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...
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...
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...
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...
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’...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi and the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) are pleased to announce they have reached an agreement, and...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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....
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
BIPEC (Business and Industry Political Education Committee) has released its Legislator “Business & Jobs” Report Card for the 2018 legislative session. Derek Easley, CEO and...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
The University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) is in negotiations with Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi (BCBSMS) to work on an updated contract...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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,...
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...
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”...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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’...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...