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No smoke alarm in more than half of Mississippi fatal fires
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — More than half the people killed last year by house fires in Mississippi were…
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Police: 2 dead, 4 hurt in shooting after Mississippi parade
PASS CHRISTIAN, Miss. (AP) — A shooting after a Mardi Gras parade in Pass Christian killed two men…
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Thousands of trees to be given away Friday
VICKSBURG, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi’s Arbor Day isn’t until Feb. 12, but the Warren County Soil and Water…
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Hattiesburg Public School District to cut jobs, salaries
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) — Hattiesburg Public School District employees have been notified of pending job and salary cuts.…
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Authorities: Columbus teacher connected to meth ring
COLUMBUS, Miss. (AP) — Federal authorities have taken a Columbus Middle School educator into custody after a grand…
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Lucedale approves beer, wine sales — but heavy restrictions
LUCEDALE, Miss. (AP) — Lucedale businesses will soon be able to sell beer and light wine, but the…
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Wayne Farms plant in Laurel, Miss, to lay off 500
LAUREL, Miss. (AP) — A Georgia-based poultry company says its Laurel, Mississippi, plant will close its deboning lines…
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Bryant says industrial deals biggest in Mississippi history
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi lawmakers will consider more than $275 million in incentives starting Thursday for a…
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Mississippi Power records another $142M in Kemper overruns
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Power Co. says it will spend another $142 million on its overrun-plagued Kemper…
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Mississippi close to landing big industry
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi could be days away from landing a major industrial project as pieces of…