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NASA hears from Voyager 1, the most distant spacecraft from Earth, after months of quiet
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - NASA has finally heard back from Voyager 1 again in a way that makes sense. The most distant spacecraft from Earth stopped sending back understandable data last November. Flight controllers traced the blank communication to a bad computer chip and rearranged the spacecraft's coding to work a...
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Judge grants autopsy rules requested by widow of Mississippi man found dead after vanishing
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - A Mississippi judge granted a request Thursday by the widow of a deceased man who vanished under mysterious circumstances to set standards for a future independent autopsy of her late husband's body. Hinds County Chancery Judge Dewayne Thomas formalized through a court order comments he made at a ...
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2024 Relay For Life of the Miss-Lou is Friday
VIDALIA, La. — After closely monitoring weather conditions, the 2024 Relay For Life of Miss-Lou scheduled for Friday, May 3, at the Vidalia Municipal Complex will go on as scheduled, organizers said. The main event is from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. with a Survivor Reception before the big event from 5 to 7 p.m. […...
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Legislature earmarks $6 million for Grand Village in Natchez
NATCHEZ, Miss. - The Mississippi Legislature has appropriated $6 million for improvements at the Grand Village of the Natchez Indians, the historic site maintained by the Mississippi Department of Archives & History. The earmarked allocation is contained in the final version of House Bill 1776, MDAH's annual approp...
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In event of rain, National Day of Prayer service in Natchez will be moved indoors
NATCHEZ — Today Miss-Lou churches and community members will be joining others nationwide for the observance of National Day of Prayer. This is a time of prayer and meditation where communities lift up their local, state and national leaders, their schools, their public safety departments, military and more. Pray...
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Capture the Glow: Win $500 in Natchez's 'Sunset Capital' Photo Contest!
In an exciting announcement, the City of Natchez, in collaboration with Visit Natchez and ArtsNatchez, has launched the "Natchez, Sunset Capital of the South" photo contest. This year-long event, starting from May 2024 to April 2025, is set to draw amateur photographers eager to capture the city's renowned ri...
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Time is on their side: Rolling Stones to rock New Orleans Jazz Fest after 2 previous tries
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival is usually akin to a 14-ring musical circus - a variety of musical acts playing simultaneously on stages spread throughout the sprawling infield of a historic horse racing track. That changes Thursday afternoon, when 13 stages go silent before The Rolling ...
May 02, 2024
Louisiana won't immediately get a new majority-Black House district after judges reject it
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A new congressional map giving Louisiana a second majority-Black House district was rejected Tuesday by a panel of three federal judges, fueling new uncertainty about district boundaries as the state prepares for fall congressional elections. The 2-1 ruling forbids the use of a map drawn up in Januar...
May 02, 2024
Mississippi Medicaid expansion plan could struggle for bipartisan support, Democratic leader says
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - A Medicaid expansion plan endorsed by leaders in the Republican-led Mississippi Legislature could struggle for bipartisan support because it includes a work requirement that is unlikely to receive federal approval, the state House Democratic leader said Tuesday. Approving the plan could create fal...
May 02, 2024
City kicks-off Crime Camera Participation month; Over 50 new crime cameras to be installed this summer
NATCHEZ — May is Crime Camera Participation Month, and in the Miss-Lou a new website seeks to help add 50 new cameras. At the new website, www.RiverCitiesCCP.com, Miss-Lou residents will be able to join the crime camera program by purchasing a camera, sponsoring a camera or registering a camera they already own. ...
May 01, 2024