JACKSON, MS (Ben Caxton) — Republican Lt. Governor Tate Reeves says if he’s elected Governor, he has a four-year plan to increase Mississippi teacher salaries. It won’t require a tax increase because state tax collections are exceeding expectations. His proposal calls for doubling state spending from $12 million to $24…
JACKSON, MS (Ben Caxton) — Mississippi leads the nation in cases of gonorrhea and has the third-highest incidence of chlamydia and syphilis according to a new report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. STDs are at an all-time high nationwide, but chlamydia, syphilis, and gonorrhea are treatable with…
MEMPHIS, TN (Ben Caxton) — An operation to combat violence on Memphis freeways has ended with 83 arrests and more than 2000 citations issued by the Tennessee Highway Patrol. After more than 30 interstate shootings since January, Memphis officials asked for help and troopers from across Tennessee were brought in…
VICKSBURG, MS (Ben Caxton) — Vicksburg Police have arrested a Lousiana woman on felony embezzlement charges. Officials with the law firm of Varner, Parker, & Sessums reported money missing from their accounts on October 4, and Wednesday Haley O’Briant of Tallulah was arrested. She is accused of taking more than…
THE DELTA (Ben Caxton) — Three Delta projects in Arkansas were selected for funding this week by the Delta Regional Authority. The $2.23 million in funding will go to strengthen public infrastructure, health care access, and train the next generation of workforce to grow the region’s economy and create jobs…
CLARKSDALE, MS (Ben Caxton) — The Coahoma County Tourism board met yesterday and elected Bill Gresham to succeed Al Jones as board president for the next year. Executive director Bubba O’Keefe noted that four billboards promoting live music seven nights a week in Clarksdale will begin going up next week…
JACKSON, MS (Ben Caxton) — The Greenwood man who was reported injured in a shooting in a Winona restaurant over the weekend remains hospitalized. 40-year-old Taurice Johnson was shot four times while eating breakfast with his wife at the Waffle House. He was transported to the University of Mississippi Medical…
VICKSBURG, MS (Ben Caxton) — Construction is underway on a new fitness center for Vicksburg residents. In a press release sent Wednesday, United PF Partners announced they will be opening a “Planet Fitness” franchise gym in the city this winter at the old Rite-Air location at 3046 Indiana Avenue. Scott…
JACKSON, MS (Ben Caxton) — The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation has formed a new human trafficking division. After a bill designed to combat human trafficking was passed during this year’s legislative session the state department of public safety immediately began seeking additional funding sources to support a state-wide effort to…
JACKSON, MS (Ben Caxton) — A federal judge will hear arguments tomorrow in a lawsuit that challenges Mississippi’s unique, multistep process of electing the governor and other statewide officials. The hearing is less than a month before the gubernatorial election between Republican Tate Reeves and Democrat Jim Hood. Mississippi’s 1890…
