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WASHINGTON--We will be able to pay our national bills, but on borrowed money. The U.S. House voted to raise the debt ceiling temporarily, avoiding a national default, by a vote of 219-206 Tuesday evening. None of Mississippi's Republican representatives voted yes. "I think clearly the... Read More.

CARTHAGE, Miss.--No new coronavirus deaths were reported in Mississippi over the weekend. The number of new cases was 1,041 for both Saturday and Sunday. The Miss. State Dept. of Health has made it a custom to publish the weekend numbers for both days on Monday... Read More.

JACKSON, Miss.--Mississippi's agriculture commissioner made no bones about the he wau he feels about Pres. Biden's vaccine mandate. "Joe Biden can take that executive order and put it where the sun don't shine," he said at Saturday's medical freedom rally near the state capitol in... Read More.

CARTHAGE, Miss.--Gas prices keep going up. The state average is $2.89 per gallon, while $3.26 is the national average. Gasbuddy's Patrick DeHaan says the US is in an energy crunch. Some people are blaming the Biden administration for not increasing oil production in this country. Gasbuddy... Read More.

WASHINGTON--The national gas average is higher than it's been in four years. Congressman Michael Guest, a Republican who represents Neshoba County and parts of east and central Mississippi, blames that, at least partially, on Pres. Biden's policies. "Earlier this year, Pres. Biden curbed domestic oil... Read More.