Census data offers insights into changing face of the state
The latest installment of 2020 U.S. Census data offers some important insights for state and local leaders on how the region's demographics are shifting and how to battle the trend…
Thunder & Lightning: Rumbling Along The Road to Kickoff
Mississippi State keeps chugging along through preseason camp as the first game is just two weeks away. Brian Hadad and Robbie Faulk dive into the mailbag to hit up your…
Data shows 20,000 Mississippi students currently quarantined
New data from the Mississippi State Department of Health shows that COVID-19 cases and subsequent quarantines have drastically risen through the first few weeks of the academic year. Through August…
Former Ambassador and Mississippi GOP Chairman weighs in on Afghanistan
Several thousand U.S. Service members arriving in Afghanistan will be there for the next couple of weeks to help evacuate U.S. personnel and Afghan allies. Mike Retzer--former Ambassador to Tanzania…
Counterfeit COVID-19 vaccination cards from China seized in Memphis
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers (CBPOs) working at the port of Memphis recently flagged a suspicious shipment coming from Shenzhen, China en route to the central business district of…
Favre urges parents to keep kids out of tackle football until age 14
NFL legend Brett Favre is known for making 297 consecutive starts during his Hall of Fame career, battling countless injuries throughout the 19-year streak. Now, the Mississippi native is urging…
Hurricane Camille – 52 years later
Images courtesy of the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency archives Hurricane Camille made landfall on the evening of August 17, 1969, along the Mississippi Gulf Coast near Waveland. According to the National Weather…
Mississippi SNAP beneficiaries to see 25% increase in October
Starting in October, Mississippians enrolled in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) will see a 25% increase in their pre-pandemic benefit levels. The newly announced increase is due to cost…
Over $1.8 million in grants awarded for fire safety projects in MS
More than $1.8 million in grants has been awarded for eight fire safety improvement projects in Mississippi. U.S. Senators Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith announced the Assistance to Firefighters Grants…
