Federal rail group recommends daily passenger service along Gulf Coast
A federally created study group has recommended to Congress that passenger rail service be returned to the eastern Gulf Coast corridor with two daily round-trip...
Thursday weather rundown 7-20-17: dangerous heat returns
by Jared Bounds
North Mississippi beginning to see some rain chances creep in as you close out the work week: scattered thunderstorms will mark your afternoon, so grab...
WEATHER ALERT: Extreme heat threatening Mississippi this week
by Jared Bounds
Temperatures in the low- to mid-90s today will couple with high humidity across the state to create extreme heat indices across the state today. Indices...
Connecting the dots: foreign drugs coming to Mississippi through the mail
by Jared Bounds
A multi-agency investigation led to the arrest of an east central Mississippi woman last week for illegal drug importation. The Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics agents...
7 Arrested in Gulf Coast Drug Roundup; More Arrests Expected
by Jared Bounds
Seven people have been arrested either on state or federal drug charges after a multi-agency pre-dawn roundup in Jackson and Pearl River Counties. Beginning at...
Sen. Thad Cochran comments on Obamacare repeal effort
by Jared Bounds
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) yesterday released the following statement regarding efforts in the U.S. Senate to repeal the Affordable Care Act,...
Wednesday weather rundown: 7-19-17 more rain for the Coast, dry elsewhere
by Jared Bounds
North Mississippi looking at another hot, dry day ahead as temperatures tick toward the mid 90 mark today. A steady breeze and low humidity will...
With no active storms in the Gulf, MEMA officials say NOW is the time to prepare
by Jared Bounds
A hurricane is one of the most dramatic, damaging and life altering events that can occur in our state. The 2017 Hurricane Season began June...
Hattiesburg criminal roundup yields 19 arrests + 8 weapons
by Jared Bounds
The Hattiesburg Police Department, in addition to eight local, statewide and regional law enforcement agencies, successfully arrested 19 known criminals and seized eight weapons through...
Mississippi corn crop could be best in years, experts say
by Jared Bounds
Early or not, Mississippi’s corn crop is well on the way to its best yield in years, barring any major disasters. Erick Larson has spent...