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Opinion: Kemper whistleblower: It’s not me
By Kelley Williams
Tue,11/21/23-10:25AM , 270 Reads 9,731 Statewide
Mississippi Power’s Kemper County Lignite Plant boondoggle is in the news again. A whistleblower named Kelli Williams (no relation) says company officials lied to get $382 million of federal money for the $7.5 billion failed experiment. She’s suing Mississippi Power and its Southern Company parent under the False Claims Act.
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At a news conference last night, Capt. Scott Molnar, with the Beavercreek Police Department said the community is safe from the shooter. COURTESY: WKEF TV ((mandatory on-air credit))

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Shooting that wounded 4 in Ohio is the second to occur at a Walmart in 24 hours
By JULIE CARR SMYTH and JOHN SEEWER - Associated Press
Mon,11/20/23-10:33PM , 62 Reads
A gunman opened fire Monday evening inside a Walmart in Ohio and wounded four people before killing himself -- the second shooting in 24 hours to take place at a store operated by the retail giant.
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Opinion: Our blessings are almost beyond belief
By Wyatt Emmerich
Mon,11/20/23-4:25PM , 265 Reads 11,567 Statewide
It’s Thanksgiving 2023 and we’ve never had so much to be thankful for. The world is in the best shape it’s ever been. So is our great country and our wonderful state.
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NAACP Virginia President Robert N. Barnette Jr. speaks near the Virginia Capitol, July 18, 2023, in Richmond, Va. From left, Denise Harrington, Gaylene Kanoyton, Barnette and Karen Jones attended the news conference. The Virginia NAACP said Monday, Nov. 6, that Gov. Glenn Youngkin's administration lacks clear standards for how it restores voting rights for convicted felons who served their sentences, leaving many frustrated and unable to vote in the nationally watched state elections on Tuesday, Nov. 7. (Daniel Sangjib Min/Richmond Times-Dispatch via AP, File)

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Federal appeals court deals a blow to Voting Rights Act, ruling that private plaintiffs can't sue
By CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY and AYANNA ALEXANDER - Associated Press
Mon,11/20/23-3:44PM , 67 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — A divided federal appeals court on Monday ruled that private individuals and groups such as the NAACP do not have the ability to sue under a key section of the federal Voting Rights Act, a decision that contradicts decades of precedent and could further erode protections under
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