Senator Cochran traces Memorial Day to Columbus
U.S Senator Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) has issued the following statement in advance of Memorial Day 2017: “The roots of Memorial Day can be traced to...
Legislative group begins further study of lottery impacts
The Mississippi House Lottery Study Working Group held its initial public meeting at the Capitol Thursday to discuss the process of studying the impacts a...
Registered nurse arrested for embezzling opioids
A registered nurse who worked at a metro-Jackson hospital has surrendered his nursing license and been arrested for embezzling opioids, according to Mississippi Bureau of...
Memorial Day travel rush starts Thursday
Thursday, May 25, and Friday, May 26, are expected to be the busiest travel days of the Memorial Day holiday, according to Don Redman with...
State agencies host first of opioid abuse town hall meetings
Officials with the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics, the Mississippi Department of Mental Health, the Mississippi Board of Pharmacy, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Region 8...
Lawmakers react to SPLC lawsuit
Last week, the Southern Poverty Law Center filed a lawsuit on behalf of State Representative Bryant W. Clark of Pickens and State Senator John Horhn...
Mississippi Black Caucus calls for Rep. Oliver to resign
The Mississippi Legislative Black Caucus has called for the immediate resignation of State Representative Karl Oliver following inflammatory remarks made on his Facebook page over...
Vicksburg water crisis: light at the end of the tunnel
Nearly a week has gone by since the city of Vicksburg had to shut off their water due to a main break at the city’s...
First opioid abuse town hall to be held Tuesday
A series of town hall events will be held around the state in an order to curb the growing opioid abuse epidemic in Mississippi. The...
Senator Cochran joins humanitarian effort
U.S. Senator Thad Cochran (R-Miss.), chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, has joined a bipartisan effort to encourage the Trump administration to act quickly to release...