Featured Daylight Saving Time begins Sunday
Get ready to lose an hour of sleep because it’s time to turn the clocks forward. Daylight Saving Time officially begins Sunday at 2:00 a.m. So, before...
Featured Update: Man charged for Philadelphia double shooting
Update: The store clerk has been identified as Megan Staats. Robert Jackson has been charged with capital murder. Original report: Two people are dead and two...
Featured Weekday weather rundown 8-28-18
Today in North Mississippi it will be sunny with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs will be in the lower...
Featured Teens charged in Starkville shooting
19-year-old Carson Clement, of Eupora, and 19-year-old Tyler Smith, of Louisville, were arrested and charged with attempted murder after a shooting in Starkville. The shooting occurred...
Featured Escaped Coahoma County Jail inmate found
The Mississippi Department of Corrections announced that state inmate James Johnson III, who had escaped the Coahoma County Jail, is in custody. The 21-year-old was...
Featured Five to join The MAX Hall of Fame
Tonight the Mississippi Arts and Entertainment Experience will celebrate this year’s inductees into The MAX Hall of Fame. The five 2018 inductees are bluesman Howlin’...
Featured MDOC investigating 10 inmate deaths this month
Ten inmates have died this month in custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections. They are still pending autopsies but the department believes they are...
Featured “Fire on the Forty” program accepting applications
The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks, (MDWFP) is continuing its partnership with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Foundation for Mississippi Wildlife,...
Featured Entergy Mississippi opening French Camp plant
Entergy Mississippi intends to purchase the Choctaw Energy Facility, a modern power plant in French Camp, subject to regulatory approval. The plant is a clean...
Featured Missing toddler drowns in pond
Yesterday evening around 5:00 p.m., Jones County Sheriff’s Deputies and JCSD Search & Rescue (SAR) Teams responded to a call about a missing 2 year-old...
Featured Texas man sentenced in Mississippi for cocaine
44 year-old Mario Guadalupe Pecina, of San Antonio, Texas, was sentenced to a total of 12 years and 9 months in federal prison, followed by 5...
Featured Prison-to-College Pipeline offers second chance
56 women at the Central Mississippi Correctional Facility in Pearl were recently honored for completing college-level courses in U.S. history, public speaking, English composition and...
Featured St. Martin teen charged in double shooting
18 year-old Fa’Darius Williams is in the Jackson County Adult Detention Center after allegedly shooting two brothers on Thursday night. Deputies responded to a call...
Featured CWD regulations adopted for 2018-19 hunting season
The Mississippi Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks, adopted regulations for the revised Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) Management Zone for the 2018-2019 hunting season during...
Featured Paden man charged with manslaughter
On Friday Tishomingo County Sheriff’s officers charged 38 year-old Keith Letson, of Tishomingo County/Paden, with manslaughter. The charge stems from an incident that occurred in...
Featured Gulfport man charged for assaulting officer
On Friday officers with the Gulfport Police Department arrested 26 year-old Kendall Fernando Daniels, of Bay St Louis, charging him with two counts of aggravated...
Featured Mississippi test scores on the rise
The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) released statewide results from the 2017-18 Mississippi Academic Assessment Program (MAAP), which shows achievement is continuing to rise among...
Featured Recreational fishing seasons closed
Officials with the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources announced that the recreational fishing season for Gray Triggerfish closed in Mississippi territorial waters on Thursday. They...
Featured Man charged with commercial driver’s license fraud
43 year-old Benjamin James McGrigg, of Jackson, pled guilty to commercial driver’s license fraud. On March 5th, 2018, McGrigg was charged in a five-count federal...
Featured U.S. Senate Youth Program accepting applications
U.S. Senators Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith encouraged Mississippi high school juniors and seniors to apply to be delegates to the 2019 U.S. Senate Youth...
Featured Moss Point man pleads guilty to cocaine conspiracy
46 year-old Keith Lavell Brown, of Moss Point, pled guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute more than 5 kilograms of cocaine. Brown...
Featured MDE says test scores rise in Mississippi
The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) released statewide results from the 2017-18 Mississippi Academic Assessment Program (MAAP), which shows achievement is continuing to rise among...
Featured Mississippians to celebrate National College Savings Month
For the sixth year, the Office of State Treasurer Lynn Fitch and Mississippi Children’s Museum (MCM) will be celebrating September as National College Savings Month...
Featured Man kills grandmother for “not letting him use her car”
A Picayune man was arrested after he was accused of murdering his grandmother. 30 year-old Thomas Crawford was a patient at a hospital in Fort...
Featured ‘Soldier On’ program celebrated for their success
Earlier this week, G.V. “Sonny” Montgomery VA Medical Center Director Dr. David Walker and Fred Howell of Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula joined Commissioner Pelicia E....
Featured Recreational Gray Triggerfish and Red Snapper seasons set to close
Officials with the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources announced that the recreational fishing season for Gray Triggerfish will close in Mississippi territorial waters at 11:59...
Featured Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi & UMMC come to agreement
Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi and the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) are pleased to announce they have reached an agreement, and...
Featured South Mississippi Correctional Institution appoints new leader
The Mississippi Department of Corrections Commissioner Pelicia E. Hall announced a new leader at the South Mississippi Correctional Institution (SMCI) in Leakesville. 60 year-old SMCI Deputy...
Featured Aaron Rice named new Director of Mississippi Justice Institute
The Mississippi Center for Public Policy (MCPP) announced that Aaron Rice has been named the new Director of the Mississippi Justice Institute (MJI). Founded in...
Featured Panama Canal and U.S. Tenn-Tom Waterway renew alliance
The Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Development Authority and the Panama Canal Authority renewed their Memorandum of Understanding at the Miraflores Locks, on the Pacific coast of the...
Featured Alex Deaton pleads guilty to murder
Alex Deaton, who allegedly went on a multi-state crime spree that started in Mississippi, plead guilty today in Rankin County Court. Deaton is accused of...
Featured Illegal immigrant pleads guilty to unlawful re-entry after removal
27 year-old Joaquin Luna-Cijeros, a citizen of Mexico, pleaded guilty today to unlawful re-entry by an alien after removal. In May, a Homeland Security Investigations...
Featured MDOC correctional officer arrested
A four year correctional officer at the Central Mississippi Correctional Facility in Rankin County has been arrested and suspended. 35 year-old Kimberly Diana Scott, of Pickens, is...
Featured Young adults with disabilities SEARCH for the right job at UMMC
A national program designed to help students with disabilities obtain competitive community-based employment expanded to central Mississippi through a strategic collaboration of the Mississippi Department...
Featured Tallahatchie County sheriff faces narcotics charges
Update: Brewer has resigned as the Sheriff of Tallahatchie County following his arrest. Original Report: The Sheriff of Tallahatchie County has been arrested on federal narcotics...
Featured KLLM president receives Governor’s Excellence Award
Today Governor Phil Bryant and United States Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith presented Jim Richards, President & CEO of KLLM Transport Services, the Governor’s Excellence Award. Governor...
Featured Seven individuals arrested in metro Jackson spice investigation
A metro Jackson investigation of the synthetic cannabinoid known by various names including spice has led to the seizure of $350,000 in bank deposits and...
Featured MSU women’s basketball embark on Italy tour
Mississippi State is saying “Ciao” to Italy this week as the Bulldog women’s basketball team tours the country and plays three games over a 10-day...
Featured Oxford PD making schools safer
The Oxford Police Department has two new school resource officers for this school year. Officer Dukes is assigned to the Oxford Learning Center and Officer...
Featured Gulfport woman charged with first degree murder
Earlier this week the Gulfport Police Department arrested 23 year-old Sandra Marie Goff, of Gulfport, charging her with one count of murder first degree. The arrest...
Featured Ole Miss law professor to lead national academic organization
A University of Mississippi law professor will lead an organization representing more than 100 institutions as head of the Southeastern Association of Law Schools for...
Featured Madison vehicle pursuit leads to multiple charges
Last night a Madison Police officer working a traffic detail on Interstate 55 attempted to stop a 2008 Pontiac with an expired license plate. The...
Featured 30 new jobs coming to Union County
Master-Bilt is growing in New Albany by manufacturing more refrigerated cabinets at the company’s Union County facility. The project is a $1 million investment and...
Featured Felon charged after son shoots himself
Earlier this week Hattiesburg Police officers responded to a report of a shooting at a a Family Dollar store on West 4th Street. When officers arrived, they...
