Top Jackson Area Local News Stories
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Kevin Green, the president of the Jackson Council of the Parent-Teacher Association, says an arrest warrant has been issued in connection with the disappearance of $19,000 from the Timberlawn PTA.
Published: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 23:15:11 CST
An investigation is under way into how a 5-year-old was killed by a pit bull.
Published: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 23:06:21 CST
The rainy, stormy weather is expected to continue through Wednesday.
Published: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 16:35:21 CST
The family of a 15-year-old girl found dead in 2006 could learn Wednesday if they'll get money for damages from the city of Jackson in her death.
Published: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 23:16:21 CST
Vicksburg police were looking for a Texan on charges related to a store robbery and shootout.
Published: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:58:35 CST
Jackson Public Schools will be in session on Memorial Day to make up for a day that was missed because of snow.
Published: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 17:26:34 CST
Seed giant Monsanto Co. says it began construction Tuesday on a 26,000-squate-foot, $2.4 million corn breeding station in Flora.
Published: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 15:09:58 CST
Sticking with its "boys, have at it" attitude, NASCAR won't force Carl Edwards to miss any races after he deliberately wrecked Brad Keselowski's car last weekend in Atlanta.
Published: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:01:24 CST
Toyota owners claiming that massive safety recalls are causing the value of their vehicles to plummet have filed at least 89 class-action lawsuits that could cost the Japanese auto giant $3 billion or more, according to an Associated Press review of cases, legal precedent and interviews with experts.
Published: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 14:47:37 CST
The 2008 manslaughter conviction will stand for Brian Keith Martin.
Published: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 14:44:11 CST
Dogs from across the country are in Jackson to receive special training so they can one day become narcotic detection dogs.
Published: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 19:39:25 CST
William Cody Childress, a Tate County high school student, wants a federal appeals court to put a temporary ban on paddling in Mississippi schools.
Published: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 12:30:29 CST
The Mississippi Senate passed a bill Tuesday that would change how the state handles employees who retire and then return to work in state government as part-time or contract workers.
Published: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 12:31:08 CST
Performer Bobby “Blue” Bland is honored as one of the state’s foremost artists.
Published: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 11:53:08 CST
The ACLU is challenging the Itawamba County School District policy to allow a lesbian to bring her girlfriend to the prom.
Published: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 11:29:26 CST
Interstate 55 southbound has reopened at the Lakeland Drive exit following a car crash, transportation officials say.
Published: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 17:08:50 CST
Installation of five storm warning sirens in Corinth is expected despite rainy weather in the forecast.
Published: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 10:24:06 CST
Mississippi ranks 10th in the nation for federal spending per person from grants that are based on the Census count.
Published: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 10:02:21 CST
A proposal to ban pit bulls in Jackson failed in committee.
Published: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 09:49:14 CST
Northrop Grumman Corp. says it won't compete against Boeing Co. for a $35 billion contract to build refueling tankers for the Air Force because it doesn't think it can win.
Published: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 08:56:29 CST
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