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One of the biggest female country stars of the '90s and 2000s, Faith Hill also took advantage of the inroads Shania Twain made into pop territory, becoming an enormous crossover success by the end of the millennium.

Flowood police chased three suspected shoplifters along Lakeland Drive on Saturday until their vehicle crashed at Ridgewood Road in Jackson.

Two groups on the opposite ends of the political spectrum are holding rallies in central Mississippi this weekend to discuss national health care legislation.

An undercover effort involving police agencies from all along the Gulf Coast that targeted escort service and individuals listed on Craig's List resulted in the arrest of 17 people.

A federal judge will allow reporters to have access to pre-sentencing letters written on behalf of former Hinds County Circuit Judge Bobby DeLaughter.

South Jackson is not what it used to be. The Highway 80 Corridor, once lined with vibrant businesses, is now littered with boarded up ones.

The creator of a board game about government shortcomings after Hurricane Katrina has been charged with using dozens of money orders stolen in New Orleans the year the storm hit.

A man who killed a Jackson pedestrian in a hit-and-run won't serve jail time. On May 12, 2007, 53-year-old Garland Neal Hughes was killed on the I-20 frontage road in Jackson.

Hundreds of fire hydrants in Jackson are deemed faulty, according to city records.

According to court records in Jackson, MS actor Morgan Freeman has settled a lawsuit regarding a car accident in 2008 that seriously injured him and a passenger.

A Jackson doctor is among five people to plead not guilty to conspiracy to defraud Medicare and Medicaid.

A teenager who was kidnapped from his job in Jackson, assaulted and held for $500 ransom was in a hospital recovering Wednesday night, authorities said.

Q: Dear Jack, tell me more about Mistletoe Marketplace. My family and I haven't been able to attend the last two years due to the economy.

Clinton Public Schools could be the next district in the state to adopt a 10-point grading scale.

Christopher Spell pleaded guilty to two counts of manslaughter. The judge sentenced 28-year-old to 20 years for each count, but they will be served at the same time.

Jackson's big road resurfacing project is under way, according to the city, more than 50 miles of road resurfacing and repairs have already been completed.

A debate over naming a Jackson library has ended with a vote by Jackson City Council.

An 18-year-old has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for a robbery in the parking lot of Northpark mall last November.

A Jackson man was sentenced today to 20 years in prison for causing the 2007 crash that killed a Clinton firefighter and his wife in a two-car accident at I-55 and Siwell Road in Byram.

Known for its clubs that kept their doors open 24 hours a day and the blues music flowing, the Gold Coast, located in Flowood city limits, will get a Mississippi Blues Trail marker to signify its contribution to the genre.