Featured Young adults with disabilities SEARCH for the right job at UMMC
A national program designed to help students with disabilities obtain competitive community-based employment expanded to central Mississippi through a strategic collaboration of the Mississippi Department...
Featured Five MDOC inmates die in five days
The Mississippi Department of Corrections is investigating five unrelated inmate deaths that have occurred since Thursday. In each case, the cause and manner of death...
Featured Gulfport man faces assault, firearm & drug charges
Gulfport Police officers arrested and charged 26 year-old Kendall Fernando Daniels, of Bay St. Louis, with one count of aggravated domestic assault, possession of a stolen firearm,...
Featured Man dies after jumping off Union Falls Bridge
21 year-old Damion Robine died yesterday afternoon after he jumped off of Union Falls Bridge on Moselle-Ovett Rd. in Jones County. Reports say Damion’s friends warned...
Featured MSU Extension promotes steps to reduce lead in water
Practical actions that can reduce lead in drinking water are highlights of a recently concluded multistate project. Jason Barrett is an assistant Extension professor in...
Featured Evers’ home becomes Civil Rights landmark
Today U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke designated the Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home as an official African American Civil Rights Network (AARCN) site. He...
Featured Wicker, Hyde-Smith announce $852K in grants for Mississippi fire departments
U.S. Senators Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith announced the award of $851,954 in FEMA grants to fire departments in Columbus, Biloxi, Hattiesburg, Senatobia, Laurel, Bentonia,...
Featured Jackson man pleads guilty to crack and cocaine conspiracy
43 year-old L.C. Hatfield, Jr., of Jackson, pled guilty to his role in a conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute more than 280...
Featured Governor Phil Bryant wraps up speeches at Neshoba County Fair
Governor Phil Bryant gave his 21st speech at the Neshoba County Fair this morning. When he discussed his experience as state auditor, he highlighted how...
Featured Last day of political speakers at Neshoba County Fair
This morning was the last day of political speeches at the Neshoba County Fair. Each candidate gave their 10 minute stump speech, a yearly tradition...
Featured Hunting permit applications to be accepted starting today
Beginning today, the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks (MDWFP) will accept draw permit applications for deer, rabbit, and early season teal hunts on...
Featured Gulfport man charged with aggravated domestic assault
28 year-old Trent Royale Callahan, of Gulfport, was arrested by Gulfport Police officers and charged with one count of aggravated domestic assault. On July 30th, at...
Featured 25 new jobs coming to Oxford
SMW Manufacturing expanded operations in Lafayette County, investing $4 million and creating 25 jobs. The expansion supports the company’s new contracts, as well as its...
Featured Teen tries to obtain drug with bogus prescription
Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics director, John Dowdy, said that 18 year-old Danny Calhoun, of Tunica, was arrested for trying to fill a bogus prescription for a...
Featured Price Wallace elected House District 77 Representative
Yesterday a special election took place to determine who will take over the House District 77 seat held by former Representative Andy Gipson. Gipson stepped...
Featured Weekday weather rundown 8-1-18
Here’s a rundown of the weather today across the Magnolia state. In North Mississippi it will be partly sunny with fog this morning and a...
Featured MC Law School Dean receives Lifetime Achievement award
Leaders of the Mississippi Women Lawyers Association saluted Mississippi College Law School Dean Patricia W. Bennett with the organization’s 2018 Lifetime Achievement Award. The honor...
Featured Lawmakers announce improvements to local airports
U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, Cindy Hyde-Smith and Congressman Steven Palazzo announced the award of $9.77 million for improvements to 20 airports across Mississippi. The grants...
Featured One charged, one wanted in Lee drug bust
Over the weekend the Lee County Sheriff’s Department and the North Mississippi Narcotics Unit served a search warrant at 111 Mary Ann Street in Verona,...
Featured Medical marijuana initiative filed
Harper Grace was two years old when the Mississippi Legislature passed Harper Grace’s Law in 2014. The law removed marijuana extract oil from the state’s...
Featured Pharmacy tech charged for stealing drugs
30-year-old Jessica Lynn Meredith, of Florence, was arrested by agents of the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics on the job in Metro Jackson. Meredith is a...
Featured Fatal motorcycle wreck in Madison
Over the weekend the Madison Police Department responded to a reported vehicle crash involving several vehicles and motorcycles on Highway 463 near Fairfield Drive. The...
Featured Probationer wanted in Holmes County homicide ends
A probationer who was wanted as a person of interest in a homicide that occurred Sunday in Holmes County is now in custody. 25 year-old...
Featured Flood insurance program advances through House
The House has passed a bill to reauthorize the National Flood Insurance Program(NFIP) through November 30th. It passed on a vote of 366-52 and awaits...
Featured Gulfport PD say man abuses infant son
Yesterday the Gulfport Police Department officers arrested 29 year-old Shawn Michael Babbitt after they were contacted for a complaint of child abuse in the 500 block...
Featured Biloxi man could face life in prison for heroin
53 year-old Donald Eric McRoy of Biloxi pled guilty earlier this week, on the second day of his trial, to conspiracy to possess with intent...
Featured Governor sets District 31 special election date
Governor Phil Bryant has set November 6th as the special election date for House District 31. The seat recently became vacant when former Representative Sara Richardson...
Featured Mississippi Federation of Republican Women awarded for publicizing human trafficking hotline
Mississippi’s Center for Violence Prevention proudly recognized the Mississippi Federation of Republican Women (MFRW) for its publicity of the National Human Trafficking Hotline this morning....
Featured Illegal alien pleads guilty to methamphetamine conspiracy
27 year-old Jose Luis Solaria Morales, an illegal alien from Mexico, pled guilty to his role in a conspiracy to possess with the intent to...
Featured Jackson County property auction ends tonight
Those looking for a good deal on property on the Mississippi Gulf Coast still have a few hours left to bid in an online auction...
Featured AG Hood launches lawsuit against student loan lenders
Attorney General Jim Hood and the Mississippi Center for Justice are fighting in court for thousands of Mississippians who were financially affected by deceptive student...
Featured Recall alert, Goldfish and Ritz crackers
Pepperidge Farm and Mondelēz Global LLC announced that there has been a voluntary recall for certain Ritz Cracker Sandwiches, Ritz Bits products and certain Goldfish....
Featured Pregnant dolphin found shot on Mississippi shore
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Office of Law Enforcement is investigating a case involving a pregnant bottlenose dolphin found dead on the beach in Waveland....
Featured Red Snapper season reopened today
The state recreational fishing season for Red Snapper reopened in Mississippi territorial waters today and will close when the assigned recreational quota is reached. Matt...
Featured Update: Jackson County suspect in custody
Update: A post from the Jackson County Sheriff’s Department has confirmed that 52-year-old Paul Heathcoe has been taken into custody. Original Report: Jackson County Sheriff’s deputies are...
Featured Neshoba County Fair opens this week
The 2018 Neshoba County Fair will kick off on July 27th and end on August 3rd. The Neshoba County Fair has grown from a two-day...
Featured Mississippi Automobile Dealers Association endorses Hyde-Smith
The Mississippi Automobile Dealers Association has endorsed Cindy Hyde-Smith for U.S. Senate. Marty Milstead, MADA president, said their association is supporting Senator Hyde-Smith because she...
Featured Man convicted for drugs, evidence of dog fighting found
42 year-old Ance Payton of Jackson pled guilty yesterday to possessing several illegal drugs with the intent to distribute them. In 2017, the Jackson Police...
Featured Hattiesburg Zoo welcomes baby sloth
The Hattiesburg Zoo has been announcing that they have a secret and yesterday, the secret was revealed. The zoo welcomed a new baby sloth, Maple,...
Featured Weekday weather rundown 6-20-18
Today in North Mississippi it will be mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms with highs in the mid 90’s. The heat...
Featured Neshoba County Fair 2018 lineup
The 2018 Neshoba County Fair will kick off on July 27th and end on August 3rd. The Neshoba County Fair has grown from a two-day...
Featured Corinth PD joins the lip sync challenge
The lip sync challenge between police departments has made its way to Mississippi thanks to the Corinth Police Department. Detective Heather Russell with the Corinth...
Featured California man faces heroin charges in Mississippi
37 year-old Vincente Manuel Ruiz of Modesto, California, was sentenced to 60 months in federal prison, followed by four years of supervised release, for conspiracy...
