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Louisiana won’t add restrictions on cellphones while driving

Louisiana will not be enacting a ban on hand-held cellphone use while driving.

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New owners plan to reopen Mississippi sawmill, bring back 100 jobs

New owners are overhauling a Mississippi sawmill and plan to reopen it in July.

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Mississippi Habitat volunteer builds more than 500 homes

Her daddy owned a hardware store in Indianola, and he saw to it that his daughter could hammer ...

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Former teaching assistant charged with hitting autistic boy in northeast Mississippi school

A former northeast Mississippi teaching assistant faces criminal charges accusing her of hitting a 9-year-old autistic boy.

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Actor inspired by Mississippi girl’s story to donate $10,000 to fight brain cancer

A Mississippi girl who died of rare brain cancer has inspired her parents and actor Nicolas Cage to ...

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Mississippi job numbers fall slightly from record levels

Mississippi's job market was steady in April, with unemployment remaining near record lows and payrolls remaining near record ...

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Update: At least one gunman opens fire in Texas high school, killing up to 10

At least one gunman opened fire at a Houston-area high school Friday, killing eight to 10 people, most ...

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Student death prompts tougher hazing penalties in Louisiana

The parents of a college student who died in a drinking gantlet last year have persuaded lawmakers to ...

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University tuition increases approved by college board

Trustees of Mississippi's eight public universities are giving final approval for tuition increases next fall.

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Surgeon general helps provide aid on Delta flight

U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams says he and two nurses worked as a team to give medical ...

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Some Oxford employees now allowed to carry guns

Some government employees in the Mississippi city of Oxford can now carry guns.

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McComb mayor candidate up by 4 votes on runoff opponent

A former city administrator is edging out a former mayor for the Democratic nomination to run for mayor ...

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Louisiana lawmakers fist fight in bar over legislation

Two Louisiana lawmakers got into a fistfight at a bar near the state Capitol in a dispute over ...

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Senators gut bill to allow some guns on Louisiana campuses

A push to let visitors with concealed-carry permits bring guns onto Louisiana school campuses was rejected by senators ...

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Coach faces federal child porn charge for locker room video

A northeast Mississippi middle school coach is now facing federal charges of attempting to produce child pornography after ...

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Mississippi treasurer says she intends to run for attorney general

Second-term Mississippi Treasurer Lynn Fitch says she intends to run for state attorney general next year. Multiple news outlets ...

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Mississippi man pleads guilty to murder for mother’s death

A Mississippi man has been sentenced to 40 years in prison for the death of his mother.

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Emergency director says alcohol and PTSD led to resignation

The outgoing leader of the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency says he's leaving because of alcoholism and post-traumatic stress ...

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Mississippi’s Phil Bryant among 7 governors who signed letter backing Trump for Nobel Peace Prize

South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster and a group of fellow governors are backing President Donald Trump's nomination for ...

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NTSB: Pilot error led to ‘fuel starvation’ in sky, killing 6

Federal investigators say a pilot mismanaged his fuel supply, leading to "fuel starvation" of both engines of a ...

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