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Attorneys handling an appeal by the former doctor convicted in the death of Michael Jackson have waived oral arguments in the case, court documents filed Tuesday show.

DeSoto Rubbish Pit operator Waste Connections, citing decreased drop-offs by the public on winter Saturdays, will trim operating hours of the site at 5255 Sandidge Road near Olive Branch from Dec. 28 to March 1. The new winter Saturdays hours will be 7 a.m. to noon.

AND AT 2:30 ON FRIDAY, SATURDAY, AND SUNDAY. LUCKY TOWN BREWING CELEBRATED THEIR ONE ANNIVERSARY TONIGHT AT SEVERAL RESTAURANTS AND PUBS IN JACKSON.

The custom designed 94-suite TownePlace Suites by Marriott in Ridgeland is scheduled to open Friday.

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.

The Making Strides Breakfast was held this morning at The South in downtown Jackson.

A Jackson grocery store has agreed to pay $325,000 to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by the government.

The city of Jackson will host three town hall meetings to discuss the one percent local sales option.

The future USS Jackson - named for the city of Jackson, Miss. - launched from the Austal USA shipyard Saturday, marking an important production milestone for the littoral combat ship program, according to a news release from the U.S. Navy.

JACKSON, Miss. -- The U.S. Supreme Court will consider Jan. 10 whether to hear an appeal from a woman on Mississippi's death row who is seeking a new trial in the slaying of her husband based on claims that she was abused.

JACKSON - A $5 surcharge on tickets to Thalia Mara performances, starting in July, will help fund renovations to the 45-year-old city auditorium, and some find the prospect a potentially pricey pill to swallow.

From the moment Tom Martin and his business partner Jim Ballard opened the Bike Rack in November 1973 the business has always been about more than bikes.

Located at 902 De La Pointe Drive in Gautier, this was the West Pascagoula Colored School from 1921 to 1946.

JACKSON, Miss. -- Mississippi prisoners will no longer be allowed to have conjugal visits, starting early next year, Corrections Commissioner Chris Epps said.

CUSTODY. HE'S CHARGED WITH CARRYING A WEAPON ON SCHOOL PREMISES. AN INTERFAITH GROUP HERE IN JACKSON TOOK TO THE STREETS TODAY TO SPREAD THEIR MESSAGE OF UNITY AND NON-VIOLENCE.

"I had a show with Juvenile and Mannie Fresh that was brought to me about a month ago and everything was cool," explained Turk in an interview with SOHH .

Mississippians with disabilities looking for jobs can polish off their resumes over the holidays in preparation for the EmployAbility Job Fair from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Jan. 30 in Jackson.

Garth Kemp donated approximately $60,000 to Habitat for Humanity Mississippi Capital Area to build a house in honor of his wife.

Organ recipient Paul Davis of Monticello, center, laughs as he speaks to Dr. Mark Earl, right, an assistant professor of transplant surgery, who was part of the team that performed the kidney and pancreas operations on Davis, during a news conference Friday, Dec. 13, 2013, at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, Miss.

The Jackson district's leader today apologized to more than 100 bus drivers for offending them when he wouldn't let them speak at meetings he called earlier this week, but told them he can't raise their pay as an incentive for them to return to work after walking out a week ago.