Featured Two Mississippi residents face firearm charges
41 year-old Santoria L. French of Hattiesburg and 37 year-old Lemont Antoine Jackson of Jackson each entered guilty pleas to felony charges yesterday. French entered...
Featured Mississippi State Fair announces lineup
The 159th Mississippi State Fair will kick off Wednesday, October 3rd, and run through Sunday, October 14th. One of the fair’s biggest draws is its...
Featured Hunting permit applications to be accepted August 1st
Beginning August 1st, the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks (MDWFP) will accept draw permit applications for deer, rabbit, and early season teal hunts...
Featured Robbery victim accidentally shoots himself
On Sunday night, Hattiesburg Police officers responded to a report of a shooting at Wal-Mart on Highway 49. When officers arrived, they met with witnesses...
Featured Heat index climbing across Mississippi
This week across Mississippi the heat index is reaching 100-110 and it’s important to know how to stay safe. Thomas Winesett, a meteorologist with the...
Featured Update: Murder suspect captured in Utah
Update: 61 year-old Charles Eugene Bowman of Pearl River County was captured at Rainbow Cove Campground in Utah and taken into custody. Federal marshals had...
Featured Mississippi Blood Services needs your help
It is an annual trend for blood donation numbers to decrease in the summertime because schools are out and people travel more, and that is...
Featured MSU reduces concession prices
This fall, Mississippi State fans will notice dramatically reduced prices at concessions. Prices on food and beverage at all home venues will be significantly decreased...
Featured How to handle IRS scam calls
The Starkville Police Department said they have been receiving numerous complaints of fraudulent IRS calls. They made a statement on their Facebook page saying: “We would...
Featured MSU’s ‘Banana Boys’ donate to Blair E. Batson
Soon after the ‘Rally Banana’ phenomenon for the Mississippi State Diamond Dawgs started, MSU students Chip Goza and Storm Davis became known as the ‘Banana...
Featured Pearl River Foods increases workforce in Carthage
Poultry processor Pearl River Foods is growing its workforce in Carthage, adding 450 jobs to support an increase in production. The additional jobs will bring...
Featured Canton Nissan appoints new VP
Nissan has announced senior management changes to its Canton facility. Vice president of manufacturing, Steve Marsh, will return to Nissan Manufacturing United Kingdom as vice...
Featured Blood needed in Mississippi
It is an annual trend for blood donation numbers to decrease in the summertime because schools are out and people travel more, and that is...
Featured Update: 15 year-old charged for shooting 17 year-old
Monday afternoon the Vicksburg Police Department responded to 1001 First East Street in reference to a 17 year-old female who had been shot once in...
Featured MSU’s Grant Library to be discussed in Jackson
Tomorrow at noon David Nolen will talk about the Ulysses S. Grant Presidential Library and Museum opened last November at Mississippi State University. The 21,000-sq.-ft. addition...
Featured How to avoid and treat tick bites in Mississippi
With summer time in full swing, make sure you are being mindful of ticks. Much like mosquitoes, ticks are more prevalent in the summer time...
Featured Couple faces child sex and neglect charges
Yesterday Sherry Westmoreland of Harmontown was arrested by the Lafayette County Sheriff’s Department on six counts of contributing to the delinquency or neglect of a...
Featured AMR’s lightning survival advice
The National Weather Service says you should be on the lookout for thunderstorms and lightning now until Sunday in Central Mississippi so the American Medical...
Featured Trump picks Supreme Court nominee tonight
Tonight President Donald Trump will announce his selection for the Supreme Court vacancy and Mississippians such as U.S. Senators Cindy Hyde-Smith and Roger Wicker are...
Featured Commissioner Presley charges telemarketers for no-call violations
Public Service Commissioner Brandon Presley announced today that the PSC has charged six telemarketers for violating Mississippi’s No-Call law. The PSC’s investigation found that these...
Featured Missing Desoto County teen
The Desoto County Sheriff’s Department needs your help finding a missing teenager. 16 year-old Abigail Foster was last seen in the Eudora area. Investigators said...
Featured MBN launches state asset forfeiture website
The Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics has launched a new website for asset forfeiture actions taken on behalf of state and local law enforcement agencies, as...
Featured Hosemann releases $67,452 in tax-forfeited revenue to 15 counties
The Secretary of State’s office released $67,452.08 to 15 counties across the state, and cities and schools within those counties, representing proceeds from recent tax-forfeited...
Featured Three Coast men face same gun charges in separate cases
Three Gulf Coast men in unrelated cases pled guilty to illegally possessing firearms. 23 year-old Javon Jamil Byrd of Gulfport, 21 year-old Jaquan Deshawn Carter...
Featured Safe Fourth of July tips from Red Cross
The Fourth of July holiday will be here tomorrow and many of us will enjoy the outdoors, watch fireworks or host a family picnic. The...
Featured Inmates rewarded with family visitation
Nearly 200 inmates who have had good behavior for a year or more were allowed a special family visit for three hours on Saturday at...
Featured Former Lt. Governor, Brad Dye, dies at 84
84 year-old Brad Dye passed away on Sunday from respiratory failure. Dye served as lieutenant governor longer than anyone else in Mississippi history. Before serving three...
Featured Hyde-Smith works to improve farm bill
U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith, a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, committed to continuing to work on improving farm bill legislation approved by the Senate...
Featured Paul Ott Carruth passes away after breast cancer battle
83 year-old Paul Ott Carruth passed away this morning due to breast cancer. Carruth was Mississippi’s goodwill ambassador, a conservationist, a Mississippi musician and songwriter,...
Featured 329 new bills to become law today
While lawmakers failed to pass key education and infrastructure bills during the 2018 legislative session, they were able to pass 329 bills that will go...
Featured Gas station manager charged for embezzlement
Earlier this week 28 year-old Edwin Collins turned him self into the Gulfport Police Department and was charged for embezzlement. The department was contacted for...
Featured Golden residents arrested for meth
Two Golden residents were arrested for methamphetamine earlier this week. 31 year-old Travis Miller and 44 year-old Christy Payne were pulled over by the Tishomingo...
Featured State Treasurer launches WIN-R program
State Treasurer Lynn Fitch is launching a new program this fall, Women’s Initiative Network for Republicans (WIN-R), to help train women who are interested in...
Featured Watch out for IRS scam calls
The Jones County Sheriff’s Department wants you to be aware of Internal Revenue Service (IRS) scam calls that are happening. They have received multiple reports...
Featured Entergy aims to lower summer bills
Starting on July 1st, Entergy Mississippi customers will see more than $300 million in benefits under a plan approved by the Mississippi Public Service Commission....
Featured Multiple child sexual assault cases alleged
48 year-old Curtis Lowery of Ellisville turned himself into the Jones County Sheriff’s Department yesterday for sexually assaulting a juvenile. In May of this year...
Featured Car dealership owner charged with fraud
Yesterday Hattiesburg Police officers arrested 36 year-old Allen Jenkins of Hattiesburg for fraudulent checks in regards to his business. He is accused of selling vehicles...
Featured Burglar found sleeping in homeowner’s bed
Yesterday 28 year-old Venshada Neisha Clayton was arrested by Vicksburg police officers and charged with residential burglary after a homeowner found her asleep in his...
Featured MSU softball player passes away after cancer battle
18 year-old Mississippi State softball player Alex Wilcox passed away in her hometown of Brantley, Alabama, on Monday evening. Wilcox inspired the softball community with her courageous...
Featured Hyde-Smith makes promises to veterans
U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith said generations of American men and women have served our country in the Armed Forces and sacrificed to protect our freedoms...
Featured Man charged for watching child in restroom
55 year-old Wayne Nobles of Hattiesburg was found guilty by a Lamar County Jury of voyeurism, which is defined as the practice of gaining sexual...
Featured Pickering named Executive Director of the veterans services agency
The Mississippi Veterans Affairs Board announced that Stacey Pickering has been named as the new Executive Director of the veteran services agency. Mr. Pickering will...
Featured Miss Tupelo wins Miss Mississippi
Miss Tupelo Asya Branch was crowned last night as Miss Mississippi 2018. Asya lives in Booneville and is an integrated marketing communications major at the University...
Featured Mississippi Highway Patrol officers win “Best Overall” award
Two Mississippi Highway Patrol Public Affairs Officers have won an award. The officers had the best public safety presentation at the 2018 Uniformed Safety Education...
