Category Archives: Statewide News
Thad Cochran Resigning This Sunday as Longest-Serving Member of Congress, Shakes Up 2018 Senate Race
Jackson, MS By: Arthur Randallson, Editor This is Thad Cochran’s final week as Senator. At 80 years of age, he will officially resign this Sunday, on Easter, citing health reasons. Beginning in the U.S. House of Representatives in 1973, and
Jackson Public Schools Close Receivership
Statewide Round Up Jackson,Ms The Commission on School Accreditation voted 10-1 on Wednesday to declare an “extreme emergency exists” in Jackson Public Schools. “Students in JPS are being systematically denied a quality education,” Erin Meyer, counsel for the Mississippi Department
Cyclist Killed In Bolivar County
Statewide Round Up Boyle,Ms A bicyclist died Friday after being struck by a car on U.S. Highway 61 South. Friday, the Bolivar County Sheriff’s Department received several 911 calls that a black male subject riding a bike had been struck
Woman Dies In Jail
Statewide Round Up Corinth,Ms A 29-year-old woman who was being held on a shoplifting charge died after she was found unresponsive in the Alcorn County Jail. Alcorn County Jail employees did CPR on Bridget Marlar after she was found in
