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Restaurant inspections for August are in. Only three failed. See which ones
Only three restaurants in the Jackson metropolitan area failed to pass health inspections during the month of August, according to the Mississippi State Department of Health. As of Sept. 3, there had been a follow-up inspection allowing for problems to be rectified in order to earn a passing score from the MSDH for one, but not the other two.. ...
MHP responds to 7 fatal crashes during 2024 Labor Day Enforcement Period
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – During the 2024 Labor Day Holiday Travel Period, the Mississippi Highway Patrol (MHP) responded to seven fatal crashes with 15 deaths. The fatal crashes occurred in Grenada, Warren, Stone, Wilkinson, Prentiss and Issaquena counties. MHP’s 2024 Labor Day Holiday Travel Period began Friday, August 30 and concluded on Monday, September 2. […]
10th year of Mississippi Book Festival to bring big names, stories, workshops on Sept. 14
It’s hard to believe that this is the tenth year of the Mississippi Book Festival. From the inaugural 2015 event that featured a kickoff by John Grisham and Jackson State’s Sonic Boom of the South (a classic pair if there ever was one) to this year’s varied and eclectic lineup of over 50 panel discussions and workshops, the celebration of Mississippi’s literary heritage continues to impress, inform and delight. ...
Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi are ‘very demure’; ranks in Top 5 states using viral term on social media
Across social media platforms, one of the most trending keywords is "demure." Data shows that Mississippi is the state with the most "demure" usage, followed by Louisiana. Other Southern states lead the trend across the U.S.
Mississippi gator season opens with 800-pound monster bagged in Yazoo River
Gator season in Mississippi kicked off with a bang as a local hunting team made an incredible catch that has left them “over the moon.” The team, braving torrential rains for over three hours and surviving multiple close calls, reeled in a monstrous alligator measuring an astounding 14 feet, 1 and 1/8 inches long.
States force drugmakers to keep selling cheaper meds under federal program
In their ongoing quest to lower prescription drug prices, some states are forcing drugmakers to continue to sell cheaper medications to thousands of pharmacies through a federal drug-discount program. Under the 32-year-old 340B program, pharmaceutical companies that participate in Medicaid must sell outpatient drugs at discounted prices to clinics, community health centers and hospitals that […]
MS Senate, House looking at tax reform in 2025. Could grocery and income taxes both be cut?
The two highest elected officials in the Mississippi Legislature have both now committed a handful of lawmakers to studying the feasibility of tax cuts in the 2025 Session. On Tuesday, Republican Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann created the Senate's third off-season committee to study tax and fiscal policies with the goal of reducing...
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