Your Mississippi forecast for Wednesday, October 18
Sunny skies will be seen across the majority of Mississippi today, with scattered showers forecast in the southern portions of the state. Northern Mississippi Sun...
ACT scores in Mississippi reported as second-lowest in U.S.
ACT scores across the nation have dropped to a 30-year low with Mississippi ranking as the state with the second-lowest average. According to officials with...
MDOC launches simulation preparing inmates for post-prison life
The Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) has launched a new Reentry Academy aimed at helping prepare inmates across the state before they are released on...
Over 15,000 absentee ballots requested for Mississippi’s general election
With a little over three weeks remaining until Mississippi’s general election, over 15,000 absentee ballots have been requested. According to the Statewide Election Management System...
Calgon Carbon completes expansion, adding 38 new jobs to Pearlington plant
Calgon Carbon Corporation has announced the completion of its capacity expansion at its Pearlington site, bringing 38 new jobs to the area. The expansion includes...
New country music marker to be unveiled in honor of 1927 Bristol Sessions
The Birthplace of Country Music (BCM) has announced plans to reveal a new historic marker in honor of two Mississippi country music legends over the...
15th annual Renaissance EuroFest car show underway
The 15th annual Renaissance EuroFest Classic European Auto and Motorcycle Show has kicked off in Ridgeland, with the two-day event set to display hundreds of...
Former Ocean Springs Fire Department employee charged with embezzling funds
A former employee with the Ocean Springs Fire Department has been arrested and charged with one felony count of embezzlement. Dylan James Hults, 28, was...
Mobile official says Biloxi police are forcibly relocating homeless from Mississippi to Alabama
A city official in Mobile, Ala. is accusing the Biloxi Police Department of transporting dozens of homeless people across the Mississippi-Alabama state line. James Barber,...
Ole Miss freshman student found dead on campus
An Ole Miss student has passed away after being found unresponsive in Stockard Hall on Friday, October 6. According to University Police Department records, Cameron...