A federal judge has ruled that BP PLC and one of its minority partners in the blown-out Macondo well are liable for civil penalties under the Clean Water Act for their roles in the nation's worst offshore oil spill.More >>
By The Associated Press The Mississippi Senate voted 34-17 Wednesday to pass Senate Bill 2401, which would allow the widespread creation of charter schools in Mississippi. A "yes" vote was for the bill and...More >>
The Mississippi auditor's office has served a subpoena on the owner of a Georgia company that provides training and supplies to schools for a reading program.More >>
State senators are moving ahead with a relatively broad plan to expand charter schools in Mississippi. Senators voted 34-17 Wednesday to agree to the bill. The Republican majority turned back a series of amendments, some of...More >>
The chairman of the state Board of Mental Health says if the Legislature goes ahead with present budget proposals, it could mean the loss of jobs at facilities across Mississippi.More >>
Alcorn County supervisors will not support Charles Rinehart's proposal to support legislation to create a civil service system for his employees.More >>
Mississippi State's losing streak is now at four after falling 73-64 on Tuesday night to No. 1 Kentucky. Dee Bost led Mississippi State with 21 points, while Arnett Moultrie added 13 points and 11 rebounds. Mississippi...More >>
Federal court records in Mississippi say an illegal immigrant from Mexico plans to plead guilty to a charge of coming back to the United States after being convicted of a violent crime and deported.More >>
The state Court of Appeals on Tuesday upheld the dismissal of the post-conviction petition of a man convicted in the 2003 death of an Olive Branch woman.More >>
Three current or former officers in the Jackson Police Department have been arrested for allegedly accepting bribes to protect what they believed to be drug transactions.More >>
Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant is requesting an additional $355,531 to cover expenses for his staff through June 30, the final day of the current budget year.More >>
Rankin County officials say they are working to resolve potential liability issues that could occur if they proceed to house youth offenders from Lauderdale County.More >>
Mississippi's share of a settlement from a minority partner in BP's blown-out well in the Gulf of Mexico will go into the state's Pollution Emergency Fund.More >>
The owner of a used car dealership in Jackson and two other men have been charged with possessing with intent to distribute 416 pounds of marijuana.More >>
The Mississippi Court of Appeals has thrown out the post-conviction petition of a Benndale man convicted of felony DUI involving a two-car crash that killed a 13-year-old in 1998 because it was improperly filed.More >>
A former aide to Mississippi Sen. Thad Cochran convicted in the Jack Abramoff lobbying scandal must spend 15 weekends in jail after getting kicked out of her halfway house for bringing in a steak knife.More >>
A Louisiana woman who was a cook on the BP PLC-leased drilling rig that was rocked by a deadly explosion in 2010 has settled her personal-injury claims against the oil giant and other companies involved in the disaster.More >>
Three university of Georgia scientists have received a three-year grant to study the effects of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill on the Gulf of Mexico ecosystem.More >>
Hattiesburg nightclub and bar owners say many smaller nightspots would be put out of business by a proposal to require on-site parking lots and at least three guards at every bar.More >>
A federal judge has put off a former NFL player's sentencing to give prosecutors time to notify possible fraud victims in Mississippi, Tennessee, Florida and Arizona.More >>
Attorneys for a man who was declared dead and later charged in the kidnapping of a Las Vegas girl are asking a judge to dismiss one of the indictments against him. Thomas Steven Sanders was indicted in Louisiana in 2010 for...More >>
Rocker Bret Michaels and Grammy-winning singer Cyndi Lauper were expected to usher in Mardi Gras with musical performances in the wee hours of the morning Tuesday during a glitzy ball following the Orpheus parade.More >>
An appeal from three Lafayette County men convicted of having sex with a 3-year-old girl won't be heard by the Mississippi Supreme Court after all.More >>
One of four float riders injured just after the St. Paul Carnival Association parade in Pass Christian says the riders were bouncing up and down when the float came unhitched.More >>
The day before Mardi Gras, known in this city as Lundi Gras, is almost as big as Fat Tuesday with revelers dancing to live music along the Mississippi River and many staking out spots early for Monday night's...More >>
Attorneys for a man who was declared dead and later charged in the kidnapping of a Las Vegas girl are asking a judge to dismiss one of the indictments against him.More >>
Operation Shoestring is holding a community meeting in Jackson on Monday evening as a part of program designed to engage neighborhood families, community leaders, law enforcement and city officials in bettering the community.More >>
The Mississippi attorney general's office is warning consumers and businesses to be aware of a scam that starts with an email soliciting confidential information under the guise of awarding money from the Ford foundation.More >>
More than 200 students from Southern colleges and universities are expected to attend the Southeastern Leadership Conference on March 3 at Southeastern Louisiana University.More >>
Carnival in New Orleans is building toward the out-of-control crescendo of Fat Tuesday. But Barry Kern and his team of float-builders and artists are already planning for next year's party.More >>
The University of Louisiana System's new online educational journal has set March 15 as the deadline for submitting manuscripts to be considered for its first issue.More >>
A new audio driving tour highlights 15 locations that played a crucial part in Mississippi civil rights, including a 1964 drive to register African-American voters in the state.More >>
The city of Holly Springs will ask the Legislature to approve a local 1 cent sales tax with the proceeds supporting a large capital improvements program.More >>
The town of Friars Point will announce Tuesday that it has received a grants totaling $699,698 to improve its sewer system and provide affordable housing to three families.More >>
Sara and Dejohn Benson made a lot of noise as they jumped up and down waiting for the next float to roll down St. Charles Avenue. The bead-laden 10- and 7-year old brother and sister were making up for lost time after...More >>
