The story behind rebuilding the Biloxi Bay Bridge after Hurricane Katrina
It's been over 18 years since Hurricane Katrina smashed into the Mississippi Gulf Coast, destroying entire communities and washing out streets and bridges. The storm surge reduced two major arteries,…
Mississippi farmers and ranchers urged to report drought damages
Mississippi Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Andy Gipson is asking farmers and ranchers to report drought-related damages. Due to the high temperatures and low volumes of rainfall, over two-thirds of…
Inmate killed at Parchman prison Thursday morning identified as Raymond Coffey
An inmate was killed at the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman early Thursday morning. Burl Cain, commissioner of the Mississippi Department of Corrections, reports that the incident took place around…
FEMA approves 12 additional counties for assistance following June tornadoes
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has approved Mississippi's request for additional counties to receive public assistance following the severe storms and tornadoes in June. From June 14-19, Mississippi experienced…
Computer breach leaves Hinds County residents without services
Hinds County sustained a computer breach that shut down operations for employees on Thursday. Internal servers were compromised countywide and administrators and employees were unable to gain access to the…
Chapel Hart returns to ‘America’s Got Talent’ stage one year later
Chapel Hart returned to the America’s Got Talent stage Wednesday night but this time as a guest performance. In their AGT homecoming, sisters Danica and Devynn Hart and cousin Trea…
$21M grant renewed for biomedical research in Mississippi
A five-year National Institutes for Health research grant totaling more than $21 million for the Mississippi IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence (MS INBRE) has been renewed. MS INBRE, headquartered…
Entire Shaw High School football staff removed after on-field fight
The entire Shaw High School football coaching staff has been removed following an altercation among teammates Thursday night. The West Bolivar Consolidated School District (WBCSD) announced that the coaches were removed…
Your Mississippi forecast for Friday, September 8
Northern Mississippi Mostly sunny and hazy today with highs in the mid-80s. Tonight will be mostly clear with lows in the lower to mid-60s. Central Mississippi Mostly sunny with patchy…
Thunder & Lightning: Preview, Playmakers, and Predictions for Mississippi State-Arizona
Mississippi State brings a PAC-12 opponent to Davis Wade Stadium for the first time in 20 years as they welcome the Arizona Wildcats to Starkville for the first time ever.…
