Vaiden man sentenced to 30 years in prison for torturing child
A Vaiden man has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for torturing a child. 42-year-old Frederick Britton was arrested in April 2022 following a welfare check at a residence…
67 students selected to serve as liaisons between schools and Department of Education
Nearly 70 students across Mississippi have been selected to become members of the State Superintendent's Student Advisory Council (SAC) for the 2023-24 school year. The council — which introduced 67…
Ole Miss fined $100K for fans storming field after upset over LSU
The University of Mississippi has been fined for fans storming the field after the football team’s win over LSU on Saturday night. According to a Monday morning announcement from the…
Man arrested for fleeing wreck that left 7 injured in Gulfport
One person has been arrested following a wreck in Gulfport that left seven injured Sunday night. Beckham Earl III, 49, was taken into custody and charged with three counts of…
Presidential candidate RFK Jr. to speak in Mississippi on Monday
Presidential candidate and U.S. Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. will be speaking in Jackson on Monday, Oct. 2. Kennedy, who is now expected to run in 2024 as an independent…
Sanderson Farms Championship returns to Jackson with $8.2 million purse
Golfers are flooding onto the grounds of the Country Club of Jackson as the Sanderson Farms Championship is once again underway. The tournament, which is Mississippi’s lone PGA event, began…
Federal judge approves placing third-party water manager over Jackson sewer system
The city of Jackson's sewer system is now in the control of interim third-party manager Ted Henifin following U.S. District Court Judge Henry Wingate's approval of a stipulated order over the…
Ole Miss football moves up to No. 16 in AP poll
The Ole Miss football team moved up four spots to No. 16 in the latest Associated Press poll after taking down LSU 55-49 in front of a record-breaking crowd at…
Mississippi senators introduce resolution honoring the late Jimmy Buffett
U.S. Senators Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith introduced a resolution in honor of the late singer-songwriter and Mississippi native, Jimmy Buffett, who passed away last month. The resolution "extends its…
