MDEQ investigating chemical leak from Picayune business
The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) is investigating a chemical leak that took place at Heritage Plastics in Picayune on Friday, July 29, causing...
NASA Authorization Act to support projects in Mississippi
by Caleb Salers
For the first time in five years, Congress has voted to authorize the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) operations with the passage of the...
1,575 new COVID-19 cases reported across Mississippi.
by Caleb Salers
The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) reported 1,575 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday. The latest update brings the state’s total number of cases...
Wicker, Hyde-Smith vote in favor of PACT Act to expand veterans’ benefits
by Caleb Salers
On Tuesday, Senators Cindy Hyde-Smith and Roger Wicker voted in favor of the “Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act of 2022” (PACT Act),...
$8M grant to develop commercial space near Mississippi College
by Caleb Salers
An $8 million legislative grant obtained by a partnership between the city of Clinton, Mississippi College, and local developer Ben Walker will lay the foundation...
Terberg Taylor Americas Group merger to bring 90 new jobs to Lowndes County
by Caleb Salers
Mississippi-based machine manufacturer Taylor Group has announced a strategic merger with the Royal Terberg Group to create a specialty vehicle manufacturing facility in Lowndes County....
1,399 new COVID-19 cases reported across Mississippi
by Caleb Salers
COVID-19 is continuing to spread throughout the Magnolia State according to the latest report from the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) confirming 1,399 new...
Ag Commissioner Gipson proposes solution for Jackson water issues
by Caleb Salers
The city of Jackson was put on yet another boil-water notice on Saturday after the Mississippi State Department of Health discovered high levels of turbidity...
Two new monkeypox cases confirmed in Mississippi
by Caleb Salers
The Mississippi State Department of Health has confirmed two new monkeypox cases, bringing the state’s total number of cases to three. This announcement comes just...
Pelahatchie woman sentenced to 10 years in prison for murder-for-hire ploy
by Caleb Salers
A Mississippi woman has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for her role in a murder-for-hire assignment. 40-year-old Jessica Leeann Sledge of Pelahatchie originally...