June 2012 Archive

Mississippi plans to execute Jan Michael Brawner this evening for quadruple murder in Tate County in 2001.

Low quality bulletproof vests leads to bankruptcy settlement.

Two Mississippi Health Department Employees sat on the Oxford Public School sex education committee, and voted against the Department's recommendation for evidence-based curricula. State Health Officer, Dr. Mary Currier, writes to parent group to clarify that the two employees were not expressing the views of the Health Department.

Paitents in Mississippi have to wait longer to see their doctor compared to other states.

Some cyclists are calling for increased enforcement of Mississippi's laws protecting bike riders.

A proposal to require small shrimp boats to have devices to protect sea turtles is drawing criticism from some local fishermen.

For children who aren't active, summertime can be the most dangerous time of the year for weight gain.

There is only a week for Mississippians who lost money to Morgan Keegan to file for their settlement.

This is the first week of hurricane season and emergency leaders from across the region are in Biloxi for the Gulf States Hurricane Conference.

One the nation's top school administrators is in Mississippi, giving tips to local educators.

After years of delay work on a badly damage road is underway.

Mississippi executes the fourth death row inmate of the year.

Researchers say women in Mississippi earn on average significantly less than men.

Eighteen BP claims offices opened this week in five Gulf Coast states affected by the oil spill.  The new man in charge is on a road trip to deliver his message that it is a friendly and transparent process.

When the Oxford School Board decided last week to go with “abstinence only” for Oxford middle schoolers, some parents objected vehemently. The quarrel continues.