New law firm hired to recover misappropriated TANF funds
The Mississippi Department of Human Services has received approval from the Mississippi State Personnel Board to proceed with engaging the Jones Walker law firm to move forward with civil litigation…
1,639 new COVID-19 cases reported across Mississippi
On Thursday, the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) confirmed 1,639 new cases of COVID-19. The update brings the state’s total number of recorded cases since the onset of the…
Rebel Report podcast: Ole Miss will be ranked to start the season… should they be?
The AP voters put Ole Miss into their preseason top-25 this week. Does Ole Miss belong there? We look at why they do and also why there's an argument for…
Safety tips for latchkey children from the AMR
As students across Mississippi have returned to the classroom, the American Medical Response, Inc. (AMR) has provided some safety tips for youth who return home from school while their parents…
Mississippi Aquarium adds Kemp’s ridley sea turtle to exhibit
A new sea turtle is heading to the Mississippi's Gulf Coast as the NOAA Fisheries and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services have selected the Mississippi Aquarium in Gulfport to receive…
SWAT, Police standoff in Ridgeland ends with one man arrested
An altercation in which a Ridgeland man bit a male and struck him with a shovel resulted in a standoff between the suspect and police, as well as SWAT. According…
‘Why we ended this program’: Clarksdale woman admits to RAMP fraud
A judgment was handed down to a Clarksdale resident in connection with a scheme to defraud the United States of more than $81,505 in Rental Assistance for Mississippians Program (RAMP)…
Former Ole Miss football player Luke Knox dies at age 22
Former Ole Miss and current Florida International linebacker Luke Knox has passed away at the age of 22. Knox, a native of Brentwood, Tennessee, spent the past four seasons in…
Your Mississippi forecast for Thursday, August 18
Northern Mississippi-- Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms through tonight. Highs will be in the mid-80s, with lows tonight in the upper 60s. Central Mississippi-- Mostly…
