USDA awards Alcorn State $1.5M to promote diverse agricultural workforce
Alcorn State’s School of Agriculture and Applied Sciences (SAAS) has been awarded a $1.5 million collaboration grant from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to foster a diverse agricultural…
Council transfers control of Jackson sewer to third-party water manager
The Jackson City Council has voted to transfer control of the capital city's sewer system to a third-party manager. On Thursday afternoon, the council held an executive session to vote…
Incoming law prohibiting protests outside state-owned buildings blocked by federal judge
A federal judge has blocked a law requiring citizens to obtain approval from certain leaders to protest on state-owned property from going into effect on July 1. U.S. District Court…
GRAMMY Museum Mississippi to open new exhibit highlighting history of Highway 61
GRAMMY Museum Mississippi will be debuting a new exhibit in August titled Highway 61: Traveling America’s Music Highway, which will take visitors on a journey down what could be considered music's…
DeSoto County man sentenced to over 17 years for distributing child sexual abuse material
A DeSoto County man has been sentenced to serve 17 years in prison for distributing child sexual abuse material through a mobile messaging application. According to court documents, the Department…
Your Mississippi forecast for Friday, June 30
Extremely dangerous heat stress is expected Friday and Saturday as high temperatures rise above 100 degrees and heat index values top out between 110 to 115 degrees for much of…
Thunder & Lightning: The T&L Catfish Tour – Lake Tiak-O’Khata
Brian Hadad and Robbie Faulk continue their trek around Mississippi finding the best catfish spots. This time, the boys are in Robbie's home town of Louisville at the Lake Tiak-O'Khata…
Lindsay Willett crowned 2023 Crystal Springs Tomato Queen
A new Crystal Springs Tomato Queen has been named with Lindsay Willett taking the crown. Willett threw her hat in the ring for this year's contest out of a desire…
Nissan Foundation awards $50K to GRAMMY Museum Mississippi, Two Mississippi Museums
The Nissan Foundation has announced that the GRAMMY Museum Mississippi and the Two Mississippi Museums will both receive a $50,000 grant in an effort to promote educating others about diverse…
Southern Miss basketball lands first 7-foot player since 2009
Coming off of a successful 2022-2023 season, the Southern Miss men's basketball team has hit the recruiting trail to build upon the program's newfound momentum and fill voids on the…
