Former judge, WWII veteran Thomas Frederick Wicker passes away at 98
Judge Thomas Frederick Wicker, the father of U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., passed away at age 98 Friday morning at Baptist Memorial Hospital East in Memphis, Tennessee. Fred Wicker was…
Third person arrested in the murder of Lake High School football player
A third person has been charged with the murder of Lake High School football player Travis Jones. While authorities are not currently naming the suspects due to their ages, Captain…
$10.8M awarded to Golden Manufacturing to make trousers for Army and Navy
U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., have praised a $10.8 million contract award to Golden Manufacturing Co., Inc. in Tishomingo County. The deal is designed to produce…
Emmett Till statue unveiled at Rail Spike Park in Greenwood
A new bronze statue of Emmett Till has been unveiled at Rail Spike Park in Greenwood, forever memorializing the historical lynching of the 14-year-old in 1955. Till, an African American…
Nesbit man sentenced to prison after threatening race war
A Nesbit man has been sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison for issuing threatening remarks against minority groups online. Court documents show that Aubrey Suzuki, 21, was communicating on an…
Flags across Mississippi fly at half-staff in honor of fallen Greenville police officer
Flags across Mississippi are flying at half-staff in honor of Myiesha Stewart, the Greenville police officer who was killed in the line of duty on October 11. Governor Tate Reeves…
South Mississippi Fair kicks off on the Laurel Fairgrounds
The South Mississippi Fair begins today, Oct. 21 at the Laurel Fairgrounds, kicking off over a week of festivities. Attendees will be able to experience live music and shows, food…
Lt. Gov. Hosemann says new semester system is yielding positive results across Mississippi
As schools across Mississippi continue to switch to a semester system, Lt. Governor Delbert Hosemann says the move is yielding positive results. “Something like over 80 percent of the parents…
Your Mississippi forecast for Friday, October 21
Northern Mississippi-- Sunny and warmer, with highs in the upper 70s. Mostly clear with lows in the mid-50s tonight. Central Mississippi-- Sunny and warmer with highs near 80. Mostly clear…
