Walmart to offer free screenings, immunizations for Mississippi customers on Saturday
Supermarket giant Walmart will be celebrating its first "Wellness Day of 2024" by offering free health screenings and immunizations across Mississippi over the weekend. On Saturday from 10 a.m. to…
Lawmakers to discuss tax reduction as Mississippians pay third-most in U.S. for groceries
As Mississippians continue to battle the highest grocery tax in America, a new study shows just how much households are spending on a weekly basis. According to the report from…
Federal officials: Hattiesburg poultry plant responsible for teenager’s death
The U.S. Department of Labor is blaming a Hattiesburg poultry processing plant for the death of a teenage employee. Federal officials with the department's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)…
Two Mississippi colleges win first place in national cheerleading and dance team championship
Two Mississippi colleges walked away with first-place finishes during this year's UCA and UDA College Cheerleading and Dance Team National Championship. Northwest Mississippi Community College and Jones College secured the…
Mississippi Aquarium to feature guest appearances from CoComelon characters
Mississippi Aquarium will be featuring special guest appearances from the beloved CoComelon characters JJ and Cody in less than two weeks. The public will be invited to attend meet and…
Long-tenured Ole Miss assistant football coach Derrick Nix jumps ship to Auburn
Ole Miss associate head coach Derrick Nix is jumping ship to be the offensive coordinator under former Ole Miss head coach Hugh Freeze at Auburn. Auburn had reportedly been in…
Frank Neville announced as 12th president of Millsaps College
The Millsaps College Board of Trustees has named Frank Neville as its 12th president a little less than a year after the resignation of Rob Pearigen. Neville was unanimously selected…
‘Maybe I’m too conservative’: Burks-Hill disgruntled after being moved off education committee
Committee assignments have been made in the Mississippi legislature, and Senator Angela Burks-Hill is not too happy about where she was placed by the lieutenant governor. The Republican from Picayune,…
Two weather-related deaths reported across Mississippi
Two weather-related deaths are being reported as Mississippi nears the end of an arctic cold blast. According to the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (MEMA), the first death happened during a…
Woman accused of locking boyfriend’s body in freezer denied appeal to life sentence
A Purvis woman sentenced to life for locking her boyfriend's body in a freezer has had her motion to appeal her conviction denied by a Mississippi court. 41-year-old Samantha Simmons…
