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MS Transplant recipients participate in 2024 Transplant Games of America
FLOWOOD, Miss. (WLBT) - It’s just days from the start of the Paris Olympics, and another group of athletes will be representing Mississippi in the 2024 Transplant Games of America in Birmingham. The event allows participants to show what’s possible in life after organ transplants. “I started in...
She won a Pulitzer for exposing how the country's poorest state spent federal welfare money. Now she might go to jail.
When Anna Wolfe won the Pulitzer Prize for her dogged reporting on Mississippi’s welfare fraud scandal, she had no inkling she was soon going to have to contend with the possibility of going to jail. But just over a year after she secured journalism’s top award for exposing how...
Special Election happening in Maben after Alderman resigns
Alderman Robert Herd submitted his resignation on June 3. A special election will happen on August 13. Special election to be held in Maben following alderman’s resignation. A special election is set to be held in Maben following the resignation of an alderman.
Researchers work to identify 82 million-year-old dinosaur found in Mississippi
It's the most complete dinosaur ever found in Mississippi, but exactly what it was remains a mystery. It's been identified as a hadrosaur; a member of a family of similar dinosaurs, and it roamed what is now Northeast Mississippi about 82 million years ago. It was an herbivore measuring 25-26 feet long and when standing on its back legs was about 16 feet tall.
Hot 4th of July with some scattered PM storms
COLUMBUS, Mississippi (WCBI) – Heat and humidity continue to bring dangerous heat indices Thursday, but higher rain chances move in Friday. 4TH OF JULY: Expect a mix of sun and clouds with highs back in the middle 90s and heat index values ranging from 105 to 115 degrees. Heat advisories and warnings remain in effect. Similar to Wednesday, isolated to scattered showers and storms will form in the peak heating hours (1-7p). Most activity should be done by the time fireworks shows begin.
Mississippi House Speaker creates Jackson revitalization committee
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – A select Legislative committee will discuss the Jackson-metro area’s biggest issues later this summer. House Speaker Jason White (R-Miss.) has assembled a 19-member bipartisan committee that’s tasked with revitalizing Jackson and the surrounding metro. Representatives Shanda Yates (I-District 64) and Clay Mansell (R-District 56) will serve as co-chairs. The committee will […]
Case hits close to home in Columbus
Www.wcbi.com – Shawanda Jones – 2024-07-03 19:23:55. SUMMARY: The FBI reports nearly half a million children go missing annually in the US, with over a million running away from home according to a 2023 study. Mississippi legally charges children for running away, and those harboring them can face charges too. The article discusses Franchesca McCaa, a 16-year-old from Columbus, Mississippi, initially reported missing but confirmed as a runaway by the police. Despite contacting her mother, Franchesca claims she does not want to return home. Her mother expresses concern over her safety, citing threats and violence against her daughter, and pleads for community assistance in locating her.
Podcast: Now boarding for Boston and the Dot Burrow Bandwagon.
She was Caitlin Clark 74 years ago. Now, Dot Burrow is a Hall of Famer. Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. Rick Cleveland, a native of Hattiesburg and resident of Jackson, has been Mississippi Today’s sports columnist since 2016. A graduate of the University of Southern Mississippi with a bachelor’s in journalism, Rick has worked for the Monroe (La.) News Star World, Jackson Daily News and Clarion Ledger. He was sports editor of Hattiesburg American, executive director of the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame. His work as a syndicated columnist and celebrated sports writer has appeared in numerous magazines, periodicals and newspapers.
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