Top Jackson Area Local News Stories
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A car went over the Spillway into the Ross Barnett Reservoir, Madison County officials say.
Published: Wed, 8 Sep 2010 16:52:37 CDT
In Mississippi, Muslims and Christians are concerned about possible backlash if the Qurans are burned in Florida.
Published: Wed, 8 Sep 2010 16:41:16 CDT
Thousands of senior citizens take advantage of free health screenings during the annual Senior Wellness Fest.
Published: Wed, 8 Sep 2010 13:51:07 CDT
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Published: Wed, 8 Sep 2010 08:38:15 CDT
Law enforcement officials say a 52-year-old man is a person of interest in the deaths of four people whose bodies were found in a mobile home near Lake Charles, La.
Published: Wed, 8 Sep 2010 17:00:00 CDT
The Mississippi Department of Corrections is using a high-tech system to combat the problems of illegal cell phone use by inmates.
Published: Wed, 8 Sep 2010 16:15:00 CDT
Tropical Storm Igor is growing a bit stronger in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Africa near the Cape Verde Islands.
Published: Wed, 8 Sep 2010 15:56:24 CDT
Ocean Springs Harbormaster Lesley Hamm has been fired amid a state auditor's investigation into how public funds were spent.
Published: Wed, 8 Sep 2010 15:30:00 CDT
Willis Lott will resign next year as the president of Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College.
Published: Wed, 8 Sep 2010 14:45:00 CDT
Authorities say flooding from the remnants of Tropical Storm Hermine has killed a second person who was swept away from his pickup truck.
Published: Wed, 8 Sep 2010 15:31:49 CDT
Jon Mark Weathers resigns effective Oct. 1 as the district attorney for Forrest and Perry counties.
Published: Wed, 8 Sep 2010 14:00:00 CDT
George Michael Allen, 61, of Leland, died when he apparently lost control of his pickup truck and crashed in Washington County.
Published: Wed, 8 Sep 2010 13:30:00 CDT
BP took a step Wednesday towards reassuring investors that it wasn't solely to blame for the Gulf oil spill - and that it won't have to foot the entire cost.
Published: Wed, 8 Sep 2010 16:16:34 CDT
A federal appeals court panel denies condemned inmate Robert Simon Jr.'s claim that he could have avoided a death sentence had his sentencing jury been told of his abusive childhood.
Published: Wed, 8 Sep 2010 13:00:00 CDT
A Moss Point couple convicted in a Medicare fraud scheme is sentenced to federal prison and ordered to pay more than $8.1 million in restitution.
Published: Wed, 8 Sep 2010 12:30:00 CDT
The Biloxi City Council gives the OK for adult-oriented businesses in the waterfront district.
Published: Wed, 8 Sep 2010 12:00:01 CDT
The state Court of Appeals upholds Dennis Cosby's 2009 murder conviction for the death of his wife, Wendy.
Published: Wed, 8 Sep 2010 11:30:00 CDT
A Panola County judge is expected to rule by Sept. 15 on a proposed gravel mining operation in the Eureka community.
Published: Wed, 8 Sep 2010 11:00:00 CDT
BP took some of the blame for the Gulf oil disaster in an internal report issued Wednesday, acknowledging among other things that it misinterpreted a key pressure test of the well. But in a possible preview of its legal strategy, it also pointed the finger at its partners on the doomed rig.
Published: Wed, 8 Sep 2010 15:36:17 CDT
The state Department of Education will release to the public Friday the latest accountability rankings for Mississippi's public schools and districts.
Published: Wed, 8 Sep 2010 10:30:00 CDT
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