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Yazoo County deputies seize alcohol bottles, marijuana at correctional facility
YAZOO COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) – Yazoo County deputies seized contraband that was located inside the fence of the Yazoo County Regional Correctional Facility. The incident occurred just after 1:00 a.m. on Saturday, July 13. Deputies were dispatched to the facility in reference to two suspects near the outer perimeter fence. When deputies searched the area, […]
Federal grant funds professional growth for Mississippi Delta STEM teachers
Delta State University has launched a new program to help STEM teachers in the Delta. The Collaborative for Rural STEM Education program provides resources and professional development. Its funding comes from a $1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education. This year’s program has 22 teachers from 12 districts,...
Alleged Kidnapper Wanted By ‘Burg Police: Captured In Mississippi
The Warrensburg Police Department announced that Joshua Mullins, wanted by Warrensburg Police to face a variety of charges, was captured by the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force. U.S. Marshals, Prentiss County Sheriff's Department, and the Mississippi Highway Patrol K-9 Unit were able to locate and apprehend Joshua Mullins this morning,...
MSU-involved nanobiotechnology consortium enhancing Mississippi’s healthcare
STARKVILLE, Miss.—Mississippi State staff and faculty are part of a statewide team tasked with enhancing nanobiotechnology and positioning the Magnolia State as a healthcare hub. The Mississippi Nano-bio and Immuno-Engineering Consortium, which includes researchers from MSU and five other Magnolia State universities, was created to enhance research and solve...
Daniel Callihan will face the death penalty in Louisiana, Tangipahoa official says
Daniel Callihan, who has been charged with murder in both Louisiana and Mississippi in the brutal killings of a Loranger woman and her 4-year-old daughter, will face the death penalty in Louisiana, according to Tangipahoa Parish District Attorney Scott Perrilloux. “We feel that it’s appropriate for a jury to determine...
Tannehill president-elect of Mississippi Bar
J. Rhea Tannehill, Jr. of Oxford became president-elect of The Mississippi Bar on July 12. He will serve as the Bar’s 120th President beginning next July. The Mississippi Bar is composed of nearly 9,000 active members who are licensed to practice law in Mississippi. Tannehill has been practicing law in Oxford since he graduated from […] The post Tannehill president-elect of Mississippi Bar appeared first on The Oxford Eagle.
Miss Mississippi Teen USA 2024
Miss Mississippi Teen USA 2024 joined us on Live at 9 on Monday. Addie Carver, 17, will represent the state at Miss Teen USA. She is native of Brookhaven and a junior at Lawrence County High School where she is ranked in the top 10 of her class.
A Mississippi judge removes 1 of Brett Favre's lawyers in a civil case over misspent welfare money
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi judge has removed one of the attorneys representing retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre in a state civil lawsuit that seeks to recover welfare money that was supposed to help some of the poorest residents in the U.S. but went to projects pushed by wealthy and well-connected people. Favre is still represented by other lawyers in the case that the Mississippi Department of Human Services filed in 2022 against him and more than three dozen other people, groups and companies. Hinds County Circuit Judge Faye Peterson wrote Thursday in her removal order that one of Favre’s New York-based attorneys, Daniel Koevary, had violated rules for Mississippi civil court procedures by repeatedly demanding hearings “for matters unrelated to and not within the jurisdiction of this Court to resolve.” Peterson also wrote that she deemed the behavior “an attempt to manufacture discord.” The Associated Press sent email messages to Koevary on Friday and Monday asking for his reaction to Peterson’s decision.
USDA seeks farm conservation data from farmers, ag landowners
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is gathering farm conservation data. The USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, in partnership with the National Resources Conservation Service, asks farmers, ranchers and agricultural landowners to submit in-depth information about the conservation practices they employ. Nearly 12,000 operators nationwide — including nearly 175 in Mississippi — will receive the 2024 […] The post USDA seeks farm conservation data from farmers, ag landowners appeared first on Daily Leader.
Nonprofit Uses 3D Printing to Help People with Disabilities
(TNS) — A few weeks ago, Noam Platt and Philip Dunham set up shop at Camp Dream Street, an overnight camp in Mississippi for children with disabilities. When one camper who uses a wheelchair said he had trouble drawing with a clipboard when he wasn't near a table, Platt and Dunham worked with him to tailor a design that would fit his needs. Overnight they 3D-printed a contoured lap desk fitted to his legs, customized with his name and a Godzilla head sticking out.
Mississippi Highway Patrol hosted job fair this weekend
This weekend, Mississippi Highway Patrol kick started the recruiting process for its next cadet class. Troop K held a job fair Saturday afternoon at its offices north of Biloxi, with troopers talking to potential recruits about what the job entails and new benefits for Mississippi troopers. One new selling point...
Mississippi Insight for July 14, 2024: City and State
Jackson's police chief and mayor push back hard as City Council members call for the police and fire chiefs to be put under contracts. Also, Governor Tate Reeves signs legislation to better support the families of fallen officers while tightening oversight of police misconduct allegations. And why is Mississippi's secretary of state applauding the end of so-called "Chevron deference?"
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