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Federal Judge Says Alabama Prisons Not Providing Adequate Psychiatric Care

A federal lawsuit was filed over inmates' treatment.

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UPDATE: Silver Alert Canceled for Jasper County Man

BAY SPRINGS, Miss. (WCBI)- The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation has canceled a silver alert issued for 82-year-old Calvin Herrington of Bay Springs.   Herrington was last seen at about 3:30 on Sunday afternoon at 43 County Road 5311. Family members were worried because he suffers from a medical condition that could impair his judgement. Investigators […]

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Mississippi’s First West Nile Case Confirmed

Time for bug spray, folks

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Oktibbeha County Supervisor to Serve on Statewide Committee

Oktibbeha CO, Miss. (WCBI)- A county leader becomes the first woman to serve on a statewide committee. Bricklee Miller, is the Oktibbeha County, District 4 Supervisor. Miller was recently selected to become a member, of the Strategic Planning and Vision Committee for Misissippi. The purpose of the committee, is to work with county supervisors across […]

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New Court Ruling Will Allow HB 1523 to Become Law in Mississippi

Thursday's ruling says the plaintiffs couldn't provide evidence that HB 1523 is a form of discrimination.

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Booneville Man Sentenced On Child Porn Charges

With 18 years of his 25-year sentence suspended, Kemp will serve seven years in prison.

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Mississippi’s Jobless Rate the Lowest since 1979

JACKSON, Miss. (WCBI)-The unemployment rate hits a record low in Mississippi. The Mississippi Department of Employment Security, says May’s unemployment rate, was 4.9 percent. This is the lowest it’s been since January 1979. May’s numbers are one-tenth of a percentage point lower than April’s. Around this time a year ago, the state’s jobless rate was […]

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Alabama’s Unemployment Rate Drops to Record Low

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP)- Alabama’s unemployment rate has fallen to 4.9 percent, the lowest level since 2008. Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey made the announcement in a Friday press conference. The level would have allowed former Gov. Robert Bentley to take a salary had he stayed in office. Bentley made a campaign promise not to collect a […]