DOW Climbs 206 After Fed Steps InThe stock market staged a huge rally Thursday after investors got the aggressive economic help they wanted from the Federal Reserve.
The Cookbook Ladies of Rankin County In 1978 Barney McKee, then director of the University Press of Mississippi, brought home a cookbook that he couldn't publish. That book was "The Twelve Days of Christmas Cookbook" and his wife, Gwen McKee, was enamored.
Miss. Commissioners Fine Az. Companies $5.7 MillionMississippi Public Service Commissioners are ordering a pair of companies to pay a record $5.7 million fine for more than 1,000 violations of the state's do-not-call law.
Brews, Weather and AgentsMadison-based Lucky Town Brewery has purchased its first fermenting tank and installed it at a brewery in Alabama.
BP Sells Gulf Assets to Cover Blowout CostsBP is selling some deep-water assets in the Gulf of Mexico for $5.55 billionto cover the cost of its oil well blowout in the Gulf two years ago.
10 Local Stories This WeekThings seemed to return to normal after Hurricane Isaac and the three-day Labor Day weekend slowed down the capital city last week.
201,000 New Jobs Added in August, Unemployment Apps DroppedFewer Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, and a private survey showed businesses stepped up hiring in August. The data sketched a brighter outlook for the job market one day before the government reports on August employment.
Getting Political on the WebWith the RNC's convention just over and the DNC's rolling on as we go to press, I thought it would be interesting to take a look at where the campaigns are with their technology and offer up the websites and …
U.S. Retailers Report Best Sales Growth Since MarchThis summer, Americans were walking contradictions: They opened their wallets despite escalating fears about the slow economic recovery and surging gas prices.
Chef Buys Into Downtown's Promise For the sixth year in a row, Mississippi has earned the title of the most obese state in the nation, according to The Trust for America's Health's annual study.
Madison-based Lucky Town Brewery has purchased its first fermenting tank and installed it at a brewery in Alabama.
Things seemed to return to normal after Hurricane Isaac and the three-day Labor Day weekend slowed down the capital city last week.
Analysts had predicted about 125,000 new jobs in August, but 103,000 were created with 7,000 government jobs eliminated, resulting in a net gain of 96,000 jobs.
With the RNC's convention just over and the DNC's rolling on as we go to press, I thought it would be interesting to take a look at where the campaigns are with their technology and offer up the websites and …
For the sixth year in a row, Mississippi has earned the title of the most obese state in the nation, according to The Trust for America's Health's annual study.
Attorney General Jim Hood warned Mississippians about the potential for price gouging as Isaac draws near.