As cases & hospitalizations rise, vaccination numbers follow
As Mississippi’s vaccination rate remains tied for last in the country with Alabama at 33.9%, the State Department of Health is reporting more than 1,000 new cases of COVID-19 for…
Leach Took The Stage At The 2021 SEC Media Days And Did Not Disappoint
HOOVER, AL -- Wednesday was Mississippi State's turn under the spotlight Bulldogs at the 2021 edition of the SEC Media Days and it was head coach Mike Leach's first-ever media…
Sex offender captured after fleeing and shooting at Clinton Police
Wednesday night, officers with the Clinton Police Department attempted a traffic stop on Interstate 20 eastbound in Clinton for a routine traffic violation. The suspect fled along I-20 into Jackson…
Effort underway in Congress to establish August 1st as Gold Star Children’s Day
Mississippi U.S. Senator Roger Wicker and West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin have introduced a resolution that would designate August 1, 2021, as Gold Star Children’s Day to recognize the sacrifices…
Thunder & Lightning: What to Make of Mississippi State’s Day in Hoover
Mississippi State took its turn through the media meat grinder that is SEC Media Days, with Coach Mike Leach, linebacker Aaron Brule, and wide receiver Austin Williams all getting their…
Thompson withdraws from Trump lawsuit, but lawsuit still in play
Congressman Bennie Thompson has announced he is leaving the lawsuit he filed, in partnership with the NAACP, against former-President Donald Trump regarding the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol.…
Huge raises for Clarksdale Mayor and others being challenged
Just days after winning re-election, Clarksdale Mayor Chuck Espy and other city leaders went into executive session and voted themselves raises. Big ones. Espy's pay got a bump of $35,999. …
Mississippi man charged in connection with U.S. Capitol riot
A Mississippi man has been charged in connection with the January 6th riot at the U.S. Capitol in Washington D.C. The Department of Justice announced that 54-year-old Michael Leon Brock…
UMMC receives grant to continue opioid abuse research
A federal grant will fund research at the University of Mississippi Medical Center to combat the ongoing opioid epidemic in America. Awarded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, the…
