Hattiesburg Poultry Plant Blamed For 16-Year-Old Worker’s Death in Federal Review
A Hattiesburg poultry plant’s failure to follow safety protocols led to the death of 16-year-old Duvan PĂ©rez, federal regulators said.
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A Hattiesburg poultry plant’s failure to follow safety protocols led to the death of 16-year-old Duvan PĂ©rez, federal regulators said.
Roughly 12,000 Jackson residents are currently dealing with low or no water pressure following a series of broken pipes and high usage during the cold,
Republicans are trying to block a Biden spending rule that they say will cut off millions of dollars to anti-abortion counseling centers.
A planned electric-truck battery plant could soon get $350 million in state taxpayer funds for a facility in Marshall County, Miss., after Gov. Tate Reeves called for a legislative special session on Thursday to tackle the project.
Medicaid expansion is worth considering, says Rep. Sam Creekmore, the new chairman of the House Public Health and Human Services Committee.
The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency is encouraging people to stay off the roads as freezing winter weather continues.
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Bernice King, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s daughter, says the world urgently needs to study and adopt her father’s philosophy of nonviolence.
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