
Over $20M in PPP fraud recovered in north Mississippi
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Mississippi...
Scott Berry discusses upcoming super regional against Tennessee
Southern Miss will continue its postseason run in the NCAA Baseball Tournament at home this weekend as the Golden Eagles...
Ocean Springs teacher killed in Wednesday morning car crash
A student-favorite teacher at Ocean Springs High School was killed in a car crash Wednesday morning. Kennon Barton, 41, was...
Huber Engineered Woods to construct $418M plant in Noxubee County
A leading strand board manufacturer is locating a $418 million plant on a 551-acre site in Shuqualak in Noxubee County....
Flash flood warning lifted for Arkabutla Lake as dam repairs continue
The flash flood watch has been lifted for Arkabutla Lake as state and federal agencies continue to repair the dam....
Cyrus Ben reelected as chief of Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians
Cyrus Ben is on his way to a second term as tribal chief of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians....
Entergy Mississippi offers tips to reduce summer energy bills
As hot summer temperatures make their way to the Magnolia State, Entergy Mississippi is offering customers tips on how to...
Over $20M in PPP fraud recovered in north Mississippi
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Mississippi...
Starkville man sentenced to 20 years for distributing drugs, money laundering
A Starkville man has been sentenced to serve 20 years in prison for conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance and...
Scott Berry discusses upcoming super regional against Tennessee
Southern Miss will continue its postseason run in the NCAA Baseball Tournament at home this weekend as the Golden Eagles...
Ocean Springs teacher killed in Wednesday morning car crash
A student-favorite teacher at Ocean Springs High School was killed in a car crash Wednesday morning. Kennon Barton, 41, was...
Huber Engineered Woods to construct $418M plant in Noxubee County
A leading strand board manufacturer is locating a $418 million plant on a 551-acre site in Shuqualak in Noxubee County....
COVID cases hit 1 million mark in Mississippi
by Caleb Salers
Nearly three and half years after COVID-19 hit Mississippi, the...
World Health Organization ends global health emergency for COVID-19
COVID-19 is no longer declared a global health emergency. The World Health Organization on Friday announced that it had ended...
MSDH confirms 1,076 new COVID-19 cases in weekly report
The Mississippi State Department of Health has confirmed 1,076 new COVID-19 cases in its weekly report. The seven-day update brings...
MSDH confirms 1,004 new COVID-19 cases in weekly report
The Mississippi State Department of Health has confirmed 1,004 new COVID-19 cases in its weekly report. The seven-day update brings...
President Biden signs bill ending COVID-19 national emergency
President Joe Biden has ended the national emergency for COVID-19 more than three years after its implementation. Biden signed House...
MSDH confirms 1,278 new COVID-19 cases in weekly report
The Mississippi State Department of Health has confirmed 1,278 new COVID-19 cases in its weekly report. The seven-day update brings...
MSDH confirms 1,068 new COVID-19 cases in weekly report
The Mississippi State Department of Health has confirmed 1,068 new COVID-19 cases in its weekly report. The seven-day update brings...
Mississippi nearing 1 million covid cases three years after first positive case
It’s been three years since COVID-19 was discovered in Mississippi, with the first case being confirmed in Forrest County on...
MSDH confirms 1,474 new COVID-19 cases in weekly report
The Mississippi State Department of Health confirmed 1,474 new cases of COVID-19 in its weekly report. The seven-day update brings...
MSDH confirms 2,177 new COVID-19 cases in weekly report
The Mississippi State Department of Health confirmed 2,177 new cases of COVID-19 in its weekly report. The seven-day update brings...
Cyrus Ben reelected as chief of Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians
Cyrus Ben is on his way to a second term...
Mississippi Supreme Court chief justice dismissed in lawsuit against HB 1020
Mississippi Supreme Court Chief Justice Michael Randolph has been dismissed from his involvement in a federal lawsuit filed by the...
NAACP removes Gov. Tate Reeves from lawsuit against HB 1020
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) has removed Governor Tate Reeves’ name from a lawsuit that...
MDOC commissioner: State prisons should be allowed to jam cellphones
The number one contraband item smuggled into Mississippi prisons continues to be cellphones, and according to MDOC Commissioner Burl Cain,...
Gunasekara appeals to U.S. Supreme Court to be reinstated on ballot
Recently disqualified candidate for Mississippi’s public service commission Mandy Gunasekara has filed an appeal with the U.S. Supreme Court in...
Former Mississippi Supreme Court Justice Kay Cobb dies at 81
Former Mississippi Supreme Court Presiding Justice Kay B. Cobb has passed away at the age of 81. Cobb, who was...
