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The Gulf Coast is humming with tourists, but hunger doesn’t take a summer vacation. One Gulfport soup kitchen is serving more than 400 meals a day,  

A 9/11 Memorial Flag hanging at Camp Shelby is a reminder to Mississippians of the attacks nearly ten years ago.

Grills can be a source of fun times and good food, but it can also cause severe property and personal injuries if people don't follow proper safety rules.

Kids of military parents are getting first hand training to help them understand what their parents do, and it helps them connect with other military children in the process.

Thousands of Mississippians are hitting the water this summer, but many of those are weak swimmers or can't swim at all.

Mississippi is short on teachers, and the Delta region particularly hard hit. 

The Mississippi River flood leaves behind the perfect conditions for mold.

Mississippi is one of the most active states in the nation when it comes to lightning. What can residents do to stay safe during peak lightning season?

The Mississippi Insurance Department is asking the public for feedback on creating a new health insurance marketplace.

The new labels on packs of cigarettes are gruesome, but will the new tactic lower the number of smokers in Mississippi?

Hazardous materials left behind by the floodwaters pose a threat to residents and the environment.

If President Obama withdrawals troops from Afghanistan, will the difference be felt in Mississippi?

A new federal building in Jackson is named after four men connected to one of the most high profile murders of the civil rights era.

The Southern Baptist Convention is supporting immigration reform. The resolution is drawing mixed reviews on both sides in Mississippi.

Local religious leaders are praising the election of the first African American pastor to the Vice President position of the Southern Baptist Convention.