public assistance

Mississippi mulls checking tax info of welfare recipients

By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi is moving toward more scrutiny of low-income people on public assistance programs. The action comes as a former director of the state welfare agency and five other people are…

Have you seen this Truck?

Biloxi police are asking for help locating a stolen truck. If you see this 2006 Ford F-350 you are asked to call police. It was stolen over the weekend from the 600 block of Beach Boulevard. The truck is blue…