Mississippi News

On Saturday, July 6, Okemo wishes the U.S.A. a happy birthday with its third annual Red, White & Blues Festival presented by John C. Stewart and Son Inc. This free, all-American concert features popular blues artists from 11:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Erin Harpe & The Delta Swingers take the stage from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.; The Chris Kleeman Band, 1:30 to 3 ... (more)

Mississippi's teacher training programs are mediocre at best, according to a group pushing for changes in how the nation trains teachers.

Mississippi's attorney general says the governor does not have legal authority to operate the Division of Medicaid by executive order.

An analysis by the Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute at the State University of New York-Albany shows that the first quarter of 2013 saw state tax collections increase dramatically with strong growth in personal income tax collections -- the strongest growth since the start of the last recession.

Forest Thigpen, president of the Mississippi Center for Public Policy, will be our guest answering reader questions for this week's live political chat at 1 p.m. Wednesday at clarionledger.com.

A Mississippi woman pleaded not guilty Tuesday to killing an Alabama woman by giving silicone injections as a buttocks enhancement.

City judges, county supervisors and journalists from near and far will turn the Coast into the crossroads of Mississippi this week as they gather for business and pleasure.

One person is in critical condition and another behind bars after a shooting in Moss Point.

In a message to the Gulf Coast Examiner , Congressman Steven Palazzo said, "There's been a lot of talk about border security lately, but many would be shocked to know that we currently only have control of forty-four percent of U.S. borders.

If there is one herb my wife and I love to grow more than the rest, it has to be basil.

A group pushing for changes in how the nation trains teachers says Mississippi's teacher training programs are mediocre at best.

The Kauffman Foundation is a national entrepreneurship organization. It ranked Mississippi fifth in the nation for the work being done.

A former Memphis police officer was arraigned Tuesday on criminal charges stemming from an on-duty traffic accident last year in which a Mississippi woman and her daughter were killed.

But Mississippi doesn?t have to go it alone. It's about fairness. Just 48 percent of low-income children enter Kindergarten school-ready, compared to three-fourths of higher-income kids.

The Mississippi Main Street Association will celebrate the achievements of Mississippi Main Street communities and member towns at its Annual Awards Meeting and Luncheon on Thursday, June 20 at the Old Capitol Inn in downtown Jackson.

Mississippi Department of Corrections Commissioner Christopher B. Epps says four community work centers slated to close in about a month will remain open.

The next chapter in the Choctawhatchee High School band program has begun. Principal Cindy Gates announced Monday morning the school had hired both a new band director and a new associate band director.

WASHINGTON, DC, June 17, 2013 The Southern Poverty Law Center and American Civil Liberties Union have filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of the prisoners at the East Mississippi Correctional Facility , alleging shocking human rights violations against mentally ill and special needs prisoners by the private, for-profit facility.

Colleges and universities across the Mid-South are considering tuition hikes, including community colleges around the state of Mississippi.

The Mississippi Coalition for Public Charter Schools will be holding an informational conference next week at the Woolfolk Building in downtown Jackson to discuss the ins and outs of charter school formations in Mississippi.