Featured North Carolina residents face drug charges in Brandon
Earlier this week a Brandon Police Department Narcotics Detective stopped a 2015 Toyota Corolla for speeding on I-20 East bound. After stopping the vehicle, the driver...
Featured Hyde-Smith votes for failed spending cut plan
U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith voted to advance President Trump’s plan to cut $15 billion in unspent or unnecessary funding from federal agencies, but the effort...
Featured Pike County’s Shepherd nominated for U.S. Marshal
U.S. Senators Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith said they will push for the confirmation of Mark B. Shepherd of McComb, who has been nominated by...
Featured 2018 Miss Mississippi pageant kicks off tonight
The 2018 Miss Mississippi pageant starts tonight as preliminaries kick off at 7:00 p.m. Preliminary awards will take place Wednesday, Thursday and Friday night followed...
Featured Louisiana man faces cocaine charges in Gulfport
42 year-old Saul Guzman Ontiveros, of Terrytown, Louisiana, pled guilty to attempting to purchase 5 kilograms of cocaine with intent to distribute in Gulfport. In...
Featured Iuka man fails to register as sex offender
42 year-old Michael Richard Woodruff, of Iuka, was arrested at his home by Tishomingo Sheriff’s deputies on an outstanding warrant for failure to register as...
Featured Texting and driving causing car insurance to rise
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Car insurance rates may be going up soon. Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney said insurance company may raise Mississippians rates and its because of cell phones....
Featured Harper speaks on immigration reform
As America focuses on illegal immigration, people are now concerned about the potential for families to be split up, and children to be left without their...
Featured UPDATE: Missing Madison teen found safe
UPDATE: Noah Gagneaux has been found safe. No details have been included at this time. Original Report: A Madison teenager has been missing for a...
Featured Mississippi continues to battle opioid crisis
U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith announced that Mississippi is in line to receive another $7.5 million in federal funding to address opioid abuse prevention and recovery...
Featured Natchez man arrested with guns and drugs
Early Saturday morning a narcotics search warrant was executed at 3544 Stampley Rd by the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics, and Adams...
Featured MDWFP says to leave young wildlife alone
With summer quickly approaching, newborn wildlife is abundant in Mississippi. From hatching birds and newborn squirrels, to white-tailed deer fawns, the Mississippi Department of Wildlife,...
Featured Spring rains pushed hay production behind
A long, cool spring put Mississippi hay production about two weeks behind schedule, but a long, hot summer can give producers the chance to catch...
Featured Former ‘3 Doors Down’ guitarist arrested
46 year-old Todd Harrell, the original bass player for the band ‘3 Doors Down’, was arrested Friday morning in St. Martin and is facing drug,...
Featured Weekday weather rundown: 6-18-18
Today in North Mississippi it will be mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs will be in the lower 90’s. Tonight...
Featured Son surprises dad with CWS tickets to Omaha
A Mississippi state fan whose father has Alzheimer’s and used to play baseball for Mississippi State in the 1960’s, surprised him with tickets to the College...
Featured Weekend weather rundown 6-16-18
Today in North Mississippi it will be mostly sunny with patchy fog this morning. This afternoon there will be a chance of showers and thunderstorms....
Featured Black Caucus endorses Democrat David Baria
The Mississippi Legislative Black Caucus (MLBC) endorsed Democrat David Baria in the Democratic US Senate runoff. The Black Caucus is comprised of the 49 African American...
Featured Vicksburg man shoots 14 year-old
Yesterday morning Vicksburg Police officers arrested and charged 22 year-old Austin Marshall Terrell of Vicksburg for the attempted murder of a 14 year-old. The child...
Featured Home repair scams in Forest
The Forest Police Department wants all residents to be aware of home repair scams. If anyone comes by your residence inquiring about foundation or structural...
Featured Gulfport man faces sexual battery charge
19 year-old Byren Tyrek Williams, of Gulfport, was arrested by Gulfport Police Department officers and charged with one count of sexual battery and one count...
Featured Gulf Coast drug supplier sentenced
24 year-old Juan Luis Cantu AKA “Flaco,” of La Joya, Texas, was arrested and charged for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute a controlled substance,...
Featured Pike County man faces child porn charges
Earlier this week Benard “Ben” Rauch Jr., of Chatawa, was arrested and charged for possession of child pornography and the production of child pornography. Rauch is...
Featured 2018 Legislator Report Card released
BIPEC (Business and Industry Political Education Committee) has released its Legislator “Business & Jobs” Report Card for the 2018 legislative session. Derek Easley, CEO and...
Featured Fitch launches financial education classes
Yesterday State Treasurer Lynn Fitch and the Mississippi Council on Economic Education (MCEE) launched a new teacher training program to better equip Mississippi teachers to...
Featured Tennessee man faces meth charges in Mississippi
Earlier this week 30 year-old Shawn Strickland of Adamsville, Tennessee, was arrested in Tishomingo County. Tishomingo County Sheriff’s deputies conducted a traffic stop for reckless...
Featured Louisiana residents face charges in Biloxi
Yesterday morning Biloxi Police Officers responded to a report of a male and female sleeping in a vehicle in a parking lot where a young...
Featured Juveniles charged with 8 counts of burglary
Last week two juveniles were arrested by the Hattiesburg Police Department in connection to multiple residential burglaries in the area around Kamper Park. The two males,...
Featured Hospital employee accused of fondling resident
Attorney General Jim Hood announced that a former employee of East Mississippi State hospital surrendered to authorities Friday morning after being indicted for fondling a...
Featured International Ballet Competition kicked off yesterday
The USA International Ballet Competition (USA IBC) has welcomed 100 competitors from 17 nations to Jackson as the official International Ballet Competition for the United...
Featured High schools to require financial education
On Monday, June 11th, State Treasurer Lynn Fitch and the Mississippi Council on Economic Education (MCEE) will launch a new teacher training program to better...
Featured 8 year-old accidentally kills 9 year-old
Greenville Police Department officers responded to MacArthur Street on Wednesday night in response to an injured juvenile. Investigators discovered that an 8 year-old accidentally shot...
Featured 12 year-old dies in bulldozer accident
12 year-old Hunter Dewayne Hewett, of Vancleave, died yesterday afternoon in an accident involving a dump truck and bulldozer. Hunter was helping his grandfather, Johnny Wayne Hewett,...
Featured Scam calls in Amite County
An Amite County resident received a call from someone using a spoofing app asking her for money and saying they were with the Amite County...
Featured Deadline approaching for MHP Cadet Class 63
The deadline to apply for the Mississippi Highway Patrol Cadet Class 63 is this Friday, June 8th by 5 p.m. The application can be downloaded online...
Featured Moselle man wanted for aggravated assault
Jones County Sheriff’s Investigators are asking for your assistance in locating 37 year-old Robert Reus, III of Moselle. An arrest warrant has been issued for...
Featured Gulfport man charged with attempted murder
Yesterday Gulfport police officers arrested 37 year-old Johnny Anthony Carter of Gulfport, charging him with one count of Attempted Murder. The warrants were obtained from...
Featured Man charged with distributing methamphetamine
U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst and Special Agent in Charge Stephen G. Azzam with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), announced that 40 year old Demetrius Darnell Mason...
Featured Adams County woman wanted for selling meth
The Adams County Sheriff’s Office is looking for Venita Mulvihill Bumgarner who is wanted for selling meth. Bumgarner is 5’03” and weighs 100 lbs. She has...
Featured 10 year-old shot in Brookhaven
20 year-old Tarius Maurice McNair of Starkville was arrested on Monday afternoon after he accidentally shot a 10 year-old boy in Brookhaven. Chief Kenneth Collins...
Featured Three arrested after nightclub shooting
Three people were injured and three were arrested after a shooting Saturday night in Warren County. Warren County Sheriff Martin Pace confirmed that the shooting...
Featured June is National Dairy Month
For 81 years, the month of June has officially been recognized as National Dairy Month, but in the state of Mississippi, dairy farming does not...
Featured “Snake Day” coming to Natural Science Museum
See, touch, and learn about snakes at “Snake Day”! The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks’s Mississippi Museum of Natural Science will host “Snake...
Featured Man dies in submerged vehicle
On Saturday the Reservoir police responded to a Ross Barnett Reservoir boat launch off Highway 43 to a report of an unconscious man in a...
