A judge has dismissed a lawsuit by former Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant claiming a news organization defamed him in public comments about its Pulitzer Prize-winning reporting on $77 million in misspent federal welfare funds.

Hatchet Pro Wrestling, which is owned by a WWE star welcomed the community to an open house Saturday morning. The unique school opened in St. Augustine around the beginning of the year and has trained numerous local students.

Retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre says a Mississippi judge improperly blocked his lead attorney from representing him in a state civil lawsuit that seeks to recover misspent welfare money.

A new school that teaches the art of pro wrestling has opened in St. Augustine. Hatchet Pro Wrestling is operated by world famous wrestler Sam Shaw who wrestles in WWE under the name Dexter Lumis.

Pro wrestler Sam Shaw (known in WWE as Dexter Lumis) is opening the new wrestling school on Tuesday in St. Augustine. It will be the first such school in Northeast Florida and will train students who want to enter the unique world of pro wrestling.

The Democrat trying to unseat Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves is pushing hard to tie the Republican incumbent to tens of millions of dollars in welfare misspending that happened while Reeves was lieutenant governor.

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families is supposed to help some of the poorest people, and Mississippi has long been one of the poorest states in the U.S. But a welfare misspending scandal in Republican-led Mississippi has ensnared high-profile people, including retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre.

A former director of Mississippi’s welfare agency pleaded guilty Thursday to federal and state charges in a conspiracy to misspend tens of millions of dollars that were intended to help needy families.

A peregrine falcon whose longtime mate died this week amid the breeding season appears to have found a new partner to help her hatch two eggs.

The Mississippi auditor is demanding repayment of $77 million in misspent welfare money in one of the poorest states in the nation.

John Davis, one of the real singers behind the lip-synching duo Milli Vanilli, died of the coronavirus this week.

ORANGE PARK, Fla. – The congregation of a historic Black church in Orange Park was left to sift through the rubble Friday morning after a fire overnight left the church’s sanctuary in ruins. “God is in control still.”When crews with the Orange Park Fire Department arrived a little after 11 p.m. Thursday, they could see flames coming from the church building. Clay County Fire Rescue is assisting the Orange Park Fire Dept. with a fire at a church under renovations at the 1300 block of Miller Street in Orange Park. A church member said the church’s leader is still Rev.

Ron DeSantis on Monday named John Davis, the executive vice president of the Orlando Regional Chamber of Commerce, to fill the long-vacant position of secretary of the Florida Lottery. DeSantis pointed to Davis' public, private and educational experience in making the appointment, which requires Senate confirmation. In a news release from the governor’s office, Davis focused on the lottery’s ties to funding public education through ticket sales. “I look forward to furthering this mission at the Lottery and working with elected officials and our business partners to meet our education and sales goals.”Davis has been with the Orlando chamber since January 2018. Davis worked for the state Republican Party after being part of now-Congressman Charlie Crist’s successful 2006 gubernatorial run.