ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 1 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on July 31, 2024, entitled "Business Employment Dynamics in Mississippi - Fourth Quarter 2023": * * * From September 2023 to December 2023, gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments in Mississippi were 57,470, while gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments were 52,682,  more

OXFORD, Mississippi, Aug. 1 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Mississippi issued the following news release: The United Nations General Assembly has declared July 30 as "World Day Against Trafficking in Persons," and urges accelerated action to end child trafficking. Clay Joyner, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Mississippi, has committed efforts to raise awareness and combat this growing epidemic. "Human trafficking, particularly the trafficking of child  more

JACKSON, Mississippi, Aug. 1 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi issued the following news release on July 31, 2024: Five individuals were arrested yesterday pursuant to a federal indictment filed in the Southern District of Mississippi charging defendants from Hinds, Madison, and Newton counties. The charges stem from a multi-year federal investigation of a drug trafficking operation distributing methamphetamine, cocaine, and other illegal drugs in the a  more

JACKSON, Mississippi, Aug. 1 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi issued the following news release: Five individuals with ties to Mexico have pled guilty over the past month to felony offenses related to drug trafficking, firearms trafficking, and immigration offenses as a result of a law enforcement investigation involving sales of cocaine in Mississippi to purchase firearms and machine gun conversion devices for delivery to Mexico. According to court d  more

GULFPORT, Mississippi, Aug. 1 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi issued the following news release: A Wiggins man pled guilty to possession with intent to distribute 96 grams of methamphetamine. According to court documents, on February 16, 2024, an investigation revealed that Daniel Daughdrill, 42, was selling methamphetamine from his Wiggins residence. A search of his residence yielded 96 grams of methamphetamine as well as a firearm. Daughdrill wil  more