The City of Jackson says contractors have fixed a 42-inch water main off Interstate 220 in south Jackson, but people there should keep boiling any water that will end up in someone's mouth, whether as cooked food or a...More >>
Sixty-four-year-old Mary Devine says she couldn't believe her last doctor's bill. She'd had a number of tests, including a colonoscopy and a mammogram, and the balance was "zero."More >>
Mississippi Phosphate Corp. and the Environmental Protection Agency have agreed on how to fix environmental violations remaining after a 2009 in section.More >>
Police Chief Keith Davis says a Moss Point man allegedly pulled a gun on his veterinarian because he felt he had to wait too long to pick up his dog.More >>
Rennie Gibbs is scheduled to be in Lowndes Circuit Court on Tuesday for trial on charges of depraved heart murder in the death of her unborn child.More >>
The Starkville Main Street Association is promoting the placing of wayfinding signs to directing visitors from main highways to city landmarks or from one city landmark to others.More >>
Two of three suspects in the Christmas Day shooting death of a 16-year-old Memphis, Tenn., girl have waived their preliminary hearing in Marshall County Justice Court.More >>
Pontotoc Spring, which makes coiled springs for the automotive aftermarket, as well as metal stampings for automotive, industrial and commercial applications, has been acquired by an Indiana company.More >>
Sheriff's deputies in Livingston Parish are investigating the theft of two dozen LSU championship rings taken from the home of an assistant athletics director.More >>
An Alexandria businessman who bought the Cowboy Town arena at a bankruptcy auction in 2004 could lose the property and others he put up for collateral on loans of more than $6.2 million.More >>
By MARY FOSTER Associated Press Writer It's not as glitzy as New Orleans, but it's not as frenzied either, and the throws are generous and more varied.More >>
Koppers Holdings Inc., which produces carbon compounds and wood treatment products, says it will close a facility in Grenada, Miss., because of low levels of profitability that show no signs of future improvement.More >>
After six and a half years of work, Pearl River County now has two state-of-the-art computerized wastewater treatment facilities up and running.More >>
Legislation aimed at helping people who make their living harvesting shrimp and oysters from coastal waters has been approved by a Senate committee.More >>
The Coast Guard has partially reopened a five-mile stretch of the Mississippi River upriver from New Orleans after oil spilled from a barge following an early morning collision Friday.More >>
A minority partner in BP's blown-out well in the Gulf of Mexico has agreed to pay $90 million in a settlement with the federal government and Gulf states to resolve allegations the company violated the Clean Water Act.More >>
Tony Rodio (ROH'-dee-oh), president of the Tropicana Casino and Resort in Atlantic City, has been promoted to president of the casino's parent company.More >>
Higher education officials will allow Mississippi State University to enter the "commercial paper" market to obtain $50 million for future construction projects.More >>
School districts across Mississippi are continuing to weigh their options on sex education classes. Mississippi schools have until June 30 to decide how to incorporate "abstinence-only" or "abstinence-plus" classes into the...More >>
A judge has refused to reduce a $500,000 bond for a Pass Christian woman accused of the death of a pedestrian walking along Interstate 10 near D'Iberville.More >>
Police say two men were shot in the leg during a New Orleans parade that's part of the run-up to Mardi Gras, and a 16-year-old boy was arrested.More >>
The Mississippi Supreme Court has upheld a $150,000 jury award to a female police officer in her sexual harassment lawsuit against Belzoni and two officers, including the police chief.More >>
Mose Allison, a musician whose work bridges the divides among the blues, pop and jazz, will be honored Friday with a marker on the Mississippi Blues Trail.More >>
Most people think of New Orleans when they hear the words "Mardi Gras." But the Southern tradition is celebrated in plenty of other places along the Gulf Coast.More >>
The Mississippi Parole Board rejected 16 inmates' requests for freedom before they were given full pardons by Republican Haley Barbour during his final days as governor.More >>
The Corinth School District plans to apply to the Mississippi Department of Education for qualified school construction bond funding that remains available from the federal stimulus programs.More >>
The FBI has warned Mississippi residents of a telephone scam that claims the person is eligible for a $5,000 to $10,000 grant from the Grants Department of the federal government.More >>
A small Mississippi Delta town has fired its police chief, two officers, and two town officials after a video surfaced allegedly showing them encouraging a mentally challenged teenager to eat a mouthful of cinnamon.More >>
Police say a 22-year-old Clinton man is accused of placing his cellphone in the bathroom of a service station where he worked and photographing a child without her knowledge.More >>
A federal judge has postponed the trial of an Olive Branch man charged with making a fraudulent claim for disaster relief from last year's flooding along the Mississippi River.More >>
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited a Bude, Miss., company for 22 safety violations and has proposed penalties of $103,356.More >>
The last of the once-ubiquitous FEMA trailers has been removed from New Orleans more than six years after floodwalls and levees broke during Hurricane Katrina and caused the city to flood.More >>
A federal judge has postponed the trial of a convicted sex offender charged with failing to register when he came to Mississippi from Minnesota.More >>
The Sierra Club and other members of the 12 Miles South Coalition say Mississippi is rushing toward drilling in state waters without addressing concerns about tourism, the environment or economics.More >>
The chairman of the board of trustees for East Central Community College says nine people have applied for the junior college's president opening.More >>
Newly released audit reports call into question large entertainment reimbursements the Southaven Chamber of Commerce paid Mayor Greg Davis without receipts or other documentation.More >>
Authorities said a Gulfport woman who left her children unattended while she went shopping returned to a fire-ravaged home and learned firefighters had rescued her girls and that she was being arrested on two counts of...More >>
A federal magistrate has appointed a doctor to examine a BP PLC employee who claims medical problems prevent him from being questioned under oath about the deadly 2010 rig explosion that spawned the nation's worst...More >>