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Senate passes Trump tax bill as Vance breaks 50-50 tie

By LISA MASCARO, MARY CLARE JALONICK and MATT BROWN WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans hauled President Donald Trump’s big tax breaks and spending cuts bill to passage Tuesday on the narrowest of margins, pushing past opposition from Democrats and their…

Grocery tax decrease begins July 1

Going into effect today is the new grocery tax. Beginning July 1, the grocery tax state-wide will decrease from 7 to 5 percent. This includes food and drinks eligible for purchase…

Mississippi’s new seafood labeling law takes effect July 1

JACKSON, Miss. – Mississippi’s Seafood Labeling Law takes effect Tuesday, July 1, 2025, under the direction of the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce (MDAC) and the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (MDMR). Starting July 1, all seafood, including shrimp, and…

Voting for Best Looking Cruiser

It’s time for the 2025 Best Looking Cruiser Contest, state troopers across America submit their cruisers to take home the title. The Mississippi Highway Patrol is featuring their 2024 Ford Mustang.…

Amtrak announcing start date for service on the coast

Mississippi Gulf Coast (WXXV)- Tomorrow, July 1, at a series of news events across the route, Amtrak will announce the start date for full service by Amtrak Mardi Gras Service intercity passenger trains twice-daily between New Orleans and Mobile. With…

Stone County man faces first degree-murder

STONE COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV)- A Stone County man is being charged with first degree-murder after a multiple hour standoff with law enforcement on Friday night. Orlando Breland was arrested Friday…