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HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WHLT) Give Wing, a fundraising campaign for The University of Southern Mississippi (USM), ended two years early, raising more than $156 million in the process. USM alumni, faculty, staff, and friends collectively surpassed the $150 million goal to support student success, academic excellence, innovation and discovery during its most ambitious fundraising campaign. []. Local Mississippi Breaking News Story from CBS 12 New WJTV, your Jackson, MS news leader

OXFORD, Miss. (AP) Funeral services were being held Wednesday for longtime U.S. District Judge Neal Brooks Biggers Jr. of Mississippi, who issued significant rulings about prayer in public schools and funding of historically Black universities. Biggers died Oct. 15 at his home in Oxford. He was 88. Services were being held in Corinth, according []. Local Mississippi Breaking News Story from CBS 12 New WJTV, your Jackson, MS news leader

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) The 2023 Canadian PacificandKansas City Southern (CPKC) Holiday Train tours in Canada and the United States will run from November 20 through December 19, 2023. The tour helps raise donations and awareness for the important work that food banks do in their communities. The Holiday Train will make stops in three []. Local Mississippi Breaking News Story from CBS 12 New WJTV, your Jackson, MS news leader

Rudy Giuliani sued President Biden for defamation Wednesday over his comments calling the former New York City mayor a Russian pawn during a 2020 presidential debate. The 16-page lawsuit, filed in New Hampshire state court, names Biden, his campaign and several fundraising committees as defendants, taking aim at two statements Biden made during the final []. Local Mississippi Breaking News Story from CBS 12 New WJTV, your Jackson, MS news leader

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) Officials with Stewpot Community Services in Jackson said there are some items that are extremely low or not available in their food pantry. Stewpots pantry has an urgent need for the following items: The items can be donated and delivered to Stewpot, located at 100 W. Capitol Street, from 8:00 a.m. []. Local Mississippi Breaking News Story from CBS 12 New WJTV, your Jackson, MS news leader

The Morning Sip us takes to Jamie Fowler Boyll Park for a preview of Wellsfest. This show also features details on the Women In Unity for Christ Inaugural Fundraising Gala, Locals Only Fest, and more! Wellsfest: Wells United Methodist Church | WellsFest 2023 (wellschurch.org) Locals Only Fest: Locals Only Fest at Hal & Mals []. Local Mississippi Breaking News Story from CBS 12 New WJTV, your Jackson, MS news leader

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) The executive director of the Public Employees Retirement System (PERS) provided an update on the system at the Stennis Capitol Press Forum. PERS covers about 144,000 active members, including police officers, firefighters, and public school teachers. Concerns have been raised regarding the long-term financial stability of the pension fund. PERS Executive []. Local Mississippi Breaking News Story from CBS 12 New WJTV, your Jackson, MS news leader

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) The Mississippi Association of Educators (MAE) announced a new initiative they hope can bring in more funding for the states public schools. MAE brought together parents, educators, local businesses and labor leaders to announce the new Raise Mississippi initiative. Focused on communicating the economic benefits of fully funded public schools, MAE []. Local Mississippi Breaking News Story from CBS 12 New WJTV, your Jackson, MS news leader

She recently performed emotionally while filming an episode of her Channel 5 show “Vacation with Jane MacDonald: The Caribbean.”#JaneMacDonald #wipesaway #tearsattends #weddingCaribbeanJane MacDonald recently put on an emotional performance while filming an episode of her Channel 5 show “Vacation with Jane MacDonald: The Caribbean.”The 58-year-old singer was invited to a couple’s wedding in St Lucia, but gasped at the wedding a year after her fiancé died of cancer.Looking at the wedding on the island, Jane explained, “I was invited to the wedding, so I really want to stay together.”‘Go on’: Wiped away tears while filming travel show for a Caribbean wedding, a year after her fiancé was diagnosed with cancerBut when the bride took to the podium, Jane began to wipe a tear from her cheek and announced: “I’m gone, I’m useless. I never go to weddings because I always cry.The lovely couple then spoke to each other during the beach ceremony while Jane watched.Speaking of her wedding to Henrik Brixen in the Caribbean in 1998, Jane said: “I’m a little romantic and curious because I got married in the CaribbeanHug: Watching the wedding on the island, Jane explained, “I was asked to attend the ceremony, so I really got to cuddle.”Ceremony: The adorable couple then spoke to each other at the beach ceremony while Jane watched nearby”The wedding was beautiful, but it didn’t work out,” she joked, referring to the couple’s divorce four years later.The star travelled to the Caribbean just a year after her fiancé Eddie Rothe died of cancer after admitting it was “hard” to meet couples abroad.The show saw Jane hopping around Barbados, St Lucia, Grenada and Antigua as a solo traveller while soaking up the sun – a destination she previously admitted she chose because they were suitable for singles.Vacation: The show sees Jane as a solo traveller in Barbados, St Lucia, Grenada and Antigua while soaking up the sunHeartbreaking: The star travels to the Caribbean a year after fiancé Eddie Rott died of cancer (pictured in 2018)Jane lost her fiancé Eddie to lung cancer last March and admitted on her new show: “As many of you know my life has changed now, I’m single and I chose this place because I didn’t want to be alone in A romantic island to be alone and see couples everywhere.Eddie, the drummer for 60s band The Searchers, proposed to Jane on Christmas Eve 2008 after becoming a man earlier that year