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Bill making it a crime to misuse tenants’ utility money passes House
1+ hour, 35+ min ago (408+ words) JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - A bill that would make it a crime to misuse tenants" water and electric payments is on its way to the Mississippi Senate. The measure is H.B. 1404, the Fraudulent Utility Conversion Act. It provides for fines and jail…...
Family upset over Black history lesson that had students act as slaves
7+ hour, 43+ min ago (78+ words) Family upset over Black history lesson that had students act as slaves'WLBT Family upset over Black history lesson that had students act as slaves Driver dies after car falls 500 feet into the ocean, police say Savannah Guthrie posts videos and…...
Raising Cane’s fights eviction over chicken smell, alleges ulterior motive
15+ hour, 39+ min ago (65+ words) Raising Cane's fights eviction over chicken smell, alleges ulterior motive'WLBT Raising Cane's fights eviction over chicken smell, alleges ulterior motive Super Bowl ratings are in - and they're good for Bad Bunny Team USA steals the show in snowboarding, speedskating at…...
Water authority bill clears the House; City to have say in majority of board appointments
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (375+ words) JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - A bill that would create an authority to take over Jackson's water and sewer system once the third-party manager leaves has cleared the House. On Wednesday, the House of Representatives voted 96-12 to approve the bill. The bill…...
Mississippi House passes Sunday alcohol sales and direct shipment of liquor
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (340+ words) The House passed a pair of bills on Tuesday that would reshape laws surrounding the sale of alcohol in Mississippi. The first would allow the direct shipment of liquor to Mississippians" homes, and the second would let local authorities pass…...
We The People: February 10, 2001
2+ day, 10+ min ago (98+ words) We The People: February 10, 2001WLBT JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Twenty-five years ago, on February 10, 2001, dozens of people camped out in the cold to be first in line to buy one of the hottest tickets in town. The boy band, which included Brandon…...
Local Jackson resident sees major issues at the pump
3+ day, 16+ hour ago (338+ words) JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - When you pull up to a gas station to fuel your car up, the last thing on your mind is "Did I get bad fuel?" For one customer at this Marathon gas station, when she drove away…...
We The People: February 8, 2016
4+ day, 8+ hour ago (113+ words) JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Ten years ago, on February 8, 2016, a major economic-development project was coming to Hinds County. Continental Tire, the fourth-largest tire manufacturer in the world, said it would build its third US plant along I-20 at Norrell Road. Governor Phil…...
We The People: February 7, 2001
5+ day, 7+ hour ago (105+ words) JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Twenty-five years ago, on February 7, 2001, the founder and president of Habitat for Humanity came to Jackson to help break ground for the local chapter's 200th home. Millard Fuller said the Capital Area chapter was one of the most…...
Extra Table and Entergy feed ice storm impacted communities
5+ day, 20+ hour ago (62+ words) Extra Table and Entergy feed ice storm impacted communities'WLBT Extra Table and Entergy feed ice storm impacted communities Massive drug bust nets 146 pounds of meth, 7 pounds of fentanyl powder President Trump approves $39.1 million for Mississippi's winter storm recovery Man faces…...