MBCI Tribal Chief Runoff Election Results
The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians tribal election results. Continue to monitor Kicks96news.com results will be updated here as they come in.
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The Mississippi Highway Patrol will begin the 2019 Fourth of July Holiday Enforcement Period Wednesday, July 3, at 12:01 a.m. and conclude Thursday, July 4, at midnight.All available troopers will be assigned to saturation patrols and checkpoints to promote traffic safety.In conjunction with the... Read More.
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MBCI Tribal Chief Runoff Election Today
Today votes are being cast for the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians' Tribal Chief. The next four years of administration will be decided by tonight. Incumbent Phyliss J Anderson and Cyrus Ben will face off.Cyrus Ben received 1647 votes and Chief Anderson received 1306.Anderson... Read More.
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Meridian Man Sentenced to Almost 8 Years in Prison for Cocaine Trafficking
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Staff shortages cause driver’s license stations to close
In the last 10 days, at least 8 drivers license stations across Mississippi have been closed because of staff shortages. The Philadelphia location was closed twice in the last few days for that reason.Philadelphia resident Dori Dixon said she was disappointed after arriving Thursday... Read More.
Registration Underway for ECCC’s July Term
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Officers changed report about man’s release after he dies
Two hospital police officers changed their report about where they released a man after he was killed in highway traffic.WAPT-TV reports the University of Mississippi Medical Center officers originally reported they released 26-year-old Jaylion Jim at a downtown Jackson jail on June 18.... Read More.
Two Physicians and Two Registered Nurses Indicted in Mississippi Compounding Pharmacy Fraud Scheme
Two Mississippi-licensed physicians and two Mississippi-licensed registered nurses were charged in an indictment unsealed today for their roles in a multimillion dollar scheme to defraud TRICARE, the health care benefit program serving U.S. military, veterans and their respective family members, as well as private... Read More.
Mississippi Hospital Association introduces new healthcare proposal
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