Shakespeare in the Park returns for fifth year with performance of ‘King Lear’
The Mississippi Shakespeare Festival is set to commence the annual Shakespeare in the Park event for the fifth year in a row, with the next...
Crystal Springs man sentenced to 30 years for distributing crystal meth, heroin laced with fenatanyl
A Crystal Springs man has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for operating a drug trafficking organization, which distributed heroin laced with fentanyl and...
Former inmate pleads guilty to manslaughter during fight in prison
A former federal inmate has pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter following a fight in a prison housing unit in Yazoo City. 47-year-old Michael Phillips, a...
Mississippi senators split over Biden’s nomination for U.S. Attorney
Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., is planning to block President Joe Biden’s nomination of Scott Colom for the position of U.S. District Court Judgeship in Mississippi’s...
Picayune woman pleads guilty to collecting benefits from different Social Security numbers
A Picayune woman has pleaded guilty to theft of public money by collecting benefits using two different Social Security numbers. According to court records, 69-year-old...
Jackson chef Nick Wallace named Mississippi Small Business Person of the Year
Local chef and business owner Nick Wallace has been named the Mississippi Small Business Person of the Year for his work in the culinary arts....
DPS Commissioner Sean Tindell discusses bill allowing teachers to be armed
Teachers at schools in Mississippi may soon be able to be armed in classrooms with the passing of the Mississippi School Protection Act, or Senate...
$1M winning Powerball ticket purchased in Corinth
One Mississippi lottery player has become a millionaire after matching all five winning numbers during Monday night’s Powerball drawing, with the grand prize totaling $1...
2 Mississippi natives advance to the third round on ‘The Voice’
Two Mississippi natives have advanced through the second round of NBC’s The Voice, taking their spots as upcoming competitors in the third phase of the show. Within...
Ingalls Shipbuilding awarded $1.3B for construction of amphibious transport dock
The Ingalls Shipbuilding division in Pascagoula has received a $1.3 billion grant from the U.S. Navy for the procurement of the detail design and construction...