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Texas company sidesteps charity care requirement to reopen St. Dominic’s mental health unit
A for-profit, Texas-based company will reopen the shuttered St. Dominic’s psychiatric unit by the end of the year, though it will not have to provide the level of charity care deemed “reasonable” by the state. Oceans received pushback from the Mississippi Department of Health and Merit Health...
Mother arrested in Mississippi after reportedly killing one son, abandoning another along interstate tells reporter she was on drugs when committing crimes
A mother who was arrested at a Mississippi train station after she reportedly killed one child and left another on the side of the Louisiana interstate was caught on camera telling a television reporter that she was on drugs when she committed the crimes. Aaliyah Jack, a 25-year-old mother from...
Mississippi State’s Rendon promoted to brigadier general in Mississippi National Guard this Thursday
STARKVILLE, Miss.—Mississippi State alumnus Andrew Rendon, the university’s executive director for Veterans and Military Affairs, is being promoted from colonel to brigadier general in the Mississippi National Guard this Thursday, July 25. The promotion ceremony for the Guard’s commander of the 66th Troop Command is set for 1...
Online university expands nursing program in Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Officials with an accredited online university announced the expansion of their nursing program to Mississippi. According to Melissa Temple, director of nursing education for Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL), there are about 3,000 vacant nursing positions in the state’s hospitals. She said that this is not due to a shortage of nursing […]
Mississippi man paralyzed in job accident just hours after finding out his wife is pregnant
Just hours after he found out his wife was pregnant with their first, a Mississippi man suffered a tragic fall at work that doctors say will likely leave him paralyzed for the rest of his life. For newlyweds Brianna and Luke Byrd, July 11 began with joyous news—they were expecting...
Tuesday’s Dawg Biscuits: Updates on 2025 prospects Kamario Taylor and Zavion Hardy
Step inside for the latest on several 2025 and 2026 prospects on Mississippi State’s radar in football and basketball along with team news: First Biscuit – Starting the day with basketball recruiting, on Monday I talked to sources regarding 2025 combo guard and On3 three-star prospect Salim London and 2025 Tennessee commitment and On3 four-star […] The post Tuesday’s Dawg Biscuits: Updates on 2025 prospects Kamario Taylor and Zavion Hardy appeared first on On3.
County code office says worst illegal dumps have been cleaned; hopes citizenry will change littering habits
Hold your breath, knock on wood, hop on one leg, or spit over your shadow. Whatever your good luck custom happens to be, Hunter Lawrence wishes the whole county would cross their collective fingers for a few days. “As of right now, as far as I know, we have all the illegal dumps in Panola […] The post County code office says worst illegal dumps have been cleaned; hopes citizenry will change littering habits appeared first on The Panolian.
Shelby County Office of Re-Entry to open new transitional housing to help former inmates adjust to their new lives
MEMPHIS, Tennessee — It is not often someone can see years of hard work take physical form, but for one former inmate, this is starting to take shape. “The person who is released from prison, he is not the same person who went in,” said DeAndre Brown. “All of a sudden you’re expected to reacclimate.”
Michael Whaley will be next chairman of Shelby County Commission. Avant named vice chair
Michael Whaley will be the next chairman of the Shelby County Board of Commissioners with a bi-partisan vote Monday night. The vice-chair of the Shelby County Commission will be Shante K Avant. Avant was absent from the meeting. The vote was accomplished without the turmoil that was present during last year's election. ...
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