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Courtesy of MDE The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) has released ACT results for the spring 2019 statewide administration of the ACT to all public high school juniors. The average score for juniors decreased from 17.8 in 2018 to 17.6 … Continued

A centennial celebration is taking place in the next year for the Women’s Bureau Department of Labor. The department reaches 100 years next June but the Director, Dr. Laurie Smith says that the celebration will last all year long. This … Continued

Courtesy of visitmississippi.org Jerry Lee Lewis received a Mississippi Country Music Trail marker Thursday afternoon at his ranch in Nesbit, Miss. “After pioneering the genres of rock ‘n’ roll and rockabilly with hits that crossed over to the country music … Continued

A Madison County Deputy that was shot in the line of duty will be home for Christmas. Deputy Brad Sullivan was shot in the head during a shootout with a suspect on September 5th, and after 3 months, he was … Continued

Courtesy of MDE The Mississippi Department of Education needs your help as they prepare to feed children across the state when school lets out for summer vacation.  The MDE Office of Child Nutrition (OCN) is seeking sponsors to operate the … Continued

The international company, Google, announced on Thursday they have the plans to open an operations center in Desoto County. This is planned to open in late 2020 and will be the company’s entry into the Memphis metro area. It will also … Continued

Photo courtesy of Madison County Sheriff’s Office A Canton man has been arrested in connection with the murder of a Domino’s employee in Madison.  According to the Madison County Sheriff’s Office, Terrance Caldwell has been charged with the murder of … Continued

Tate Reeves announced at a Press Conference at the War Memorial Museum in Jackson that he will keep Major General Janson Boyles as his Adjutant General of Mississippi. Boyles was first appointed to the position in 2016 by the current … Continued

Five members have been appointed to the Special Committee on Judicial Election Campaign Intervention. The Special Committee, authorized by Canon 5F of the Code of Judicial Conduct, is designed to issue advisory opinions and to respond swiftly to allegations of … Continued