Six Mississippi HCBUs recipients of Retool Your School grants
Votes for The Home Depot’s Retool Your School program are in, with six Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in Mississippi announced as grant winners. The HBCUs that will receive…
Reeves approves massive pay raises for state elected officials
Major raises for state elected officials were passed without a signature by Governor Tate Reeves on Monday, including raises as large as $60,000 to certain officials. Increases ranging from 22%…
Hyde-Smith addresses growing price disparity between cattle producers, packers, and consumers
Mississippi Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) is trying to level the playing field between cattle producers, packers, and consumers. During a Senate Agriculture Committee hearing Tuesday, Hyde-Smith stressed that American cattle…
Several Mississippians score jackpots in Mississippi Lottery
Tuesday was a good night for Mississippi Lottery players. From the April 26 drawings, one Mississippi Lottery player won the Mississippi Match 5 jackpot of $278,000, while another player won…
Millions of dollars going to Mississippi children in foster care
Governor Tate Reeves made a couple of moves on Wednesday that provide millions of dollars for foster children in Mississippi to pursue postsecondary education. Firstly, the Republican governor signed House…
Mississippi Sea Wolves hire Phil Esposito as head coach
The Mississippi Sea Wolves have a new head coach. Phil Esposito has an extensive coaching background that includes an FPHL Championship win with the Danbury Whalers in 2013. Esposito began…
Blue Öyster Cult headlines Mississippi Mudbug Festival
Who would have thought that Andy Gipson was such a big Blue Öyster Cult fan? Well, we don't actually know if Gipson is a BÖC fan or not, but what…
Steep Hill Mississippi first to start the medical marijuana accreditation process
As the May deadline for cities and counties in Mississippi to opt out of the state’s new medical marijuana program quickly approaches, businesses are preparing to fulfill the requirements set…
Mississippi mayor arrested after allegedly hitting teenager in dirt bike dispute
Mayor Chris Lindley of Booneville, an 8,500-person town in North Mississippi, was arrested on Tuesday after getting into an altercation with a teenage boy earlier this month. On April 11,…
