Mississippi News
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Aggregated Mississippi News Articles
- Mississippi justices consider airport hangar tax dispute
PICAYUNE, Miss. (AP) - The Mississippi Supreme Court will decide whether a company should be exempt from paying more than $61,000 in local property taxes. ...
Washington Times. Tue, 10 Dec 2019 04:26:20 -0500. - Business partner acquitted in $85M Mississippi Ponzi scheme
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - The former business partner of a Mississippi man convicted of running a Ponzi scheme in which investors lost more than $85 million has been found not guilty of assisting in the crime. ...
Washington Times. Fri, 06 Dec 2019 06:29:04 -0500. - Meridian expanding SBA lending into national franchise space
The plan is to start by hiring one person to focus on franchise lending at the outset, with the ultimate focus being on business east of the Mississippi River.
Jeff Blumenthal. American City Business Journals. Thu, 05 Dec 2019 12:22:23 +0000. - Alaska Airlines signs deal with Hernando-based airline
A deal with a Hernando, Mississippi-based commuter airline could help Alaska grow passenger traffic.
Andrew Mcintosh. American City Business Journals. Tue, 03 Dec 2019 17:30:31 +0000. - Tennessee Group Buys Jonesboro TV Station, 8 Others for $59.2M
Standard Media Group of Nashville, Tennessee says it will buy stations in Arkansas, Indiana, Mississippi, New York and Tennessee for $59.2 million.
Arkansas Business. Mon, 02 Dec 2019 07:02:00 -0600. - Fisheries And Fishermen Hard Hit By Decline Of Oysters On Gulf Coast
Record flooding on the Mississippi River sent too much fresh water into the Gulf of Mexico, killing oysters and crippling other seafood harvests that depend on saltwater to survive.
Debbie Elliott. NPR. Thu, 28 Nov 2019 05:00:00 -0500. - Dangerous weather hits West Coast
The day before Thanksgiving, weather alerts were posted in every state west of the Mississippi. Snow even trapped drivers in their cars near Redding, California. Jonathan Vigliotti reports.
CBS News. Wed, 27 Nov 2019 19:23:53 -0500. - Retired Georgia police chief 'shot dead by nephew with AK-47 at family gathering in Mississippi
Almond Turner, 69, was fatally shot on Saturday when his nephew, 41-year-old Christopher Denson, allegedly opened fire with an AK-47 assault rifle on a family event in Meridian, Mississippi.
Daily Mail. Mon, 25 Nov 2019 21:31:01 GMT. - New El Paso FBI leader says focus includes increasing agency diversity
Luis M. Quesada comes to El Paso from FBI field offices in Miami, Puerto Rico and Mississippi and stints overseas in Argentina and Bosnia-Herzegovina.
Molly Smith, El Paso Times. El Paso Times. Wed, 20 Nov 2019 17:31:10 +0000. - Amazon (AMZN) to Open 2nd Facility in Mississippi, Add Jobs
Amazon (AMZN) plans to open its second fulfillment center in Mississippi in a bid to ensure faster delivery to customers.
Zacks Equity Research. Zacks. Tue, 19 Nov 2019 12:32:00 GMT. - Lawsuit seeks to prevent prosecutor from keeping blacks off juries
Mississippi prosecutor Doug Evans has tried Curtis Flowers, who is black, six times for the same 1996 quadruple murder
CBS News. Tue, 19 Nov 2019 05:25:36 -0500. - BKFC 9: Date, Time, TV And Live Stream Info
Artem Lobov and Jason Knight are ready to run it back in Biloxi, Mississippi in the main event of Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 9. Here is how you can watch the event.
By Brian Mazique, Contributor. Forbes. Sat, 16 Nov 2019 07:30:04 +0000.
Mississippi Population Trends and Information Resources
The U. S. Census Bureau estimates the population of Mississippi as follows:
| Date | Estimated Population | Yearly % Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 1, 2016 | 2,988,726 | -0.02 |
| July 1, 2015 | 2,989,390 | -0.10 |
| July 1, 2014 | 2,992,400 | 0.06 |
| July 1, 2013 | 2,990,482 | 0.19 |
| July 1, 2012 | 2,984,945 | 0.23 |
| July 1, 2011 | 2,978,162 | 0.26 |
| July 1, 2010 | 2,970,322 |
According to the 2010 census, the population of Mississippi was 2,967,297.
In 2008, the estimated population of Mississippi was 2,938,618, whereas
in 2006, the population of Mississippi was about 2,896,713.
For detailed, up-to-date information about Mississippi's demographics,
visit the U.S. Census Bureau's
QuickFacts about Mississippi web page. For maps of Mississippi,
visit this Mississippi Map
website.
The photograph above shows the state capitol building
in Jackson, Mississippi.
Mississippi newspaper publishers are listed here, along with their
addresses, phone numbers, and website links;
Mississippi library names, descriptions, and
website links are listed on this page.
More information about Mississippi
can be found here.