Parents share mixed opinions on road test waiver for new driver’s licenses
Demetrice Jones of Louisville said it was “a load off” her back when her 16-year-old daughter, Dshiya, got her driver’s license Tuesday at the license bureau just east of Starkville.
“She just got a job at McDonald’s in Louisville, and now that she’s got her license, I don’t have to drive her,” said Jones, who has other children.
Mississippi driver’s license process: Long lines, long wait
Getting a new driver’s license in Mississippi can be a multiday ordeal with long lines at Department of Public Safety stations that are short-staffed.
Mississippi stops yanking driver’s licenses for unpaid fines
A top Mississippi official said Tuesday that the state will stop suspending people’s driver’s licenses purely because they haven’t paid court fines and fees, meaning tens of thousands of people who lost driving privileges could get them back in coming months.
Lynn Spruill: Passport photo epiphany
I was going through some files not too long ago and noticed both my driver’s license and passport had expired.
More women have driver’s licenses than men in US
Women have passed men on the nation’s roads. More women than men now have driver’s licenses, a reversal of a longtime gender gap behind the wheel that transportation researchers say is likely to have safety and economic implications.
Shannon Bardwell: Photograph phobia
“Ma’am I’d like to up my weight by a few pounds. That’s the weight I was when I got my learner’s permit. I’ve been meaning to change it for about 40 years, but I’m just now getting around to it.”