Miss. Lawmakers Reveal Budget Proposal for 2014Most parts of Mississippi education, from kindergarten through college, would receive the same amount of state funding next year as this year, under a budget proposal released Tuesday by House and Senate leaders.
Mayor, Council Square Off Over ContractA $90 million water project is on the shelf while the mayor and the city's economic-development committee refuses to come to an agreement on the timeliness of the contract with project leader Siemens Corp.
Start Up, Minority Business Registry, Accelerator, MoreEntrepreneurs in the capital city will get a chance to pitch their ideas to fellow aspiring business owners and business leaders, and possibly find the connections they need to get their startups off the ground.
Ethel T. Williams SingletonEthel T. Williams Singleton, a 69-year-old Raymond resident and mother of 11, recently received a bachelor's degree in criminal justice from Jackson State University.
Scruggs Home on Prison Release, Appeal Pending"Dickie" Scruggs, a noted plaintiff's attorney before being snared in a corruption investigation, has been released from prison pending an appeal.
Nunnelee Says Goal Remains to Cut SpendingCongressman Alan Nunnelee says his priorities in his second term will remain on cutting spending and reducing the size of government.
Doctor Gets 20 Years in Miss. Cancer Center FraudA federal judge on Friday sentenced a doctor to 20 years in prison and ordered her to repay nearly $8.2 million for fraud at a former Mississippi cancer center she ran. U.S. District Judge Daniel P. Jordan III said he …
Dog of the Day: ZoeyGallant Hearts, a non-profit organization that trains guide dogs for the blind, recently donated its first guide dog, a female Doberman named Zoey, to Consuelo Johnson.