Fitch becomes first Attorney General to sign Women’s Bill of Rights
Mississippi’s Attorney General Lynn Fitch became the first State Attorney General to sign the Women’s Bill of Rights this morning in an effort to maintain...
Mississippi academic assessment scores return to pre-pandemic levels
Academic scores for students across the Magnolia State are on the rise according to results from the Mississippi Department of Education’s 2021-22 Mississippi Academic Assessment...
Mississippi Aquarium adds Kemp’s ridley sea turtle to exhibit
A new sea turtle is heading to the Mississippi’s Gulf Coast as the NOAA Fisheries and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services have selected the Mississippi...
‘Why we ended this program’: Clarksdale woman admits to RAMP fraud
A judgment was handed down to a Clarksdale resident in connection with a scheme to defraud the United States of more than $81,505 in Rental...
83 miles of Natchez Trace Parkway to receive $54.3M in repairs
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) announced it is providing $54.3 million to the National Park Service to make safety improvements on...
Commissioner Tindell clarifies video showing arrest made by MHP officer on Black male
It has been almost two weeks since a video of a Mississippi Highway Patrol officer arresting a Black male in McComb went viral on social...
Rep. Thompson announces over $4M awarded to Miss. nonprofits
United States Representative Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) has announced that several nonprofits in Mississippi’s Second Congressional District have been awarded $4,950,623 in funds through the FY22...
Your Mississippi forecast for Wednesday, August 17
A chance of rain with a bit of sunshine is expected across the majority of Mississippi today along with a small reprieve from the hot...
Anniversary of Elvis’s death causes tourism spike in Tupelo
Exactly 45 years ago today, the “King of Rock and Roll” Elvis Presley passed away after a heart attack in his home in Memphis, Tennessee....
Winning $500K Powerball ticket purchased in McComb
One lucky Mississippi ticketholder is now the winner of a $500,000 prize after matching four of five white balls in Saturday’s Powerball drawing. The ticket...