Formerly disqualified Democratic gubernatorial candidate wins lawsuit against party, back on ballot
Formerly disqualified gubernatorial candidate Bob Hickingbottom is back on the ballot after winning a lawsuit against the Mississippi Democratic Party....
‘We’re in a good position’: Hyde-Smith optimistic about future of Yazoo pumps
Federal agencies have released an initial plan to reduce flooding in the Yazoo Backwater Area, leaving one U.S. Senator optimistic...
North Mississippi Medical Center latest to pull out of Mississippi Hospital Association
More and more hospitals are leaving the Mississippi Hospital Association (MHA) with the latest departure coming from North Mississippi Medical...
Mississippi passed a $104M ‘lifeline’ program for hospitals. One CEO says it...
As hospitals across Mississippi continue to face possible closure, state lawmakers recently passed legislation allocating $104 million in lifeline money...
Entergy Mississippi offers tips to reduce summer energy bills
by Caleb Salers
As hot summer temperatures make their way to the Magnolia...
Annual Miss Mississippi competition kicks off in Vicksburg on Wednesday
38 pageant contestants have gathered in Vicksburg as the annual Miss Mississippi competition is set to kick off with Wednesday’s...
25th annual Tupelo Elvis Festival to kick off on Wednesday
The 25th annual Tupelo Elvis Festival will be kicking off on Wednesday, with the King of Rock and Roll’s hometown...
‘Wheel of Fortune LIVE!’ to bring game show experience to Hattiesburg
Mississippians in the Hattiesburg area will have an opportunity to experience what it’s like to be on one of America’s...
NASA offering public chance to sign poem heading to Jupiter’s moon
NASA is inviting individuals across the globe to add their names to an original poem that will be sent to...
Cathead Jam music festival returns to Jackson after 3 years
Mississippi’s first and oldest legal distillery is kicking off the annual Cathead Jam music festival once again following a three-year...
Club Ebony, world-famous blues venue, to reopen this weekend
Club Ebony, the world-famous Indianola blues bar, has undergone a total renovation and is reopening to the public this weekend...
Mississippi Gulf Coast Billfish Classic to be broadcasted on CBS Sports
Hundreds of anglers will converge in Biloxi for the nationally broadcasted 27th annual Mississippi Gulf Coast Billfish Classic. From June...
Dates set for the 2023 Mississippi State Fair
Dates for the 164th Mississippi State Fair have been announced. According to Mississippi Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Andy Gipson,...
Mississippi Match 5 player wins $400K prize
One lucky player is headed into Memorial Day weekend with a little extra pep in their step after hitting the...
‘Rural areas are very special to me’: WCU president discusses school’s No....
William Carey University’s (WCU) College of Osteopathic Medicine recently received a No. 1 nationwide ranking for producing the highest percentage...
Mississippi grandmother, grandson duo win over $56,000 on ‘Wheel of Fortune’
One Pascagoula native and her grandson walked away with over $56,000 after successfully guessing the correct phrase during Tuesday night’s...
‘It’s just special’: Mississippi kid meets college baseball player with same name
A father’s love and the power of social media created the perfect opportunity for one Mississippi child to meet a...
Mental Health Awareness Month: The Power of Mental Health and Fitness
May is not just the beginning of summer — for a lot of people, it is also Mental Health Awareness Month....
Colin Stough finishes third place on ‘American Idol’ season 21
The American Idol journey for Colin Stough came to an early end Sunday night when the Gattman native was the...
Is the SEC creating a monopoly?
Not many people would argue against the Southeastern Conference’s dominance...
BYOB: Are you from Texas?
I love history. I grew up in the piney woods of Mississippi near the Free State of Jones. As some...
Robert St. John: Small Town Guy
In the great words of John Mellencamp: “I cannot forget from where it is that I come fromCannot forget the...
BYOB: Nos don’t count. You only need one yes.
In early 2003, Leslie came to me and said that she wanted to explore other ways of using her engineering...
Mental Health Awareness Month: The Power of Mental Health and Fitness
May is not just the beginning of summer — for a lot of people, it is also Mental Health Awareness Month....
BYOB: Don’t ‘fake it till you make it’
When we started Lazy Magnolia there were very few packaging breweries in the South, and none in Mississippi. Opportunities for...
Robert St. John: To the Mississippi Graduates of 2023
“Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?” – Mary Oliver It’s...
BYOB: Good leaders are great followers
To be a good leader, you have to first understand what it takes to be a great follower. Not just...
