Legislation is advancing in the House that seeks to clarify a Tennessee law allowing people with handgun permits to be armed in bars and restaurants that serve alcohol.
A group opposing consolidation called for the resignation of Shelby County Election Commissioner Brian Stephens today because of his leadership role with Rebuild Government.
The search for a missing boater is being scaled down, officials with the Tipton County Sheriff's Department said Wednesday.
Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour and Tunica County officials this afternoon welcomed a pipe manufacturing facility expected to create 500 local jobs within five years.
Sources report government records show a nightclub that employeda security guard charged with fatally shooting a man in the parkinglot has no liquor, beer or business licenses.
Mississippi's unemployment rate stood at 12 percent in January, up from 10.3 percent in December and higher than the national rate of 10.6 percent.
