JACKSON, Mississippi, Jan. 3 (TNSres) -- The Mississippi Department of Education issued the following news release: The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) 2022-23 Superintendent's Annual Report has been released covering Mississippi's "Marathon Achievement" within the state's public school system during the past decade. Report highlights include: * Mississippi Academic Assessment Program scores for 2022-23 show student achievement hit an all-time high, with the percentage of students s  more

JACKSON, Mississippi, Jan. 3 (TNSres) -- Gov. Tate Reeves, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release on Jan. 2, 2024: Governor Tate Reeves today announced that Mississippi reached a new record low in the state's not seasonally adjusted unemployment rate. The state hit a historic low of 2.6% in November 2023, according to data from the Mississippi Department of Employment Security. "Records were made to be broken, and that's what Mississippi continues to do," said Governor Tate Reeves. "  more

GULFPORT, Mississippi, Jan. 3 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi issued the following news release: A Bay St. Louis man pled guilty to possession with intent to distribute over 68 grams of methamphetamine. According to court documents, On July 13, 2023, the Hancock County Sheriff's Office initiated a traffic stop on a vehicle driven by Charles Jamaal Nichols, 37. Nichols led agents on a foot chase and agents observed him throwing things as he ran. Agen  more

HATTIESBURG, Mississippi, Jan. 3 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi issued the following news release: A Laurel man pled guilty to possession with intent to distribute 12.46 grams of a substance containing a detectable amount of methamphetamine. According to court records, Danny Ray Cole, 46, was captured on audio and video recordings distributing pills to a buyer. It was determined that the pills contained methamphetamine. Cole will be sentenced on Ap  more

JACKSON, Mississippi, Jan. 3 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi issued the following news release: A Philadelphia man was sentenced to 146 months in prison for possessing methamphetamine with intent to distribute. According to court documents, Roger Devonta Stokes, 41, distributed more than 5 grams of methamphetamine in the Pearl River Community of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians in July of 2021. A federal grand jury indicted Stokes in a two-co  more