A Mississippian in Japan – Atomic oyster bombs
My sons, with their fine Mississippi public education (not being facetious), can easily recall the names of the two cities...
Robert St. John: A Bridge Not Too Far At All
Friendships in the 21st century carry a different dynamic. A constant connection throughout the World Wide Web has its share of...
BYOB: Who is in charge around here?
When I am asked to mentor entrepreneurs, I often hear the phrase: “I want to be my own boss.” Those...
Next Up: The courage to build — young residents creating a better...
I grew up in St. Martin, a small community between Ocean Springs and D’Iberville on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. There’s...
BYOB: Brewing Your Own Business
This is a series of articles about the realities of being your own boss. Hopefully, this column serves as 50%...
It’s time we stop ignoring child abuse
Child abuse is an issue that we all shudder and don’t like to think about. But it’s also an issue...
The Right to Travel
I was sitting in a restaurant in Indonesia, watching the sunset over the Indian Ocean and sharing a beer with...
Farmacy Marketplace in Webb works to fight area’s food desert issue
One Mississippi native has brought locally-sourced produce, deli meats, and...
MDAC to open application process for Wild Hog Control Program on May...
The Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce (MDAC) will begin accepting a new round of applications for its Wild Hog...
Threatened fish species receives over 500 river miles of protection in Mississippi
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has designated 524 river miles of critical habitat in Mississippi for the threatened Pearl...
Gipson to participate in first-ever USDA agribusiness trade mission in the Netherlands
Mississippi Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Andy Gipson will participate in the United States Department of Agriculture’s first-ever regional agribusiness...
Gov. Reeves signs bill creating study group focused on foreign-owned land in...
Governor Tate Reeves has signed a bill into law creating a study group focused on the impact of foreign-owned farmland...
Pecan theft in Mississippi could now result in at least 30 days...
Pecan farmers in Mississippi will now be able to crack down on pecan thefts after Governor Tate Reeves’ approval of...
First case of Chronic Wasting Disease detected in Tunica County
The first case of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) for a hunter-harvested doe in Tunica County was received by the Mississippi...
Mississippi State Fairgrounds to host special rodeo in honor of fallen Madison...
A special, two-day rodeo will be making its debut in Mississippi’s capital city this summer. The inaugural Keath Killebrew Memorial...
Delta Regional Authority awarded $3 million to assist impoverished counties
Congressman Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., has announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development has awarded over $3 million to...
Jackson Zoo cited by USDA for lack of employees
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has cited the Jackson Zoo for having an inadequate number of employees. According...
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Over $20M in PPP fraud recovered in north Mississippi
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Mississippi...Scott Berry discusses upcoming super regional against Tennessee
Southern Miss will continue its postseason run in the NCAA Baseball Tournament at home this weekend as the Golden Eagles...Ocean Springs teacher killed in Wednesday morning car crash
A student-favorite teacher at Ocean Springs High School was killed in a car crash Wednesday morning. Kennon Barton, 41, was...Huber Engineered Woods to construct $418M plant in Noxubee County
A leading strand board manufacturer is locating a $418 million plant on a 551-acre site in Shuqualak in Noxubee County....Flash flood warning lifted for Arkabutla Lake as dam repairs continue
The flash flood watch has been lifted for Arkabutla Lake as state and federal agencies continue to repair the dam....Cyrus Ben reelected as chief of Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians
Cyrus Ben is on his way to a second term as tribal chief of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians....Entergy Mississippi offers tips to reduce summer energy bills
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Over $20M in PPP fraud recovered in north Mississippi
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Mississippi...Starkville man sentenced to 20 years for distributing drugs, money laundering
A Starkville man has been sentenced to serve 20 years in prison for conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance and...Scott Berry discusses upcoming super regional against Tennessee
Southern Miss will continue its postseason run in the NCAA Baseball Tournament at home this weekend as the Golden Eagles...Ocean Springs teacher killed in Wednesday morning car crash
A student-favorite teacher at Ocean Springs High School was killed in a car crash Wednesday morning. Kennon Barton, 41, was...Huber Engineered Woods to construct $418M plant in Noxubee County
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COVID cases hit 1 million mark in Mississippi
by Caleb SalersNearly three and half years after COVID-19 hit Mississippi, the...World Health Organization ends global health emergency for COVID-19
