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 >>
Students, teachers, and parents joined Lamar County School Superintendent Doctor Ben Burnett on a trip to Daphne Alabama to see how students there are learning without textbooks.
Come the beginning of the next school the district hopes to implement removing textbooks and replacing them with digital devices. If all goes as planned students in grades nine through 12 will be issued I-Pads with the long term goal being getting them in all the Lamar County Schools.
Dr. Burnett says digital learning is the way of the future and the devices will offer the students and teachers a lot more resources to work with.
"This will open up a whole new world, said Burnett. "We feel like this is where our students are now. They are connected. They are used to this world and we feel can reach them better with these devices."
The devices will be leased from Apple on a four year contract with the option to trade them in after three-years. Burnett says in the long run the cost of the program should be about the same as it would be with text books.
Wednesday, June 19 2013 11:17 AM EDT2013-06-19 15:17:24 GMT
Phone from Jones County Fire Council
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 >>
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 >>
