Lottery fiscal year-to-date transfer exceeds $80 million
Education Enhancement Fund to receive over $4.1 million With the Mississippi Lottery’s February transfer of $9,683,605.23, the total fiscal year-to-date
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Saltillo man sentenced for possessing child sexual abuse images, video
A Saltillo man was sentenced to 10 years in prison for his possession of child sexual abuse pictures and videos.
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Reeves signs Nurse Retention Program bill
Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves has announced that he signed Senate Bill 2373 which creates the “Skilled Nursing Home and Hospital Nurses Retention Loan Repayment Program.”
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$70,000 Mississippi Match 5 Jackpot hit
A Mississippi Match 5 player hit a $70,966.87 jackpot by matching all five numbers in the Tuesday, March 7 drawing.
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Kidnapping, burglary charges face trio after child abduction
Charges are being filed against three adults connected with the kidnapping of three children ranging in age from two-to-eight years old from a home near Tupelo.
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Fitch part of coalition seeking answers about TikTok
Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch has joined a 46-state coalition in asking a state court to order social media company TikTok, Inc. to fully comply with an ongoing investigation into whether the company violated consumer protection laws.
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Create an escape plan for the entire family
Daylight Saving Time happens Sunday morning and is a good reminder to test smoke alarms and talk to your family about what to do if there is a fire.
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Mississippi tax rate among highest in the nation
Americans are facing the annual Tax Day, which this year is April 18, when income taxes at the federal and state level are due.
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Expanded postpartum Medicaid coverage passes lawmakers
Mississippi legislators on Tuesday completed passage of Senate Bill 2212, which would give low income mothers Medicaid coverage for a full year after a baby is born.
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Three children reported as kidnapped near Tupelo
From the Lee County Sheriff: We need your help!CHILD ABDUCTIONPlease share! On March 7th, 2023, the Lee County Sheriff’s Department
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