For lawmakers, Jan. 1, 2014, is a monumental date looming in the ever-nearing future. That date is when the majority of the measures under the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare as many Mississippians refer to it, will take effect. Among other things, this date marks the deadline for state lawmakers to come up with their own health insurance exchange programs and have them...
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A car wreck Saturday morning took the lives of two Ole Miss students, siblings John and Sarah Wheat. The two-vehicle accident took place on Highway 6 at the 18th Street overpass, according to Oxford Police Capt. James Owens. “Right now, the investigation is still pending,” Owens said. “From what we’ve learned, one vehicle came across the median and struck the other...