Mississippi Weather Outlook for Saturday, April 17th
Here's a look at your statewide forecast: To the north, mostly cloudy with a slight chance of morning showers. Highs in the mid 60's. Partly cloudy tonight with lows in…
Mississippi State Grabs Game One from Ole Miss 5-2
Mississippi State followed its formula on Friday night in Starkville, getting great pitching and timely hitting to take game one of the highly anticipated showdown with Ole Miss 5-2 in…
Mississippi’s most-searched conspiracy theory? New Coke
A study conducted by USDirect has revealed each state’s most-searched conspiracy theory, so which one has Mississippians putting on their tin foil hats? While not quite as off the wall…
MS coast dealing with record rainfall
A torrential downpour Thursday forced school closures across the coast. Flash flooding during the early morning hours made travel too treacherous. Some businesses had to shut down to clean up…
MSDH confirms 216 new COVID-19 cases, 12 deaths
This morning, the Mississippi State Department of Health reported 216 new cases of COVID-19. The latest report brings the state’s total number of cases up to 308,737. With the confirmation…
‘Dignity for Incarcerated Women Act’ signed into law
One of the criminal justice reform measures passed by the Mississippi Legislature has been signed into law. Governor Tate Reeves has signed the ‘Dignity for Incarcerated Women Act,’ which, according…
Black Caucus calls for governor to rescind ‘Confederate Heritage Month’ proclamation
April has been declared as ‘Confederate Heritage Month’ in Mississippi by way of a proclamation signed by Governor Tate Reeves over a week ago. Now, the Mississippi Legislative Black Caucus…
Overdose deaths rising in MS – influx of counterfeit pharmaceuticals also growing
Oxford Police say, in the last six months, there have been 10 overdoses resulting in death. Since January of 2021, there have been 7 overdose deaths and 5 overdoses that…
Gipson: Worker shortages threaten commerce, supply and distribution chains
The following op-ed was written and submitted by Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Andy Gipson For over a year, supply and distribution chains in America have been adversely affected by COVID-19…
