department needs more money in budget.

02/08/2012 1:11 PM
Mississippi execution on after court lifts stay

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - A federal appeals court panel vacates an execution.

02/08/2012 1:03 PM
Former Miss. Medicaid official promoted by VA

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Rica Lewis-Payton will oversee Veteran Affairs medical centers.

02/06/2012 1:53 PM
Public Assistance

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - New requirements for public aid recipients proposed.

02/06/2012 1:47 PM
New chiefs guiding 60 Miss. school districts

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Sixty Ms. school districts have new superintendents.

02/06/2012 1:43 PM
Homebuyers Workshop Set for Dec. 10

Jackson - Mississippi Home of Your Own will sponsor a free workshop.

11/28/2011 12:22 PM
Emergency Management Exercise "Working Together for Your Safety"

Pearl - The Airport Authority is actively recruiting individuals to volunteer to assume the role of passengers, victims, walking wounded, family members etc.

11/09/2011 11:22 AM
Man ejected in fatal I-220 crash

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - A Jackson man was killed when thrown from his vehicle in a crash on I-220.

11/07/2011 12:45 PM
Charge Upgraded to Manslaughter in Hit and Run

Jackson- Charges have been upgraded to manslaughter against a man suspescted of a hit and run.

11/04/2011 12:18 PM
12 Indicted in Student Loan Scheme

Jackson- 12 people in Mississippi are indicted for their alleged roles in student loan fraud scheme.

11/04/2011 12:11 PM
Trial set for inmates in Miss. kidnap case

Jackson- A federal judge sets trial date for two Louisiana inmates.

10/28/2011 1:16 PM
Office Contruction to begin in Nov.

Jackson-Crews to break ground in November on an office complex.

10/27/2011 2:23 PM
Woman Allegedy Offeres A Deputy Drugs

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Hinds County Sheriff's Office deputies say a woman who was apparently in possession of the wrong phone number repeatedly called and texted a deputy, offering to sell him painkillers.

10/20/2011 2:40 PM
Fair Attracts Record Number

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - The Mississippi State Fair officially exceeded last year's total visitors by more than 20,000 people, setting a new attendance record for the fall staple.

10/18/2011 1:55 PM
April trial set in ex-minister's sex abuse charges

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - An April 2 trial date is set for a former Mississippi music minister accused of sexual crimes against boys in the 1980s.

10/18/2011 1:51 PM
Blueprint aims to boost Miss. economic prospects

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - A new report says Mississippi can improve its economic outlook by investing in research, reducing government regulation of businesses and developing incentives to attract and retain highly educated workers, particularly those with strong skills in math and science.

10/13/2011 1:38 PM
Jackson pays millions in overtime

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Officials say staffing shortages and added duties caused the city of Jackson to dole out around $3 million in overtime for police officers and firefighters in fiscal 2011.

10/11/2011 12:44 PM
Educator Rose Embly McCoy dies at 97

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Rose Embly McCoy, a longtime Mississippi educator who was active in the civil rights movement with her late husband, has died at their daughter's home in Hampton, Va. She was 97.

10/06/2011 2:38 PM
School bus driver arrested in sex case

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - A Clinton school bus driver has been charged with sexually abusing a 12-year-old girl.

09/29/2011 2:29 PM
Ex-minister indicted on sex charges

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Prosecutors say a former Clinton High School choir teacher has been indicted on eight felony counts of gratification of lust in Hinds County.

09/29/2011 2:21 PM
EEOC accuses Miss. store boss of sexual harassment

A federal lawsuit says a Mississippi grocery store manager groped female employees and fired a woman who rejected his advances.

09/27/2011 2:53 PM
Court: Split suits related to Camden baby death

The Mississippi Supreme Court has ruled a Madison County woman's lawsuit stemming from her 11-month-old child's death and her arrest in the case should be separate suits.

09/27/2011 2:43 PM