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TEC has appointed Wes Jones as field services manager at TEC in Jackson. Jones brings with him several years of experience in the technology industry.

CONVENTION COMPLEX. IT'S PART OF A FUNDRAISER -- FOR THE JACKSON-ZOO. 16 WAPT'S TAMMY ESTWICK IS LIVE FOR US WITH A PREVIEW OF THE EVENT.

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In the wake of losing Mayor Chokwe Lumumba after only seven months of leadership, a mourning city now sees a growing field of candidates for an April 8 special election for mayor.

Roadways were lined for hours as people waited for conclusion of the near five-hour celebration of the life and legacy of Mayor Chokwe Lumumba here at the Jackson Convention Center Complex downtown.

One Mississippi hospital is providing a health service to physicians across the state, and the doctors will not even have to leave their office to take advantage of the offering.

From the Division of Endocrinology, G.V. Montgomery VA Medical Center and University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS.

House Judiciary Committee B chairman Andy Gipson, R-Braxton, explains the intent of the Mississippi Religious Freedom Restoration Act to Rep. Adrienne Wooten, D-Jackson, in House chambers at the Capitol in Jackson, Miss., Wednesday, March 12, 2014.

SHELTER AND THE DOG'S OWNER AT-ODDS. 16 WAPT'S TAMMY ESTWICK TALKED TO THE OWNER WHO SAYS SHE JUST WANTS-HIM BACK.

NOW TO COMMITMENT 20-14.... MORE-NAMES ADDED TO A GROWING-LIST OF CANDIDATES RUNNING FOR JACKSON-MAYOR.

A tech company right here in Jackson has become an international player in the world of geo-spatial data.

Last week, the city of Jackson, Miss., paid its last respects to Chokwe Lumumba.

Reports have surfaced that Howard's son Brandon, a 31-year-old singer, is the son of the late Michael Jackson .

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For most kids, they're an all-time favorite. Fast food chicken nuggets. But parents might think twice about serving them after learning exactly what's in them.

With the FBI offering a $20,000 reward for any information about the whereabouts of 2-year-old Myra Lewis, the search has now been extended beyond the borders of the girl's small Mississippi town.

Rep. David Baria, left, a Bay St. Louis Democrat, persuades House members to amend a plan to reorganize the scandal-plagued Department of Marine Resources by taking out a provision that would have removed Marine Resources employees from civil service protection for one year, as bill supporter Rep. Jeffrey Guice, R-Ocean Springs, looks on, in the ... (more)

JACKSON - Mississippi House and Senate members must work out differences on a bill to ban abortion after 20 weeks' gestation.

U.S. drivers are paying almost 10 cents more per gallon at the pump than two weeks ago, as worries about Ukraine contributed to a jump in the cost of ethanol used in making gasoline, according to a survey released on Sunday.

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