Jefferson County News

A 30-year-old man incarcerated in the Jefferson County Correctional Facility on drug charges will now be serving eight years for conspiring to bring contraband into the county jail.

Natchez attorney Sen. Vincent Davis will fill the 17th District Chancery Court position left vacant when Judge Kennie Middleton died in September.

Jefferson County police officials say the homicide rate in unincorporated portions of the county is on pace to decline this year.

It's been five years since the Mississippi State Legislature passed tort reform legislation, and Dr.

Once upon a time, Mississippi was a trial lawyer's dream. Limitless caps on pain and suffering damages and plenty of juries eager to "set things right." Unfortunately, what they "righted" cost the state dearly.

A Gulfport man jailed in Harrison County is awaiting extradition back to Louisiana to face a felony charge of possession of cocaine, Harrison County Sheriff Melvin Brisolara said.

Editor's note: On CNN's " State of the Union ," host and chief national correspondent John King goes outside the Beltway to report on issues affecting communities across the country.

Two out-of-state companies have entered an agreement to jointly develop their combined 13,500 acres in Jefferson County for oil and gas exploration.

In the Holmes County School District, 96 percent of the student body receive a free lunch and 3 percent pay a reduced fee.

VICKSBURG, Miss. - Ronnie Gibson is very careful with his spelling, for his words will probably be read for hundreds of years.

Traffic in WIN Job centers across the state remains strong, but not every county has one.

Traffic in WIN Job centers across the state remains strong, but not every county has one.

The latest unemployment numbers show that more than 10 percent of Mississippians are out of work.

The Magnolia State continues to see a rise in unemployment numbers. Three mississippi counties had unemployment above 20-percent last month.

Amy Hall is a woman plagued by fire. In less than one year two house fires have left Hall and her family with no place to call home.

The Alabama House, by a narrow margin, has voted to levy a new occupational tax in Jefferson County.

The state auditor's office releases its annual report revealing government officials who have misused your tax dollars.

The state auditor's office releases its annual report revealing government officials who have misused your tax dollars.

The state auditor's office releases its annual report revealing government officials who have misused your tax dollars.

The state auditor's office releases its annual report revealing government officials who have misused your tax dollars.