Hyde-Smith announces establishment of CDC Office of Rural Health
U.S. Senators Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., have announced the establishment of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Office of Rural Health, which was included…
Pontotoc man sentenced for possession of fraudulent unemployment benefit cards
A Pontotoc man has been sentenced to more than four years in prison following his conviction for possession of fraudulent unemployment benefit cards. According to court documents, on September 2,…
Your Mississippi forecast for Wednesday, January 11
Northern Mississippi-- A little patchy drizzle this morning, highs today will be in the upper 60s. Showers and isolated thunderstorms are likely after midnight with lows in the upper 50s.…
Thunder & Lightning: The Rumblings Are Back, Baby!
It's been a few weeks since Brian Hadad and Robbie Faulk answered your questions, but today is the day they are back at it. It's the first edition of The…
$4 million lottery ticket purchased in Byram still unclaimed
Two big lottery wins in Mississippi remain unclaimed, one of which is a $4 million Mega Million ticket purchased in Byram. The Mississippi Lottery Corporation announced Tuesday that the $4…
Ole Miss announces Frederick Slabach as new dean of law school
Following a national search, Frederick Slabach has been chosen as the new dean of the University of Mississippi School of Law. Slabach will join the university on July 1, pending…
Mississippi Insurance Department reports over $7M recovered for consumers in 2022
The Mississippi Insurance Department (MID) Consumer Services Division has released that over $7.3 million was recovered for consumers in 2022 – a nearly 90 percent increase over money recovered in…
COVID-19 omicron subvariant XBB 1.5 emerging as dominant strain in U.S.
A new COVID-19 omicron subvariant, XBB 1.5, is quickly emerging as the dominant strain in confirmed cases across the U.S. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports…
Escaped Mississippi inmate captured in Texas
One of the two inmates who escaped the Raymond Detention Center has been captured in Texas. According to Hinds County Sheriff Tyree Jones, 31-year-old Tyler Charles Payne was taken into…
