Fitch to host Union County unclaimed property event
This Wednesday, March 6th, staff from State Treasurer Lynn Fitch’s office will be available at the Magnolia Civic Center in New Albany to help area...
Hyde-Smith introduces legislation to combat CWD
U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde–Smith introduced legislation to establish a unified response framework for combatting the threat of chronic wasting disease (CWD), a growing epidemic threatening white-tailed...
Hood announces relief program in Wells Fargo Settlement
Mississippians who have not yet been made whole through existing remediation programs from the December 2018 Wells Fargo settlement can now seek to have their...
MDWFP reopens one boat ramp
Update (3/2/19): The boat ramp at Lake Lamar Bruce has reopened. The water level in the lake has returned to a safe level and all...
Four arrested for human trafficking, prostitution
On Thursday, the Pine Belt Area Anti-Human Trafficking Taskforce conducted an undercover operation targeting a human trafficking case and prostitution. Four individuals were charged in...
Families First hosts children’s book drive
Throughout the month of March, Families First For Mississippi is hosting a children’s book drive across the state. Today, they have partnered with Banner Hall to...
MSU celebrates 141 years today
Mississippi State University is celebrating its 141st birthday today during Hail State Giving Days. This year marks the sixth consecutive year for the online philanthropy...
Seven Mississippi properties added to National Register
A multi-family antebellum slave dwelling in Natchez, an African American school and church, two residences, a farm and a bus station have been listed on...
Boating suspended on Mississippi River
Recreational boating activity has been temporarily suspended on the Mississippi River, its tributaries and oxbow lakes, or other lakes and waterways that are influenced and/or...
Lawmakers honor fallen highway patrolman
Yesterday, legislators released a concurrent resolution in honor of Cpl. Josh Smith, the trooper who was fatally shot on September 30th, 2018. They stated that...