COVID-19 is no longer declared a global health emergency. The World Health Organization on Friday announced that it had ended...MSDH confirms 1,076 new COVID-19 cases in weekly report
The Mississippi State Department of Health has confirmed 1,076 new COVID-19 cases in its weekly report. The seven-day update brings...MSDH confirms 1,004 new COVID-19 cases in weekly report
The Mississippi State Department of Health has confirmed 1,004 new COVID-19 cases in its weekly report. The seven-day update brings...President Biden signs bill ending COVID-19 national emergency
President Joe Biden has ended the national emergency for COVID-19 more than three years after its implementation. Biden signed House...MSDH confirms 1,278 new COVID-19 cases in weekly report
The Mississippi State Department of Health has confirmed 1,278 new COVID-19 cases in its weekly report. The seven-day update brings...MSDH confirms 1,068 new COVID-19 cases in weekly report
The Mississippi State Department of Health has confirmed 1,068 new COVID-19 cases in its weekly report. The seven-day update brings...Mississippi nearing 1 million covid cases three years after first positive case
It’s been three years since COVID-19 was discovered in Mississippi, with the first case being confirmed in Forrest County on...MSDH confirms 1,474 new COVID-19 cases in weekly report
The Mississippi State Department of Health confirmed 1,474 new cases of COVID-19 in its weekly report. The seven-day update brings...MSDH confirms 2,177 new COVID-19 cases in weekly report
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Cyrus Ben reelected as chief of Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians
Cyrus Ben is on his way to a second term...Mississippi Supreme Court chief justice dismissed in lawsuit against HB 1020
Mississippi Supreme Court Chief Justice Michael Randolph has been dismissed from his involvement in a federal lawsuit filed by the...NAACP removes Gov. Tate Reeves from lawsuit against HB 1020
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) has removed Governor Tate Reeves’ name from a lawsuit that...MDOC commissioner: State prisons should be allowed to jam cellphones
The number one contraband item smuggled into Mississippi prisons continues to be cellphones, and according to MDOC Commissioner Burl Cain,...Gunasekara appeals to U.S. Supreme Court to be reinstated on ballot
Recently disqualified candidate for Mississippi’s public service commission Mandy Gunasekara has filed an appeal with the U.S. Supreme Court in...Former Mississippi Supreme Court Justice Kay Cobb dies at 81
Former Mississippi Supreme Court Presiding Justice Kay B. Cobb has passed away at the age of 81. Cobb, who was...Formerly disqualified Democratic gubernatorial candidate wins lawsuit against party, back on ballot
Formerly disqualified gubernatorial candidate Bob Hickingbottom is back on the ballot after winning a lawsuit against the Mississippi Democratic Party....‘We’re in a good position’: Hyde-Smith optimistic about future of Yazoo pumps
Federal agencies have released an initial plan to reduce flooding in the Yazoo Backwater Area, leaving one U.S. Senator optimistic...North Mississippi Medical Center latest to pull out of Mississippi Hospital Association
More and more hospitals are leaving the Mississippi Hospital Association (MHA) with the latest departure coming from North Mississippi Medical...Mississippi passed a $104M ‘lifeline’ program for hospitals. One CEO says it...
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Entergy Mississippi offers tips to reduce summer energy bills
by Caleb SalersAs hot summer temperatures make their way to the Magnolia...Annual Miss Mississippi competition kicks off in Vicksburg on Wednesday
38 pageant contestants have gathered in Vicksburg as the annual Miss Mississippi competition is set to kick off with Wednesday’s...25th annual Tupelo Elvis Festival to kick off on Wednesday
The 25th annual Tupelo Elvis Festival will be kicking off on Wednesday, with the King of Rock and Roll’s hometown...‘Wheel of Fortune LIVE!’ to bring game show experience to Hattiesburg
Mississippians in the Hattiesburg area will have an opportunity to experience what it’s like to be on one of America’s...NASA offering public chance to sign poem heading to Jupiter’s moon
NASA is inviting individuals across the globe to add their names to an original poem that will be sent to...Cathead Jam music festival returns to Jackson after 3 years
Mississippi’s first and oldest legal distillery is kicking off the annual Cathead Jam music festival once again following a three-year...Club Ebony, world-famous blues venue, to reopen this weekend
Club Ebony, the world-famous Indianola blues bar, has undergone a total renovation and is reopening to the public this weekend...Mississippi Gulf Coast Billfish Classic to be broadcasted on CBS Sports
Hundreds of anglers will converge in Biloxi for the nationally broadcasted 27th annual Mississippi Gulf Coast Billfish Classic. From June...Dates set for the 2023 Mississippi State Fair
Dates for the 164th Mississippi State Fair have been announced. According to Mississippi Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Andy Gipson,...Mississippi Match 5 player wins $400K prize
One lucky player is headed into Memorial Day weekend with a little extra pep in their step after hitting the...‘Rural areas are very special to me’: WCU president discusses school’s No....
