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The First Bancshares: Q2 Earnings Snapshot

Jul. 24, 2024 17:36 PM EDT

HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) — HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) — The First Bancshares Inc. (FBMS) on Wednesday reported net income of $19.7 million in its second quarter. The bank, based in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, said it had earnings of 62 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time...

Some Mississippi legislative districts dilute Black voting power and must be redrawn, judges say

Jul. 03, 2024 12:23 PM EDT

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Three federal judges are telling Mississippi to redraw some of its legislative districts, saying the current ones dilute the power of Black voters in three parts of the state. The judges issued their order Tuesday night in a lawsuit filed in 2022 by the...