Featured Lynn Fitch provides newborns with college scholarships
State Treasurer Lynn Fitch congratulated two lucky newborns who will each start their life with $529 in education savings through a Mississippi Affordable College Savings...
Featured Officials work to improve Jackson’s infrastructure
After catastrophic events have closed Jackson schools and streets in the past six months, Bob Miller, Director of Public Works for the City of Jackson, hopes...
Featured Gulfport man charged with child pornography
Attorney General Jim Hood announced that 32 year-old Scotty Peel was arrested at his Gulfport apartment on Wednesday and charged with one count of child exploitation...
Featured Delta Council hosts annual meeting
The annual Delta Council meeting happened this morning at the Bologna Performing Arts Center at Delta State University in Cleveland. The Delta Council is a regional...
Featured Aycox aiming for primary victory
Michael Aycox’s name will be on the ballot on June 5th in Mississippi’s 3rd Congressional District. Aycox said Mississippians are tired of the typical established...
Featured Newborn babies receive scholarship money
State Treasurer Lynn Fitch congratulated two lucky newborns who will each start their life with $529 in education savings through a Mississippi Affordable College Savings...
Featured Empower Mississippi reveals new initiative for prisoners
Empower Mississippi announced today that the organization is launching a new initiative focused on increasing employability by reforming the state’s criminal justice system. Empower Mississippi...
Featured Human trafficking happening in Mississippi
You may not realize it, but human trafficking may be happening around you in Mississippi. Sandy Middleton is the Executive Director for the Center for...
Featured Purvis man charged with child molestation and rape
A Purvis man will serve 45 years in prison for child molestation and statutory rape. 41 year-old Phillip Don Lawson was sentenced to two terms...
Featured Missing Laurel teenager
The Laurel Police Department reported that 17 year-old Princess Johnson ran away and is missing. Johnson is a black female weighing 115 lbs. and is...
Featured How to prepare for sub-tropical storm Alberto
The Mississippi Region American Red Cross continues to work closely with government partners in response to Sub-Tropical Storm Alberto. The Red Cross is currently on...
Featured Starbucks closes for sensitivity training
This afternoon Starbucks will close more than 8,000 stores and begin a new chapter in their history. Executive Chairman of Starbucks, Howard Schultz, wrote an...
Featured How to prepare for the alligator hunting permit application
Applications for the alligator hunting permit will be available for purchase online via the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks website beginning June 1st...
Featured Mississippi red snapper season opens
Mississippi’s red snapper season opened on Friday for private recreational anglers and state for-hire vessels in state and federal waters. The season will be open...
Featured Rock one sock for National Missing Children’s Day
Yesterday was National Missing Children’s Day and all week the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children asked people to show their support by participating...
Featured Spring brings mayflies and lovebugs
While you may love the spring weather, you may not love the bugs that come with it. Blake Layton, Extension Entomology Specialist with the Mississippi...
Featured Moss Point man still missing
The Jackson County Sheriff’s Department is asking for the public’s help in finding a missing man. 47 year-old Rex John Vandewater III was last seen...
Featured Nurse practitioner faces drug charges
A Clarksdale family nurse practitioner has been arrested in an ongoing state and federal drug investigation. Agents arrested 68 year-old Gail Gibson of Lyon at...
Featured Jackson Mayor takes responsibility for uncovered manhole
Jackson Mayor, Chokwe Antar Lumumba, recently stated in a press conference that the City of Jackson is at fault for the accident that took 18...
Featured Laurel officers fired for police brutality
Two Laurel Police Department officers were fired this week due to police brutality. Last week at a traffic stop, a vehicle turned around before the...
Featured Rock one sock for missing children
May 25th is National Missing Children’s Day and starting today the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children is asking you to show your support...
Featured Hood urges penalties for certain drug manufacturers
Attorney General Jim Hood and a bipartisan group of 38 other attorneys general are calling on congressional leaders to promptly pass measures to help hold...
Featured Forrest County graduate dies in car wreck
On Friday morning 18 year-old Savannah Gibson died in a car wreck on state Highway 13 in Forrest County. She swerved into the other lane and...
Featured National Safe Boating Week tips
With the start of boating season and this week’s National Safe Boating Week, May 19–25, the BoatUS Foundation for Boating Safety and Clean Water has...
Featured Natchez finishes in top 10 in USA Today rankings
National news site USA Today has released results from its latest 10 Best Readers’ Choice travel award contest and Natchez, MS was awarded fifth in...
Featured Weekend memorial celebration for Kingston Frazier
A year ago today the lifeless body of 6-year-old Kingston Frazier was found in the back of his mother’s stolen car. Kingston was only hours...
Featured Jackson Academy student killed in car crash
Yesterday 18 year-old Frances Anne Fortner was killed in a car crash on Ridgewood Road near Venetian Way in Jackson. Frances was on her way to...
Featured Prescription drug drop boxes placed in Jackson
The Mississippi Department of Mental Health (DMH) and the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics (MBN) have purchased five prescription drop boxes for the City of Jackson...
Featured Mississippi observes National Police Week
This is week is National Police Week and Mississippi elected officials and law enforcement officers have hosted different events throughout the week and made statements...
Featured MSDH recognizes Hepatitis Awareness Month
May is Hepatitis Awareness Month, and the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) recommends that anyone born from 1945 to 1965 be tested for Hepatitis...
Featured Lynn Fitch hosts “Race to College” contest
Treasurer Lynn Fitch and College Savings Mississippi are excited to host another MACS (Mississippi Affordable College Savings) scholarship opportunity for Mississippi students. The Race to...
Featured Hyde-Smith discusses working while campaigning
Some are wondering how Mississippi’s newest senator, Cindy Hyde-Smith, is balancing campaigning while also working in Washington D.C. Hyde-Smith visited Mississippi last week and said...
Featured Heart recipient meets donor family
Doris Arnold dealt with heart issues for the better part of two decades before a transplant gave her renewed life in May of 2016. “When...
Featured PTSD and alcohol cause MEMA director to resign
On Saturday Governor Bryant was made aware of a situation involving the executive director of the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency, Lee Smithson. As a result,...
Featured Ole Miss honors Cochran with humanitarian award
During its 165th Commencement on Saturday, the University of Mississippi honored former U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran with its Mississippi Humanitarian Award, which is presented only rarely to...
Featured Governor accepts MEMA director’s resignation
This morning Governor Phil Bryant was made aware of a situation involving the executive director of the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency, Lee Smithson. As a result, Gov....
Featured MSU professorship focuses on beef cattle production
A new Mississippi State University professorship will focus on advancing beef cattle production in the state and the Southeast. Brandi Karisch, an associate extension and...
Featured Jackson hosts Children’s Mental Health Summit
The Fifth Annual Children’s Mental Health Summit, hosted by Canopy Children’s Solutions in conjunction with the Mississippi Department of Mental Health, took place today at...
Featured Teacher Appreciation Week wraps up
As Teacher Appreciation Week draws to a close, one Mississippi school director says teachers deserve more than just one week of recognition. William Sutton, the...
Featured Mississippi Special Olympics start today
Athletes from across the state will compete for gold in 18 sports as the Special Olympics Mississippi Summer Games return to Keesler Air Force Base...
Featured Coach charged for filming students in locker room
On May 2nd, Alcorn County Investigators were called to Kossuth Middle School in reference to allegations that a Kossuth Middle School coach was secretly recording...
Featured Hurricane preparedness week tips
This week is Hurricane Preparedness week, and the National Weather Service has provided tips on how to prepare for a hurricane and stay safe. “It’s...
Featured UPDATE: Oxford PD charges alleged Lyric shooter
UPDATE: The Oxford Police Department has announced that an arrest has been made in connection with the shooting that occurred inside of the Lyric during...
Featured Randi Zuckerberg visits C Spire’s Tech Movement
Yesterday C Spire held their Tech Movement 2018 event where they brought together leaders and industry experts to share the latest trends and technology they...
Featured “Do not drive” warning issued
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is deeply concerned that certain higher-risk 2006 Ford Rangers and Mazda B-Series trucks with defective...
Featured Mississippi teens honored in D.C. for volunteer work
Mississippi’s top two youth volunteers of 2018, 15 year-old Grace McAllister of Nettleton and 14 year-old Jameshia Attaway of Indianola, were honored in the nation’s...
Featured Brookhaven man charged for child pornography
Attorney General Jim Hood announced that a 57-year-old Brookhaven man will spend 10 years in prison for possessing and distributing child pornography Attorney General Jim...
