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Tree Lighting for Crime Victims
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Christmas tree in a Mississippi government building has been decorated to honor crime victims. Attorney General...
Dec 18, 20182 min read
10 Million Dollar Plant to Offer Jobs in Mississippi
BURNSVILLE, Miss. (AP) — A maker of steel and aluminum alloy ingredients is opening a plant in northeast Mississippi. Traxys Cometals...
Dec 13, 20181 min read
Police Demoted for Giving Retired Dog To Shelter
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi police department says it has demoted a police officer who surrendered his retired police K-9 to an...
Dec 13, 20181 min read
Paralyzed Teens Goes To Prison
TUPELO, Miss. (AP) — A paralyzed teenager in Mississippi has been sentenced to five years in prison in the shooting death of another teen...
Dec 13, 20182 min read
Chick-Fil-A Offers Free Classroom Lunch for Local Students
As Christmas in the Park is planning to help 100's of families next Thursday evening at Town Square Park, you can now add Chick-Fil-A...
Dec 12, 20181 min read
County Settles Lawsuit After Inmate Sued for Beat By Gang Members
MERIDIAN, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi county has settled a lawsuit by a former jail inmate who says he was beaten by other inmates....
Dec 11, 20181 min read
BOP's Restaurant Closed Down
Bop’s of Hattiesburg will be closing Monday, Dec. 10 after 14 years of business, according to a Facebook announcement Dec. 7. After Bop’s...
Dec 11, 20182 min read
Republican Enters Race for Mississippi Governor
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A first-term Republican state lawmaker is set to start his 2019 campaign for Mississippi governor, although he says...
Dec 11, 20181 min read
New Power Plant Coming Bring 100's of New Jobs
OLIVE BRANCH, Miss. (AP) — A company that makes powerline connectors and tools is opening a 125-employee factory and distribution center...
Dec 11, 20181 min read
Local Mayor Arrested for Stealing Water Bill Payments
JONESTOWN, Miss. (AP) — A small-town mayor in the Mississippi Delta is accused of stealing money that residents paid for their water...
Dec 11, 20181 min read
Dec 11, 20180 min read
A New Way to Give to Local Kids for Christmas
On Friday, December 7, 2018, the student led Christmas in the Park project announced a new way for individuals to give right from the...
Dec 7, 20181 min read
U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals Agree to Let Mississippi Flag Fly
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A federal appeals court is not reviving a lawsuit that tried to block a Mississippi city from flying the state flag...
Dec 5, 20182 min read
Lawmaker Could Run For Mississippi Governor
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A first-term Republican state lawmaker in Mississippi says he will announce next week whether he’s running for...
Dec 5, 20181 min read
Petition Must Be Resign to Remove Water Association Board.
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) — Members of a south Mississippi water association have to start over again if they want to remove the group’s...
Dec 5, 20181 min read
2nd Gay Pride Parade Allowed in Mississippi
STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — The second year was a little easier for organizers of a gay pride parade in a Mississippi college town. It took...
Dec 5, 20181 min read
Who Do You Think Are the Top 30 under 30 in the Pine Belt?
Young people are making a difference all across the Pine Belt. Do you know any outstanding young people who have shined in a special way...
Dec 3, 20181 min read
Who are 2018's Most Influential People in the Pine Belt?
2018 has been a historical year caused by the actions of the mind. But who are those people and how have they shaped and or redefine...
Dec 3, 20181 min read
Who are the Top 20 under 40 in the Pine Belt?
The world is full of movers and shakers. But who are they here in the Pine Belt? Who are the individuals that are taking the Pine Belt to...
Dec 3, 20181 min read
College Students and Local Businesses Come Together to Help Kids for Christmas
After organizers of 'The Christmas in the Park' event announced Thursday, November 29, 2018 they needed to raise $10,000 over the next...
Dec 3, 20182 min read
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