Multiple County Officials Switch Parties Today the Mississippi Republican Party welcomed several former Democrat elected officials to the Republican Party at a news conference held at the State Republican Party headquarters in Jackson. Several Republican elected officials were on hand including Senator Roger Wicker, Lieutenant Governor Tate Reeves, House Speaker Philip Gunn, Secretary of...
Conway Twitty to be honored. On Thursday, May 31, country music star Conway Twitty will be honored with the latest marker on the Mississippi Country Music Trail. The marker unveiling is scheduled for 1 p.m. at 700 Second Street in Friars Point, Miss. Born in Friar’s Point as Harold Lloyd Jenkins, son of a...
UM Team Overhauls State’s Child Welfare Training A University of Mississippi-led team is at the forefront of improving child welfare training in the state. The new UM Child Welfare Training Academy, established through a four-year grant administered by the Mississippi Department of Human Services, has overhauled the pre-service training curriculum required for all Mississippi...
FSA to close offices WASHINGTON, D.C. – This afternoon, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the consolidation of 125 Farm Service Administration (FSA) offices across the country, consistent with the 2008 Farm Bill passed during the previous Congress. Six of the offices are located in the 1st Congressional District. Mississippi farmers and...
FSA to close offices WASHINGTON, D.C. – This afternoon, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the consolidation of 125 Farm Service Administration (FSA) offices across the country, consistent with the 2008 Farm Bill passed during the previous Congress. Six of the offices are located in the 1st Congressional District. Mississippi farmers and...
Greenville man convicted in murder for hire scheme A Greenville man has been convicted of four counts of conspiracy to commit capital murder, announced Attorney General Jim Hood today. Perry Jackson, age 42, of Greenville pleaded guilty before Judge Richard Smith in Washington County Circuit Court today to trying to arrange a murder...
Presley alert about scams Public Service Commissioner Brandon Presley warned Mississippi consumers today of a weekend series of scam calls claiming to be BancorpSouth asking customers to either validate or re-instate their debit cards. Presley said his office contacted officials with BancorpSouth and verified that the calls were indeed a scam. Similar calls went...
Deer Processing and the Illegal Sale or Trade of Processed Venison The 2011-2012 deer hunting season is now complete. As usual, deer hunter success varies according to whom you ask, but every successful deer hunter this past season had a decision to make – how and/or where am I going to have my deer...
Ronald McDonald House Grant Announcement JACKSON, MISS. — Ronald McDonald House Charities of Mississippi Board of Directors announced it will accept grant applications from qualifying organizations for projects that improve the health/well-being of infants (defined as ages under one year.) “We are excited to announce the availability of funds for Community Grant Giving during...
Rankin county resident arrested and charged with exploitation of a child A Rankin County resident has been arrested and charged with two counts exploitation of a child, announced Attorney General Jim Hood today. Charles Crownover, age 32, of Brandon was arrested yesterday by investigators with the Attorney General’s Cyber Crime Unit with assistance from...