Featured Mississippi catfish are going to the birds
Over the past 15 years, there has been a steady decline in Mississippi catfish production. According to the Mississippi State University Extension Service, between 2002 and...
Featured Person of interest identified in officer-involved shooting
The Tishomingo Sheriff’s Office and the Belmont Police Department were both involved in an officer involved shooting. The shooting occurred during a traffic stop last...
Featured Three arrested in Simpson County after shots fired
Yesterday the Simpson County Sheriff’s Department received a call saying shots were fired around Old Jupiter Road. Upon arrival deputies learned that several shots were...
Featured Jay Hughes visits Mississippi towns to give announcement speech
Representative Jay Hughes traveled to different parts of the state yesterday after he announced his plan to run for Lt. Governor in the 2019 race....
Featured Wife of wanted suspect charged with child abuse
Yesterday the Jones County Sheriff’s Investigators stated that they are looking for 24 year-old Shawn Beasley of Laurel, wanted for Felonious Child Abuse. RELATED: Laurel man...
Featured Brookhaven man charged for second degree murder
Today Madison and Rankin County District Attorney Michael Guest announced that following a two day trial, Bruce Douglas Martin, Jr. of Brookhaven was convicted by...
Featured MDOC raises lockdown on four Mississippi prisons
Visitation, commissary, and recreation resume effective today at these four prisons: Mississippi State Penitentiary (MSP) at Parchman, except for Unit 29 and Unit 30 Central...
Featured Deadline approaching for voter registration
New Mississippi voters hoping to cast a ballot in the upcoming Congressional Primary Election have less than one week to send in their voter registration...
Featured UMMC could drop Blue Cross Blue Shield contract
by Alex Paton
The University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) is in negotiations with Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi (BCBSMS) to work on an updated contract...
Featured Laurel man wanted for child abuse
Jones County Sheriff’s Investigators are looking for 24 year-old Shawn Beasley of Laurel, wanted for Felonious Child Abuse. If you have any information regarding his...
Featured Rep. Jay Hughes announces run for Lt. Governor
The 2019 race for Lt. Governor officially has a candidate. While on with the Gallo Radio Show on Supertalk Mississippi, Rep. Jay Hughes (D) has...
Featured Mississippi awaits court ruling on legalized sports betting
If the Supreme Court decides to legalize sports betting across the country, Mississippi could be one of the biggest winners. Currently, sports betting is only...
Featured 50 new jobs coming to Vicksburg
Wood remanufacturing company Industrial Wood Products is locating several of its existing product lines and capabilities to Vicksburg. The project is a corporate investment of...
Featured Senators discuss Mississippi’s progress
Yesterday Senator Roger Wicker, Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith and South Dakota Senator John Thune had a meeting to discuss progress happening in Mississippi. The first topic...
Featured Jackson man charged in $100 million Ponzi scheme
A Jackson man has been charged for his role in a multi-state Ponzi scheme which scammed more than 250 people in 14 states out of...
Featured Gulfport man pleads guilty to burglary and sexual battery
District Attorney Joel Smith announced that 23 year-old Dominique Macon of Gulfport pled guilty to sexual battery and home burglary, crimes that he committed in...
Featured MDOC: Lockdown continues, unexpected amount of contraband found
by Alex Paton
Commissioner Pelicia E. Hall said the amount of contraband discovered at the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman during the most recent shakedown was unexpected. However, the...
Featured UPDATE: Endangered/Missing child alert canceled for two Holmes County boys
by Alex Paton
UPDATE: The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation has canceled the Endangered/Missing Child Alert two Holmes County boys after authorities say the children have been found and...
Featured Weekday weather rundown: 5-2-18
by Alex Paton
Here’s a quick rundown of the weather today across the Magnolia state. In north Mississippi, expect mostly sunny skies today with highs in the mid-80s....
Featured 40 years behind the mic for Ole Miss’ David Kellum
If you’ve turned on your radio at any point over the past 40 years to listen to an Ole Miss Baseball game, you most likely...
Featured FCC Chairman visiting Mississippi with focus on rural areas
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai is in Mississippi today as the FCC continues to monitor and work to develop new broadband technologies across the...
Featured Suspect crashes into building during police chase
Captain Steve Powell with the McComb Police Department confirmed that 20 year-old Devante J. Taylor fled from officers and crashed into the Whittington Law Office...
Featured Ag Commissioner: India to partner with Mississippi in import/export business
by Alex Paton
India and Mississippi will soon be in business together. The fastest growing nation in the world has reached out to the state of Mississippi and...
Featured Missing boy believed to be with wanted suspect
Yesterday around 7:00 a.m. a mother reported her 16 year-old son, Oscar O’Neal II, missing to the Hattiesburg police department. She said he was last seen...
Featured Rep. Baker announces run for Attorney General
by Alex Paton
During an appearance on the Paul Gallo show, Representative Mark Baker announced that he will run for the office of Attorney General in the November...
Featured UM students win $10K for tutoring app
by Alex Paton
An online, captive business concept that connects high school students with college students for homework took first place in the 14th annual Gillespie Business Plan...
Featured Weekday weather rundown: 5-1-18
by Alex Paton
Here’s a quick rundown of the weather today across the Magnolia state. In north Mississippi, there will be sunny skies today with highs in the...
Featured Hyde-Smith not worried about Trump’s lack of endorsement
On Friday, Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith received the endorsement of the Mississippi Association of Realtors, but she continues to operate without President Trump’s endorsement. Hyde-Smith obviously...
Featured Peco Foods to create 300 jobs in Golden Triangle
Hundreds of new jobs are coming to the Golden Triangle area. Peco Foods, the nation’s eighth largest poultry producer, is opening new operations in West...
Featured Nissan makes investment in seven Mississippi historically black colleges and universities
Nissan has made a $250,000 investment in seven Mississippi historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) to support science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) programs. With...
Featured Two gulfport men charged with robbery, one wanted
On Saturday Gulfport police officers responded to the area of 30th Ave and 12th St in reference to a report of a shooting. Upon arrival...
Featured Where every Mississippi player went in the NFL Draft
The NFL Draft has wrapped up and several players from Mississippi are hoping to make an impact on Sundays this fall with their new teams....
Featured Feds give Mississippi and three coast counties $27.7M for coastal restoration
by Alex Paton
Mississippi is receiving more than $27.7 million this year to the state, and three coast counties for coastal conservation, restoration, and hazard mitigation activities. The...
Featured Shrimp season extended through first week of May
by Alex Paton
The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources has extended the shrimping season until 6 a.m. on Sunday, May 6th. This applies to Mississippi territorial waters south...
Featured State offices close for Confederate Memorial Day
by Alex Paton
Mississippi State offices are closed for Confederate Memorial Day. The holiday is meant to honor those who died in the Civil War while fighting for...
Featured C Spire to host tech conference
by Alex Paton
C Spire will host a technology conference featuring nationally acclaimed speakers, cutting-edge demonstrations and informative workshops for students, consumers and businesses on some of the...
Featured Weekday weather rundown: 4-30-18
by Alex Paton
Here’s a quick rundown of the weather today across the Magnolia state. In north Mississippi, expect sunny skies today with highs in the upper 70s...
Featured WWII veteran’s last wishes come true thanks to a sorority
It’s not everyday that a college sorority fulfills a World War II veteran’s last wish. A social work major at the University of Southern Mississippi...
Featured Governor discusses plan to fix bridges
Today Governor Phil Bryant discussed the issues of roads and bridges in the state at the Bond Commission meeting. Governor Bryant, State Treasurer Lynn Fitch,...
Featured Therapy dogs offer hope to Mississippians
by Alex Paton
Dogs have long been called man’s best friend and Charles Dwyer knows this to be true. Dwyer is co-president of Retrieving Freedom in Senatobia who...
Featured Mental Health Task Force brings experts to the table
Earlier this week, the Attorney General’s Mental Health Task Force met as they continue to come together to find solutions to the pressing issues facing...
Featured UM PR students, recent grads sweep awards show
by Alex Paton
University of Mississippi public relations students and recent graduates swept the awards in the Public Relations Association of Mississippi (PRAM) student competition, with one student...
Featured DEA holds prescription “Take-Back” to help curb opioid epidemic
Today, the DEA will partner with local law enforcement in 46 locations across Mississippi for another “National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day Initiative.” The event will...
