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Celebrating with Local Cheer

This holiday season, make local events a part of your celebration.

The Mississippi Farmers Market will host a Holiday Open House on Saturday, Dec. 8, from …

• December 7, 2018

Acting U.S. Attorney General Matthew Whitaker honored Mississippi's Project EJECT at the Project Safe Neighborhoods …

• December 7, 2018

Trump, Acting AG Praise 'Project EJECT' Strategy as Jackson Homicides Surge

Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker presented the Southern District of Mississippi's U.S. Attorney's Office with an award for the outstanding overall partnership/task force for its contentious violent crime-fighting program, Project …

Belhaven University gave John G. Davis Jr., executive director of the Mississippi Department of Human …

• December 7, 2018

Belhaven Business Success Award, 'Imitation of Life' Exhibit at MSU and Millsaps at the Arts Center

Belhaven University gave John G. Davis Jr., executive director of the Mississippi Department of Human Services, its Business Success Award as part of the university's 2018 Alumni Awards reception on …

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• December 7, 2018

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• December 7, 2018

Duane O'Neill

Duane O'Neill, who has served as president and chief executive officer of the Greater Jackson Chamber Partnership for 25 years, stepped down from his position on Nov. 2.

The Mississippi Department of Transportation is expressing concerns about the "One Lake" project's effect on …

• December 6, 2018

'One Lake' Could Mean 'Catastrophic Failure' of State-Owned Bridges

One day before public comment closed on the "One Lake" flood-control and development project proposed along the Pearl River, the Mississippi Department of Transportation sent a letter to the Rankin-Hinds …

Photo courtesy Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame

• December 6, 2018

Members of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee met Wednesday and adopted a broad outline for …

• December 6, 2018

Mississippi Leaders Set Initial Outline for State Budget

Top Mississippi lawmakers are setting an early and slightly diminished version of state budget recommendations for the coming year.

Jeffery Simmons

People had high expectations for Jeffery Simmons as a five-star recruit out of Noxubee County High School.

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• December 6, 2018

A federal appeals court is not reviving a lawsuit that tried to block a Mississippi …

• December 5, 2018

US Court Won't Reopen Lawsuit About Confederate-Themed Flag

A federal appeals court is not reviving a lawsuit that tried to block a Mississippi city from flying the state flag that includes the Confederate battle emblem.

Stakeholders of Jackson Public School District’s Early College High School Program at Tougaloo College voted …

• December 5, 2018

Michelle Obama's Name Added to JPS Early College Program

The Jackson Public School District named its Early College High School Program after former first lady Michelle Obama at its Dec. 4 board meeting.