End of the road: HWY 49 set to be complete this summer
FINALLY! The construction along U.S. Highway 49 is nearly finished. According to the Mississippi Department of Transportation, the 7.5-mile stretch of Highway 49 from Florence to Richland is on track…
Your Mississippi forecast for Wednesday, May 11th
Northern Mississippi-- Sunny today with highs in the lower 90s. Mostly clear with lows near 70 tonight. Central Mississippi-- Patchy morning fog turning to sunshine with highs in the lower…
Three Mississippi cities among most overleveraged for student debt
Three Mississippi locations are included on a WalletHub list of the most overleveraged cities for student debt; Ridgeland, McComb, and Hattiesburg. Nationally, student debt is at a staggering $1.61-trillion, according…
Mississippi Aquarium releases 6 endangered turtles back into the ocean
On Tuesday morning, the Mississippi Aquarium released six more Kemp’s ridley sea turtles into the Gulf of Mexico. The endangered turtles, which were released on the beach in front of…
May 10 marked as National Fentanyl Awareness Day
Tuesday is the first-ever National Fentanyl Awareness Day, a day meant to educate people on the danger fentanyl poses. Over the last two years, overdose deaths involving synthetic opioids –…
Thunder & Lightning: Mississippi State’s Running Backs Should Reach Another Level in 2022
Running backs never get their due in the Air Raid offense, but Mississippi State saw their duo of Woody Marks and Dillon Johnson take a big step forward in their…
Gov. Reeves claims he’s not interested in banning contraceptives
For over a week, rumors and protests surrounding the leaked U.S. Supreme Court draft opinion on the 1973 Roe v. Wade case have circled across the nation with many Mississippians…
Mississippi Lottery introduces Summer of Fun promotion
You could win some great prizes from mid-May through Labor Day in the Mississippi Lottery's Summer of Fun promotion. In eight drawings throughout the summer, you can win everything from…
