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Amanda Fontaine

Amanda Fontaine first encountered her passion of working with victims of burn injuries through volunteer work with Junior Auxillary. She started out volunteering with the organization at Delta Regional's burn …

James Alex Fields Jr. drove to Virginia from his home in Maumee, Ohio, to support …

• December 11, 2018

Jury Recommends Life in Prison for Charlottesville Killer

A jury Tuesday called for a sentence of life in prison plus 419 years for the Hitler admirer who killed a woman when he rammed his car into counterprotesters at …

"If we don't get what we want, one way or the other, whether it's through …

• December 11, 2018

Trump Bickers with Dem Leaders, Threatens Government Shutdown

Bickering in public with Democratic leaders, President Donald Trump threatened repeatedly on Tuesday to shut down the government if Congress doesn't provide the money he says is needed to build …

A chart from the First Street Foundation shows expected flooding in Bay St. Louis over …

• December 11, 2018

A chart from the First Street Foundation shows the top 10 Mississippi cities hit hardest …

• December 11, 2018

Biloxi lost $10.2 million in home values between 2005 and 2017 due to rising sea …

• December 11, 2018

Mississippi Towns Hit Hard Financially by Rising Sea Levels, Study Finds

Homes on the Mississippi Gulf Coast lost more than $263 million in value due to rising sea levels, an analysis by the First Street Foundation and Columbia University found.

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• December 11, 2018

Mike MacIntyre

University of Mississippi has hired former Colorado head coach Mike MacIntyre to be its new defensive coordinator.

Central District Commissioner Cecil Brown, a Democrat from Jackson, made the announcement Monday at a …

• December 11, 2018

Cecil Brown Won't Run Again as Mississippi Utility Regulator

One of Mississippi's three public service commissioners announced Monday that he won't seek re-election in 2019.

Gov. Phil Bryant says he'll support efforts to reduce the number of Mississippians in prison …

• December 11, 2018

Bryant Pledges Support for Cutting Criminal Punishments

Gov. Phil Bryant says he'll support efforts to reduce the number of Mississippians in prison in the 2019 legislative session.

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• December 11, 2018

State Rep. Robert Foster, R-Hernando, plans to announce a bid for governor in Hernando on …

• December 10, 2018

Hard-right Conservative 'Farmer Bob' to Announce Run for Governor

Freshman State Rep. Robert Foster will announce a bid for the Republican nomination to be Mississippi's next governor tomorrow in his hometown of Hernando.

Tim Howard, an attorney and professor at Tougaloo College, will likely be the next city …

• December 10, 2018

Jackson City Attorney Abruptly Replaced with Tougaloo Professor

Amid churning rumors that Jackson City Attorney Sharon Gipson had been let go, the City announced her termination and Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba's replacement in one fell swoop on Dec. …