Tuesday, June 18 2013 10:04 PM EDT2013-06-19 02:04:25 GMT
A Jasper County man was injured Tuesday afternoon, June 18, in a two-vehicle accident with one vehicle rolling over on its side after the collision. Shortly after 4 p.m. a 911 call came into the JonesMore >>
A Jasper County man was injured Tuesday afternoon, June 18, in a two-vehicle accident with one vehicle rolling over on its side after the collision. Shortly after 4 p.m. a 911 call came into the JonesMore >>
Tuesday, June 18 2013 11:06 AM EDT2013-06-18 15:06:15 GMT
New details are emerging on the suspect and device found at Marion General Hospital Thursday. Columbia Police, Marion County investigators, ATF, MBI, and the highway patrol responded to a possible explosiveMore >>
Investigators from Columbia, Marion County, ATF, MBI, and the Highway patrol responded to a possible explosive device at Marion General Hospital on Thursday.More >>
Tuesday, June 18 2013 7:45 PM EDT2013-06-18 23:45:53 GMT
With the possibility of a special legislative session on Medicaid just around the corner, the head of a Jackson-based, non-partisan think tank is reiterating his opposition to expanding that program. ForestMore >>
Forest Thigpen, the president of the Mississippi Center for Public Policy, says expanding Medicaid as part of the Affordable Care Act would be a costly mistake for Mississippi.More >>
Tuesday, June 18 2013 9:23 AM EDT2013-06-18 13:23:30 GMT
A 5-year-old girl set up a lemonade stand across the street from the Westboro Baptist Church compound, and now the group is targeting her. Jayden Sink raised nearly $200 on Friday while she sold lemonadeMore >>
A 5-year-old girl set up a lemonade stand across the street from the Westboro Baptist Church compound, and now the group is targeting her.More >>
The Taliban have claimed responsibility for an attack in Afghanistan that killed four U.S. troops just hours after the insurgent group announced it would hold talks with the Americans on finding a political solution...More >>
Afghanistan's president said Wednesday he will not pursue peace talks with the Taliban unless the United States steps out of the negotiations, while also insisting the militant group stop its violent attacks on the...More >>
Mississippi is one of only four states in the Union that does not have a felony animal cruelty law. It's time to get off that list. Two bills are now making their way to the Mississippi House to increase the penalty for torturing dogs and cats. While having no problem passing the State Senate…the chances of either of them passing the House are very slim based on past attempts.
For some reason there are those who have it in their minds that the "radicals" out there are trying to turn us all into vegetarians by making it against the law to kill livestock for food. That is both ignorant and paranoid…and it doesn't speak well for our state to have that sort of thing voiced on the Senate floor as it was this week.
Who thinks it is alright for people to be able to burn dogs and cats alive with gasoline for example…or torture animals in abhorrent ways? Those things happen in Mississippi. And the sick cowards that do it should be punished. Protecting innocent pets has nothing to do with the production of meat for food or leather for shoes and to let animal cruelty be tolerated on the grounds that it does shows a lack of enlightenment that is all to stereotypical of our state. It has nothing to do with legal sportsmanship and hunting either. We have laws that regulate and protect that.
We hope the House will finally have the good sense and compassion to make cruelty to animals a felony in this state. It's long overdue. That's today's Viewpoint. Let us know what's on your mind.
Wednesday, June 19 2013 12:47 PM EDT2013-06-19 16:47:51 GMT
Marion County law enforcement pulled together in a concerted effort to take drug dealers off the streets on Saturday. Officials said the operation was a success as 20 individuals were picked up on variousMore >>
Marion County law enforcement pulled together in a concerted effort to take drug dealers off the streets on Saturday.More >>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 12:02 PM EDT2013-06-19 16:02:38 GMT
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Wednesday morning, the president of the University of Southern Mississippi announced that the current athletic director's contract would not be renewed.More >>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 11:17 AM EDT2013-06-19 15:17:24 GMT
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The Mississippi Highway Patrol is investigating a two-vehicle crash – which occurred Tuesday in Jones County. Authorities say an unidentified Jasper County man was injured in the incident. The JonesMore >>
The Mississippi Highway Patrol is investigating a two-vehicle crash – which occurred Tuesday in Jones County. Authorities say an unidentified Jasper County man was injured in the incident. More >>
