Miss. Senators award $4.5M in law enforcement improvement grants
U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., have announced that approximately $4.5 million in funds have been awarded to Mississippi in an effort...
Pearl man pleads guilty for illegally discharging waste into Jackson sewer
A Pearl man pled guilty to supervising the transportation and disposal of industrial waste from Gold Coast Commodities, resulting in the discharging of industrial waste...
Franklin County bus driver’s test results show alcohol, other substances in bloodstream
Test results have been released for the Franklin County Schools bus driver that was arrested for driving 40 students to school while under the influence....
MEMA extends contract with Hemphill at Jackson water treatment facilities
The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) has expanded the current contract with Hemphill Construction to ensure operations and maintenance work continues at Jackson water facilities....
Stennis Space Center partners with Relativity Space to expand facilities
NASA’s Stennis Space Center has agreed to aid in expanding 3D-printing company Relativity Space’s rocket and engine test facilities across 153 acres of the center’s...
Congress investigating Mississippi’s use of federal funds, Jackson water crisis
Two Democratic members of Congress are investigating how Mississippi plans to spend funding from numerous federal grants on the capital city’s failing water infrastructure through...
Lumumba denies Reeves’ announcement that Jackson is refusing to select third-party water operator
Governor Tate Reeves has released in a statement that Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba is planning to end the city’s cooperation with the Unified Command...
Brothers arrested by MHP in viral video sentenced to jail time
Three brothers from McComb that went viral on social media after recording a Mississippi Highway Patrol (MHP) trooper arresting a Black male have been issued...
Unified Command issues search for emergency contract at Jackson water plants
One month has passed since Jackson’s water crisis ended, leaving tens of thousands of residents across the city without water for over two weeks in...
Negotiations between UMMC, Blue Cross still ongoing despite suspended mediation
The University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Mississippi (BCBS) are still discussing a potential contract despite Insurance Commissioner...