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Pass Christian Fire Department Has 2 Recruits Answer the Call
JACKSON (GG) — Firefighter Class 210 of the Mississippi State Fire Academy is making a difference and twenty-two (22) members will graduate from the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 1001 Firefighter I-II course held at the Mississippi State Fire Academy in Jackson,MS. Caleb Counselman and Samuel Phillips of the...
Wayne County school board addresses consolidation rumors
WAYNESBNORO, Miss. (WDAM) - In Waynesboro, neighbors are asking the Wayne County School Board about the future of Buckatunna School, specifically its gym. The building was torn down last month after it was condemned by engineers, forcing the basketball team to play its season at Wayne County High School. Along...
Several Ocean Springs construction projects progressing on Government Street
OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. (WLOX) - If you travel down Government Street in Ocean Springs, you’ll find several construction projects going on. Ocean Springs resident Mark Horn watched construction workers give life to the future Artisan Hotel on Monday. Developers say this new hotel will have eight hotel rooms upstairs...
Teachers Appreciated this Week at Mississippi Aquarium
GULFPORT (GG) — Mississippi Aquarium appreciated educators Saturday and Sunday, July 20th & 21st, where free admission was offered to teachers and all other school employees. Buy one, get one free admission was also offered with a $10 donation of school supplies for the upcoming 2024-2025 school year. Schools...
Corinth man faces 27 counts of animal cruelty
CORINTH, Miss. (WTVA) — A man faces 27 counts of animal cruelty in Corinth. The Corinth Police Department arrested Jonathan Hurst on Sunday, July 28. Police arrested him after officers responded to his home on Pleasant Grove Road and found several severely malnourished dogs outside of the house. Officers...
‘I feel God here’; Oldest Southern Baptist church on the coast celebrates 150th anniversary
GULFPORT, Miss. (WLOX) - For 150 years, Handsboro Baptist Church has opened its doors to new, and long-time guests. Sunday marked the 150th-anniversary celebration. Members representing decades as early as the 50s sat in the Handsboro Baptist Church pews once again. “I love it, it is like coming home,” Patty...
In the states that didn’t expand Medicaid, 1.6M can’t afford health insurance
The majority of residents in this coverage gap are people of color, an analysis found. Nearly 1 of every 5 uninsured working-age adults across the 10 states that have not expanded Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act are, according to a new analysis, stuck in a health care limbo known as a “coverage gap.” That means they earn too much money to receive Medicaid but not enough to qualify for financial help to purchase their own plan on the marketplace.
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