Federal grant revives coalition aimed at preventing wildfires in Mississippi
A coalition of agencies dedicated to working to prevent wildfires in all 82 Mississippi counties is back in operation after being dormant for years. The Prescribed Fire Council – a…
Bill phasing out Mississippi’s income tax could soon head to desk of Gov. Tate Reeves
After months of debates, and even infighting among leaders in the Mississippi House of Representatives and Senate, a bill to phase out the income tax is on pace to head…
Mississippi’s largest St. Patrick’s Day parade happening this weekend
While most St. Patrick’s Day celebrations nationally took place last weekend – considering the actual holiday was on Monday – Mississippi’s largest Irish get-together will convene on the streets of…
Utility crews continue to restore service in Lee County after gas explosion
Eight days after a gas line explosion injured three and left approximately 20,000 people without power in Lee County, utility workers are gradually returning gas service to the area. More…
Sen. Wicker reintroduces bill to give Vicksburg National Military Park facelift
Mississippi-based U.S. Senator Roger Wicker has reintroduced a bill aimed at expanding and modernizing the Vicksburg National Military Park. Coined the Vicksburg National Military Park Boundary Modification Act, the legislation would…
Your Mississippi forecast for Thursday, March 20
Northern Mississippi It will be mostly cloudy and cooler this morning, then clearing. Highs will be in the mid-50s. Tonight will be clear with patchy frost after midnight and lows…
Thunder & Lightning: Mississippi State Has to Avoid the RAT Against Baylor
Long time Mississippi State message board posters are all too familar with the "RAT" when it comes to Mississippi State basketball. Can the Bulldogs avoid that trend against Baylor, and…
T&L Spring Previews: Dawgs247’s Ben Wolk Previews Georgia
Georgia is looking to find their way back to the top of the college football mountain, and they'll try to do so with a quarterback who has plenty of weapons…
MCBB: Ole Miss head coach Chris Beard responds to analyst calling his team a ‘fraud’
Is the Ole Miss basketball team fraudulent? A question that was not on head coach Chris Beard's radar when Ole Miss earned its 10th-ever appearance in the NCAA Tournament has…
LeBlanc steps away from women’s basketball to turn full attention to being Millsaps AD
Justin LeBlanc is turning his full attention to being the athletic director at Millsaps College, announcing he’s stepping down as head women’s basketball coach to dedicate more time to his…
