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Today is Wednesday, June 17, the 169th day of 2020. There are 197 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History: On June 17, 1972, President Richard Nixon's eventual downfall began with the arrest of five burglars inside the Democratic headquarters in Washington, D.C.'s Watergate... Read More.

Today is Thursday, June 18, the 170th day of 2020. There are 196 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On June 18, 1983, astronaut Sally K. Ride became America's first woman in space as she and four colleagues blasted off aboard the space... Read More.

Possible Unemployment Fraud is being reported. The Mississippi Department of Employment Security is seeing an influx of fraudulent unemployment claims, mirroring a concerning trend across the country. Executive Director Jackie Turner of the Mississippi Department of Employment Security said her office is investigating "numerous"... Read More.

A Kosciusko native accepted a National Leadership Award Tuesday night.Bracky Brett, Mississippi State Executive Senior Associate Athletic Director, accepted the Frank Kara Leadership Award during the annual National Association for Athletics Compliance (NAAC) Virtual Convention.According to NACDA.com, the Frank Kara Award is the... Read More.

State Fair Food is coming this week. The food events and booths will be at the Mississippi State Fairgrounds Thursday thru Sunday. The food will include some of the very same favorites offered at the Mississippi State Fair every October. Andy Gipson, Commissioner of... Read More.

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — All 15 of Mississippi’s community colleges are planning to have on-campus classes during the fall semester with precautions because of the coronavirus pandemic. The two-year colleges moved to online classes in mid-March as COVID-19 started to spread in Mississippi. The... Read More.

The Mississippi State Department of Health is hiring. Positions are available for registered nurses for up to 29 hours a week of COVID-19 case investigation, based in the Jackson area. Training will be provided. These are contract positions for up to six months.To apply,... Read More.