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“Click It or Ticket” Enforcement Increasing in State

Motorists in Mississippi are three times more likely than most Americans to die in a car crash because they weren't wearing a seat belt.

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Conference Looks for Ways to Improve Healthcare in Miss.

Published by Jeffrey Hess on 23 May 2013 03:59pm | Listen Now

Doctors, nurses, and public health officials from around Mississippi are meeting in Jackson to look for ways to improve the health of Mississippians.

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Law Enforcement Helps Train Citizens for Worship Place Violence

Published by Lawayne Childrey on 23 May 2013 07:16am | Listen Now

Law enforcement officers from across Mississippi are learning how to respond when place of worship come under attack.

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Mississippi Tea Party Group Targeted By IRS

Published by Evelina Burnett on 22 May 2013 10:11am | Listen Now

A Mississippi tea party group says they were singled out for extra scrutiny by the IRS because of their conservative-sounding name.

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High Tension After Hezbollah Leader Vows Support For Syria

Rockets reportedly hit two neighborhoods in Lebanon's capital Sunday; the areas are strongholds for Hezbollah. On Saturday, group leader Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah promised to help propel President Bashar Assad to victory in Syria's bloody civil war.

Flooding Brings San Antonio To Standstill, Kills One

In one neighborhood, 54 were people rescued. They described a water level that "swallowed up trucks and was chin-high."

'We'll Keep Running': Thousands Complete Final Mile Of Boston Marathon

On a cold and rainy day in Boston thousands gathered to finish what two bombs stole from them. A one-mile run traced the home-stretch of the Boston Marathon, giving spectators, runners and victims a chance at closure.

Stunned By Military Sex Scandals, Advocates Demand Changes

As the nation prepares to mark Memorial Day, outrage has been building on Capitol Hill and beyond over the military's failure to repair a system that has placed service members in more danger of sexual assault than of battlefield injury.

Job Searching While Black: What's Behind The Unemployment Gap?

Income and wealth inequality is just about as American as baseball and apple pie. And although the economy has improved in the last few years, the unemployment rate for black Americans is about double that for whites.

Friday, May 24th:

How is Mississippi doing after 10 years of "Click it or Ticket." Then, another hospital calls for Medicaid Expansion. Plus, the Siege of Vicksburg, and movies with Anita.

New White House Proposal Could Lessen Blow of Medicaid Cuts in Miss.

Federal spending cuts intended to encourage states to expand Medicaid may not be as bad as previously expected.

A Woman Now Facing Charges In Kidnapping Of A Mississippi Girl

A woman is being held without bond in connection with the kidnapping.

West Point Cheers Yokohama

Residents of an economically depressed town celebrate a new factory

5th Annual Season of Green Market at the Corinth Depot
1st Saturday of Every Month through November | .
Crossroads Museum and C.A.R.E. Garden, Corinth, MS
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11th Annual St. Ann’s Catfish Festival
5/23/13 - 5/26/13 | 5pm - 11pm
Gulfport
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St. Clare Seafood Festival
5/24/13 - 5/26/13 | Varies
S. Beach Blvd., Waveland MS
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31st Annual Gulfport Memorial Day Blowout
5/24/13 - 5/27/13 | .
Gulfport
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Dennis Day Festival
5/27/13 | 10am
Dennis Community Park, Dennis
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Walthall County Dairy Festival 2013
6/1/13 | 8am - 9pm
Holmes Water Park, Tylertown
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