Featured Hyde-Smith endorsed by Mississippi Association of Realtors
Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith was back in Mississippi today to receive the endorsement of the Mississippi Association of Realtors. The organization consists of more than 6,000...
Featured Viking Corporation makes $2.5 million payment to Mississippi
The Viking Range Corporation has made several payments to the state of Mississippi for failure to meet projected employment numbers. On Thursday, the Performance Division...
Featured Scam calls happening in Jackson County
The Jackson County Sheriff’s Department continues to receive numerous calls about someone calling residents identifying himself as a deputy sheriff. The department said to please...
Featured Human skull identified as former Columbus sheriff’s son
by Alex Paton
Back in March, a skull was found in someone’s backyard in Lowndes County. A few weeks later, a second human bone believed to be from...
Featured Poll: Mississippians want fast action on roads and bridges
by Alex Paton
Mississippi voters believe legislators should act immediately to develop a long-term, comprehensive plan to address maintenance of Mississippi’s roads and bridges, even if it means...
Featured Palazzo questions AG Sessions on neighborhood violence prevention program
by Alex Paton
Congressman Steven Palazzo spoke with U.S. Attorney General Jess Sessions about the Department of Justice’s Initiative, Project Safe Neighborhoods, that would fund street-level outreach, education,...
Featured Georgia man charged with 23 child sex crimes in two states
37 year-old Suspect Jamey Paul Burrage of Summerville, Georgia was arrested on March 26, 2018 by the Lee County County Sheriff’s Department for one count...
Featured Service dogs making a difference for Mississippians
by Alex Paton
Dogs have long been called man’s best friend and Charles Dwyer knows this to be true. Dwyer is co-president of Retrieving Freedom in Senatobia who...
Featured Mother and father dead in apparent Rankin murder-suicide
A husband and wife are dead in an apparent murder-suicide in Rankin County. Rankin County Deputies responded to Trickhambridge Road in reference to a domestic...
Featured Mississippi Arts and Entertainment Experience to open tonight
The Mississippi Arts and Entertainment Experience in Meridian will open its doors for the first time tonight. Mark Tullos, executive director of The Max, said...
Featured Weekday weather rundown: 4-27-18
by Alex Paton
Here’s a quick rundown of the weather today across the Magnolia state. In north Mississippi, there is a dense fog advisory in effect until 9...
Featured Toyota’s $170 million investment to create 400 jobs
Toyota Mississippi is investing in new production lines at its automotive manufacturing plant in Blue Springs. The project represents a $170 million corporate investment and...
Featured DEA to hold prescription drug “Take-Back Day” on Saturday
On Saturday, the DEA will partner with local law enforcement in 46 locations across Mississippi for another “National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day Initiative.” The event...
Featured Sorority makes WWII veteran’s last wishes come true
It’s not everyday that a college sorority fulfills a World War II veteran’s last wish. A social work major at the University of Southern Mississippi...
Featured Former Ole Miss professor confirmed to U.S. Court of Appeals
A former Ole Miss law professor has been confirmed by the Senate to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit. Kyle Duncan, of...
Featured 143 lbs of liquid meth found during Brandon traffic stop
A routine traffic stop led to a major drug bust for the Brandon Police Department. The stop occurred on Wednesday on I-20 when a detective...
Featured Hyde-Smith votes to change senate rules to speed up confirmation process
by Alex Paton
U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith voted to advance a resolution to change Senate rules and overcome partisan foot-dragging on judicial and executive branch nominations. Hyde-Smith serves...
Featured Ole Miss students sweep PR awards show
by Alex Paton
University of Mississippi public relations students and recent graduates swept the awards in the Public Relations Association of Mississippi (PRAM) student competition, with one student...
Featured Cooper Manning hopes Giants pick RB Barkley at #2
The NFL Draft begins tonight, and the New York Giants hold the 2nd overall pick in the first round, so how will the pick affect Eli...
Featured Speaker Gunn talks roads and bridges “We have taken the issue seriously”
by Alex Paton
Many of your bridges are shut down in Mississippi, and the state is facing a failing infrastructure. Speaker of the House Philip Gunn says they...
Featured Insurance agent pleads guilty in MDOC prison bribery scandal
by Alex Paton
The final person facing charges in the Chris Epps prison bribery scandal has pled guilty. Insurance Agent Guy “Butch” Evans, pled guilty to aiding and...
Featured Weekday weather rundown: 4-26-18
by Alex Paton
Here’s a quick rundown of the weather today across the Magnolia state. In north Mississippi, cooler temperatures today with some light rain in the morning...
Featured Hood comments on potential run for Governor
A gubernatorial race may be more than a year away and no official campaigns have been announced, but that hasn’t stopped polls from beginning to...
Featured Richland man charged for trafficking methamphetamine
Yesterday a Richland Police Officer pulled over a vehicle for a traffic violation. As the officer was issuing a traffic citation, Rechard Jimaal Russell fled...
Featured Task Force continues to address Mississippi’s mental health
Yesterday, the Attorney General’s Mental Health Task Force met as they continue to come together to find solutions to the pressing issues facing mental health...
Featured No-call list could help protect Mississippians’ identity
by Alex Paton
Receiving unwanted phone calls can be a nuisance, and may even lead to identity theft, but Public Service Commissioner Cecil Brown says the best way...
Featured Bulldogs walk-off to take home third straight Governor’s Cup
For the second time this season, Mississippi State has walked-off to take down Ole Miss, and this time the win has kept the Governor’s Cup...
Featured Mississippi Department of Marine Resources conducts burn on Deer Island
Officials with the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources will conduct a prescribed burn on Deer Island today on Wednesday, April 25. It is set to...
Featured Pascagoula man sentenced to 15 years for drug trafficking
by Alex Paton
A Pascagoula man plead guilty to one count of Possession of Marijuana, two counts of Possession of a Controlled Substance (Oxycodone), and one count of...
Featured Opioid crisis affecting all aspect of life for Mississippians
by Alex Paton
Opioids and their effects on people in the state have a far-reaching effect. Even into the area of the Workers’ Compensation Commission. Mark Formby serves...
Featured Weekday weather rundown: 4-25-18
by Alex Paton
Here’s a quick rundown of the weather today across the Magnolia state. In north Mississippi, mostly sunny skies today until late afternoon, then becoming cloudy. There...
Featured Dr. Wright and Rep. Miles continue exit exam debate amid creation of task force
by Alex Paton
High school exit exams in Mississippi have been up for debate about whether they exist or not and now the MDE is looking for clarification....
Featured Brandon man charged for bomb scare
This weekend a Brandon resident made contact with the Brandon Police Department Dispatch about a suspicious device located at a neighbor’s home. The caller believed...
Featured Hattiesburg officer survives stabbing attempt, man charged
An officer in Hattiesburg was the target of a stabbing over the weekend, but his protection came in handy. Hattiesburg police officers responded to a...
Featured Rebels & Bulldogs meet with Governor’s Cup on the line
The Governor’s Cup is on the line at Trustmark Park tonight as the #5 Ole Miss Rebels take on the Mississippi State Bulldogs. There’s no...
Featured Department of wildlife sets alligator season
by Alex Paton
The Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks approved rule changes for the 2018 alligator hunting season on public waters and private lands in Mississippi. The...
Featured Hood tops Reeves in latest Governor poll
by Alex Paton
While there may not be a gubernatorial election until 2019, a recent poll shows that Democratic Attorney General Jim Hood has a slight lead over...
Featured MDOC responds to state officials: reducing inmates at regional jails
by Alex Paton
Corrections Commissioner Pelicia E. Hall answered numerous questions for about two hours from sheriffs and lawmakers about the department’s decision to remove 400 inmates from...
Featured Weekday weather rundown: 4-24-18
by Alex Paton
Here’s a quick rundown of the weather today across the Magnolia state. In north Mississippi, expect mostly cloudy skies with a slight chance of showers....
Featured Governor discusses bridges at Bond Commission meeting
Today Governor Phil Bryant discussed the issues of roads and bridges in the state at the Bond Commission meeting. Governor Bryant, State Treasurer Lynn Fitch,...
Featured Opioid deaths continue to rise in first few months of 2018
by Alex Paton
The opioid epidemic continues to ravage the nation and the Magnolia state. Department of Public Safety Commissioner Marshall Fisher said that as of the end...
