Tuesday, June 18 2013 11:13 AM EDT2013-06-18 15:13:35 GMT
One person is in critical condition and another behind bars after a shooting in Moss Point. According to Police Chief Keith Davis, a man from Pascagoula was shot twice in the upper torso around 9:30pmMore >>
One person is in critical condition and another behind bars after a shooting in Moss Point. According to Police Chief Keith Davis, a man from Pascagoula was shot twice in the upper torso area around 9:30 Monday night. Investigators say it happened on Church Street near the Hall Street intersection in a car.More >>
Tuesday, June 18 2013 6:50 AM EDT2013-06-18 10:50:04 GMT
A Gulfport man's front yard turned into a movie set Monday, as a film crew for "Category 5" took over.More >>
Fred Bradley, 77, never imagined his home of nearly 50 years would end up being the set of a movie much less having actor Burt Reynolds play in a scene at his house.More >>
Tuesday, June 18 2013 11:37 AM EDT2013-06-18 15:37:31 GMT
Some Jackson County supervisors don't want to see people carrying guns in parks and other public areas, despite a new gun law in the state.More >>
Some Jackson County supervisors don't want to see people carrying guns in parks and other public areas despite a new gun law in the state. As WLOX has reported, starting July 1st Mississippians will be able to openly carry a gun and other weapons with or without a permit. Some Jackson county leaders want to create a local ordinance to keep weapons in check.More >>
Tuesday, June 18 2013 12:44 PM EDT2013-06-18 16:44:16 GMT
A fuel tank spewed gallons of gas into a street in D'Iberville Tuesday morning. D'Iberville officials said the truck was about to refuel the Shell station on Automall Parkway and Suzanne Drive when...More >>
A fuel tank spewed gallons of gas into a street in D'Iberville Tuesday morning. D'Iberville officials said the truck was about to refuel the Shell station on Automall Parkway and Suzanne Drive when the truck driver popped the tank and gas started spilling out.More >>
Tuesday, June 18 2013 4:10 PM EDT2013-06-18 20:10:44 GMT
WWL-TV reports there has been a possible explosion in Washington Parish early Tuesday morning. The station stated on its website officials are on their way to the town of Isabel to investigate. According toMore >>
There was a gas line explosion early Tuesday morning, according to Washington Parish Sheriff Randy Seal. The gas fire is out, but trees in the area are still burning. More >>
It came as a surprise to many people last week when State Treasurer Lynn Fitch decided to halt any new enrollment in the Mississippi prepaid college tuition program commonly called MPACT. The program started in 1996 and lets parents lock in college tuition early preventing future tuition hikes.
Fitch is concerned the investments from the parents' tuition payments are not making enough money to sustain the program. It seems like she is making the right call, as the program investments have only averaged 4.3 percent since it began.
MPACT needs more than a 7 percent return on average to maintain itself. Parents who have already paid into the program need not worry about their tuition cost as the state guarantees to make up any loss.
However, what the treasurer and MPACT board members must now decide is whether the program can be resumed or modified, or was this just an idea that seemed good at the time, but now does not make economic sense?
During these tough economic times, Mississippi does not have any extra funds to keep MPACT going, unless the program can pay for itself.
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