Insurance agent charged with multiple counts of embezzlement, fraud
Attorney General Jim Hood has announced the arrest of 54-year-old Charles Myrick Winstead on multiple charges including wire fraud and multiple counts of embezzlement. Winstead,...
Mississippi corn crop could break records in 2017
by Jared Bounds
STARKVILLE, Miss. — Mississippi producers are optimistic that the remnants of Hurricane Harvey that moved through the state in late August were not enough to...
Thursday weather rundown 9-7-16: is it fall yet?
by Jared Bounds
Some brisk temperatures around the state starting your Thursday may lead you to believe the summer has taken a vacation. Areas in north Mississippi waking...
Cochran pushes for action on disaster relief, debt ceiling, government operations
by Jared Bounds
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) today encouraged swift approval of legislation to address critical disaster response needs and to...
Forestry industry expecting long-term success despite recent lull
by Jared Bounds
STARKVILLE, Miss. — The combination of a middling timber market, a pine beetle infestation and wet weather is doing Mississippi tree farmers no favors this...
MDE releases audit of state’s largest school district: could lead to state takeover
by Jared Bounds
JACKSON, Miss – The Mississippi Department of Education released the report of its On-Site Investigative Audit of the Jackson Public School District, which found the...
Friday weather rundown 9-1-17: great weather to practice disaster readiness
by Jared Bounds
The bulk of Harvey’s presence finally wheeling off to the north, leaving Mississippians a clear weekend to clean up the damage done by strong winds...
Drug investigation leads DEA, Atty General to child pornography bust
by Jared Bounds
Kenneth Paul Rushing, 56, of Morton, and Michael Gene Rushing, 58, of Jackson, were arrested Wednesday afternoon at Wholesale Auto Parts on Gallatin Street in...
Mississippi National Guard deploying to Houston
by Jared Bounds
JACKSON, Miss.— Members of the Mississippi National Guard are currently providing support to the Hurricane Harvey response in southeast Texas. Approximately 30 Soldiers and Airmen...
Ole Miss links with global telecom giant to develop new tech
by Jared Bounds
OXFORD, Miss. and COVINGTON, La. – The University of Mississippi and Globalstar Inc. have announced an agreement to establish a second-generation ground station on UM’s...