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UPDATED: Mental-Health Center Must Pay $7 Million in False Claims Act Settlement

Region 8 Mental Health Services must pay back $6.93 million to the Mississippi Division of Medicaid, the U.S. government and a whistleblower because the facility did not provide proper services …

Mississippi Ranks 50th in Overall Health, New Report Shows

Mississippi ranks 50th for the second year in a row in the United Health Foundation's health rankings. The foundation specializes in clinical expertise and health data, focused on making the …

Mississippi ranks 50th for the second year in a row in the United Health Foundation's …

• December 14, 2017

We are not failing. Our schools, like all schools, produce a few bad students, but …

• December 13, 2017

EDITORIAL: Legislature Needs to Address Teacher Shortages

Technically, if districts on probation due to a lack of licensed staff can't come up with certified staff by next July, they could be in danger of losing their accreditation, …

In the coming legislative session, if lawmakers are serious about quality education for all children …

• December 13, 2017

Local Ho-Ho Holidays

This holiday season, many local restaurants and businesses can help any Jacksonians who are looking for help with preparations.

This holiday season, many local restaurants and businesses can help any Jacksonians who are looking …

• December 13, 2017

Blows, Bullets, Tears: History, Civil Rights Museums Open Amid Hope, Distrust

Myrlie Evers never mentioned Donald Trump by name but said that she sees prejudice, hatred and negativism today she never thought she would see again.

New Executive Chef at Table 100, Brunch with Santa at Estelle, Fine & Dandy Opens and $1 Million for Innovate Mississippi

Table 100 recently named Payton Warren, who once served as chef de cuisine under previous Executive Chef Mike Romhild, as the restaurant's new executive chef.

Table 100 recently named Payton Warren, who once served as chef de cuisine under previous …

• December 12, 2017

Mississippi Lawmaker Quits Amid Sexual Harassment Claims

Mississippi's House speaker says a key legislator who resigned Sunday was facing sexual harassment allegations.

Feds Helping JPD, Hinds 'Eject' Suspects into Federal System Without Bond

On the steps of the federal courthouse in downtown Jackson, U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst stood alongside federal, state and local law enforcement as he announced their new project to reduce …

White Ex-Cop Gets 20 Years in Prison for Fatal Shooting of Unarmed Black Man

A white former South Carolina officer was sentenced to 20 years in prison on Thursday for fatally shooting an unarmed black motorist in the back in 2015, wrapping up a …

In this Monday, Dec. 5, 2016, file photo, former South Carolina officer Michael Slager (center) …

• December 7, 2017

OPINION: Bridging the Tech Gap

Media literacy is a necessary step in bridging the technological gap, especially the question of adoption, and a partnership with Gallardo and his team may go a long way in …

For our state to compete in the digital age, we need legitimate partnerships between the …

• December 6, 2017

UPDATED: The Fallout of the Ayers Settlement

Three of Mississippi's historically black colleges and universities—Alcorn State, Jackson State and Mississippi Valley State—had a lot to gain back in 1975 when Jake Ayers filed a lawsuit against the …

Split Mississippi Court Rejects Appeal Over Delayed Trial

The Mississippi Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from a Hattiesburg man who said a delay of nearly five years between arrest and trial was unfair.

The Mississippi Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from a Hattiesburg man who said a …

• December 4, 2017