William Carey University’s (WCU) College of Osteopathic Medicine recently received a No. 1 nationwide ranking for producing the highest percentage...Mississippi grandmother, grandson duo win over $56,000 on ‘Wheel of Fortune’
One Pascagoula native and her grandson walked away with over $56,000 after successfully guessing the correct phrase during Tuesday night’s...‘It’s just special’: Mississippi kid meets college baseball player with same name
A father’s love and the power of social media created the perfect opportunity for one Mississippi child to meet a...Mental Health Awareness Month: The Power of Mental Health and Fitness
May is not just the beginning of summer — for a lot of people, it is also Mental Health Awareness Month....Colin Stough finishes third place on ‘American Idol’ season 21
The American Idol journey for Colin Stough came to an early end Sunday night when the Gattman native was the... -
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Is the SEC creating a monopoly?
Not many people would argue against the Southeastern Conference’s dominance...BYOB: Are you from Texas?
I love history. I grew up in the piney woods of Mississippi near the Free State of Jones. As some...Robert St. John: Small Town Guy
In the great words of John Mellencamp: “I cannot forget from where it is that I come fromCannot forget the...BYOB: Nos don’t count. You only need one yes.
In early 2003, Leslie came to me and said that she wanted to explore other ways of using her engineering...Mental Health Awareness Month: The Power of Mental Health and Fitness
May is not just the beginning of summer — for a lot of people, it is also Mental Health Awareness Month....BYOB: Don’t ‘fake it till you make it’
When we started Lazy Magnolia there were very few packaging breweries in the South, and none in Mississippi. Opportunities for...Robert St. John: To the Mississippi Graduates of 2023
“Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?” – Mary Oliver It’s...BYOB: Good leaders are great followers
To be a good leader, you have to first understand what it takes to be a great follower. Not just...A Mississippian in Japan – Atomic oyster bombs
My sons, with their fine Mississippi public education (not being facetious), can easily recall the names of the two cities...Robert St. John: A Bridge Not Too Far At All
Friendships in the 21st century carry a different dynamic. A constant connection throughout the World Wide Web has its share of...BYOB: Who is in charge around here?
When I am asked to mentor entrepreneurs, I often hear the phrase: “I want to be my own boss.” Those...Next Up: The courage to build — young residents creating a better...
I grew up in St. Martin, a small community between Ocean Springs and D’Iberville on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. There’s...BYOB: Brewing Your Own Business
This is a series of articles about the realities of being your own boss. Hopefully, this column serves as 50%...It’s time we stop ignoring child abuse
Child abuse is an issue that we all shudder and don’t like to think about. But it’s also an issue...The Right to Travel
I was sitting in a restaurant in Indonesia, watching the sunset over the Indian Ocean and sharing a beer with... -
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Farmacy Marketplace in Webb works to fight area’s food desert issue
One Mississippi native has brought locally-sourced produce, deli meats, and...MDAC to open application process for Wild Hog Control Program on May...
The Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce (MDAC) will begin accepting a new round of applications for its Wild Hog...Threatened fish species receives over 500 river miles of protection in Mississippi
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has designated 524 river miles of critical habitat in Mississippi for the threatened Pearl...Gipson to participate in first-ever USDA agribusiness trade mission in the Netherlands
Mississippi Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Andy Gipson will participate in the United States Department of Agriculture’s first-ever regional agribusiness...Gov. Reeves signs bill creating study group focused on foreign-owned land in...
Governor Tate Reeves has signed a bill into law creating a study group focused on the impact of foreign-owned farmland...Pecan theft in Mississippi could now result in at least 30 days...
Pecan farmers in Mississippi will now be able to crack down on pecan thefts after Governor Tate Reeves’ approval of...First case of Chronic Wasting Disease detected in Tunica County
The first case of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) for a hunter-harvested doe in Tunica County was received by the Mississippi...Mississippi State Fairgrounds to host special rodeo in honor of fallen Madison...
A special, two-day rodeo will be making its debut in Mississippi’s capital city this summer. The inaugural Keath Killebrew Memorial...Delta Regional Authority awarded $3 million to assist impoverished counties
Congressman Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., has announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development has awarded over $3 million to...Jackson Zoo cited by USDA for lack of employees
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has cited the Jackson Zoo for having an inadequate number of employees. According...