Your Mississippi forecast for Friday, March 22
Northern Mississippi Today will be cooler with a chance of showers through the afternoon and highs in the lower 60s. Tonight will be mostly cloudy with the possibility of more…
Jefferson County Hospital lays off 16 employees amid $3 million debt
A massive round of layoffs took place at a Mississippi hospital on Wednesday. According to sources close to the situation, Jefferson County Hospital in Fayette laid off 16 employees as…
Mississippi State falls to Michigan State 69-51 in round one of NCAA Tournament
A lot of Mississippians unfortunately have already had their brackets busted as the Mississippi State men’s basketball team fell 69-51 in round one of the NCAA Tournament to Michigan State.…
Senate approves bill to give secretary of state authority over tidelands
Lawmakers are working to provide some clarity over who actually controls the Mississippi Gulf Coast’s waterfront. In what has been an ongoing battle between elected officials, the secretary of state…
T-Mobile to donate $50,000 to build out McComb Museum of Music
The city of McComb is being gifted a $50,000 check by T-Mobile to help establish the McComb Museum of Music. The check, which will be presented to officials through the…
Federal sentences handed down to ‘Goon Squad’ members
The six central Mississippi law enforcement officers who tortured and sexually abused two Black men in Mississippi are receiving their federal sentences this week. In August, five Rankin County deputies…
Mississippi lawmaker promises ‘another run’ at ballot initiative process next year
As the restoration of Mississippi’s ballot initiative process looks unlikely at this point in the session, lawmakers are hoping another year’s worth of time will help put the House and…
Gulfport inmate captured within two hours of escaping
A Mississippi Gulf Coast inmate didn’t even make it two hours on the run before being caught Thursday morning. Chase Lizana, 25, was at the Harrison County Detention Work Center…
Saturday in-person absentee voting for GOP runoff in District 2 begins this week
Mississippi will have one congressional primary runoff on April 2, which means in-person absentee will be open for the next two Saturdays across District 2. The race, which features Republicans…
How to watch Mississippi State men’s basketball in the NCAA Tournament
Hopefully, your brackets are filled out by now because March Madness is here and one team from Mississippi will soon be suiting up to represent the state on college basketball's…