Featured Eric Axley wins inaugural North Mississippi Classic
The inaugural North Mississippi Classic has come to an end, and Eric Axley took home the hardware with a final score of 12- under par....
Featured Five candidates file in race for Cochran’s Senate seat
Five candidates have filed the necessary paperwork in the race for the Senate seat recently vacated by Thad Cochran. Cochran served in the seat for...
Featured U.S. Courthouse named after retired Senator Thad Cochran
by Alex Paton
A federal courthouse in Mississippi’s capital city has been renamed. The U.S. District Court building in Jackson is now the “Thad Cochran United States Courthouse”...
Featured Pot found in packages, Yalobusha man charged
A man has been arrested in Water Valley after receiving packages full of marijuana on Friday, which just so happened to coincide with a certain...
Featured MSU gets glimpse of Moorhead era during spring game
If Saturday was any indication, the beginning of the Joe Moorhead in Starkville has Bulldog fans energized and ready for the upcoming season. The Bulldogs...
Featured Reserved parking for Purple Heart recipients at Ole Miss
Most University of Mississippi students are restricted from parking in certain areas of campus, but that is about to change for Don Zielenski and other...
Featured Trump designates MSU president as chairman of international ag board
by Alex Paton
The White House has announced that President Donald Trump has designated Mississippi State University President Mark E. Keenum chairman of the Board for International Food...
Featured U.S. Senator Hyde-Smith submits qualifying documents to Secretary of State
by Alex Paton
U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith’s campaign has submitted the required paperwork for ballot access in the November special election to the Mississippi Secretary of State. The...
Featured Weekday weather rundown: 4-23-18
by Alex Paton
Here’s a quick rundown of the weather today across Mississippi. In north Mississippi, cloudy skies expected today with some patchy drizzle in the morning. There...
Featured Parchman inmates harvest 8,000 lbs. of tomatoes
by Alex Paton
Inmates at the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman will have harvested about 8,000 pounds of tomatoes grown in a greenhouse operation by the end of...
Featured Test prep program helps students raise test scores
Mississippi students stand to benefit from this test prep program. Jumpstart is an online, on demand review course to help students do better with the...
Featured Mississippi receives grant to fight opioid epidemic
As the opioid epidemic continues across the country, funds are coming to Mississippi to help combat its spread in the state. U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith...
Featured Weekend weather rundown: 4-22-18
by Alex Paton
Here’s a quick rundown of the weather today across Mississippi. In north Mississippi, expect showers and a chance of thunderstorms today with highs in the...
Featured Mississippi wildland firefighters battle blaze in Oklahoma
by Alex Paton
The Mississippi Forestry Commission (MFC) deployed two bulldozer strike teams and one Strike Team Leader to Oklahoma, where they are assisting state and federal partners...
Featured MDE announces Mississippi Administrator and Teacher of the Year
The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) and the Office of Teaching and Leading today announced that Dr. Howard Savage Jr., principal of Quitman High School...
Featured MDE set to create ‘Student Testing Task Force’
Are Mississippi students tested too often? Are the tests achieving their desired outcomes? These questions and more will be posed and potentially answered by the...
Featured Weekend weather rundown: 4-21-18
by Alex Paton
Here’s a quick rundown of the weather today across the Magnolia state. In north Mississippi, expect mostly sunny skies until late afternoon, then becoming mostly...
Featured Capital Murder charges filed after professor’s March death
Back in March, 63-year-old Deborah McGee, a professor at Antonelli College, was killed in the Hattiesburg area. Today, capital murder charges have been filed against...
Featured Mannings make their mark on inaugural North Mississippi Classic
The inaugural North Mississippi Classic has teed off in Oxford, but it was proceeded by the Manning-Pro AM on Wednesday which got things started. The...
Featured Public Service Commission Chairman hopes to stop robocalls
Public Service Commission Chairman Brandon Presley wants to stop federal funds to cellular telephone companies if they don’t do more to stop robocalls and has...
Featured IHL approves tuition increase for Mississippi universities
Tuition rates are rising in Mississippi. The Board of Trustees for the Institutional of Higher Learning “approved for first reading tuition increases for the state’s...
Featured Unemployment rate remains low while number of jobs rise
Today the Mississippi Department of Employment Security announced that the unemployment rate remains at historic low and the number of jobs rises to historic high....
Featured Wicker probes Coast Guard on readiness
by Alex Paton
U.S. Senator Roger Wicker chaired a hearing of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation to consider Vice Admiral Karl Schultz’s promotion to Admiral...
Featured Program hopes to raise Mississippi test scores
Mississippi students stand to benefit from this test prep program. Jumpstart is an online, on demand review course to help students do better with the...
Featured MDE looks to public for opinions on high school exit exams
by Alex Paton
The Mississippi State Board of Education is seeking the public’s opinion on a proposed revision to its timeline for incorporating end-of-course assessment scores into students’...
Featured Mississippi sees uptick in small business
by Alex Paton
Small business in Mississippi is the most optimistic that it has been in decades and Ron Aldridge with the National Federation of Independent Business says...
Featured Weekday weather rundown: 4-20-18
by Alex Paton
Here’s a quick rundown of the weather today across the Magnolia state. In north Mississippi, there is a frost advisory in effect until 9 a.m....
Featured Supreme Court rules against Ridgeland in Costco case
The saga of the Ridgeland Costco development continues as the Mississippi Supreme Court has blocked the development by overturning local zoning ordinances which would’ve paved...
Featured Mississippi receives $3.5 million to combat opioid crisis
As the opioid epidemic continues across the country, funds are coming to Mississippi to help combat its spread in the state. U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith...
Featured Meat theft leads to Richland police chase
Last night the Richland Police Department received a 911 call from Kroger that individuals had just shoplifted some items from their store and fled the...
Featured Pascagoula school addresses flooding issue, won’t close after all
A Pascagoula elementary school won’t close their doors after all. Earlier this week, the Pascagoula School District announced that Jackson Elementary would close for the...
Featured Governor Bryant discusses bridge issues
Last week Mississippi bridges caused Governor Phil Bryant to declare a state of emergency. Governor Bryant signed a proclamation declaring a state of emergency that orders...
Featured Vicksburg Catholic Priest robbed, man charged
A Yazoo man was jailed for allegedly robbing a Catholic priest in Vicksburg on Monday. Officers with the Vicksburg PD responded to St. Paul Catholic...
Featured Mississippi workforce and education to spearhead unified plan
by Alex Paton
Education and workforce in Mississippi have gone hand in hand for years, but now, the two will be seeing more communication. The state Workforce Investment...
Featured National research report: Mississippi pre-K programs among top in U.S.
by Alex Paton
The National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER) recognized Mississippi in its latest report on pre-K quality as one of only five states whose publicly...
Featured Weekday weather rundown: 4-19-18
by Alex Paton
Here’s a quick rundown of the weather today across Mississippi. In north Mississippi, today, there will be cooler temperatures with sunny skies and highs in...
Featured GOP candidates take stage in Mississippi Congressional debate
On Wednesday night, the six GOP candidates hoping to replace Congressman Gregg Harper in Mississippi’s Third Congressional District stood on the stage at the Mississippi...
Featured Mississippi beekeepers consider 2018 issues
Healthy hives, consumer demand and crops for pollination are issues demanding beekeepers’ attention in 2018. Jeff Harris, a bee specialist with the Mississippi State University Extension Service,...
Featured Oxford police charge man for child abuse
A welfare check led to an arrest for the Oxford Police Department. Last week, OPD officers were dispatched to the Square for a welfare check...
Featured Flags flown at half-staff in remembrance of First Lady Barbara Bush
Former First Lady Barbara Bush passed away at the age of 92 last night. Her passing comes shortly after an announcement from the family that...
Featured Mississippi Forestry Commission sends wildland firefighters to Oklahoma
by Alex Paton
The Mississippi Forestry Commission (MFC) deployed two bulldozer strike teams and one Strike Team Leader to Oklahoma, where they will assist state and federal partners...
Featured Ingalls receives $27M contract from U.S. Navy
by Alex Paton
Ingalls Shipbuilding has received a $27 million cost-plus-award fee contract from the U.S. Navy for follow yard services in the Navy’s USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51)...
Featured EPA administrator approves $26M for Gulf Coast restoration
by Alex Paton
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt announced his approval of approximately $26 million for Gulf Coast restoration activities in Mississippi. “I applaud...