William Green Poindexter, longtime Mississippi lawmaker and mayor, dies at 80
Longtime Mississippi lawmaker and Inverness mayor William Green Poindexter passed away at his home Monday morning at 80 years old. The Greenwood native, born January 10, 1944, graduated from…
Missing shrimper’s body found after Coast Guard calls off search
Less than 15 hours after the U.S. Coast Guard called off its search for a missing Biloxi shrimper, a body was discovered by paddleboarders and later identified as the person…
Columbus city councilman jailed again, adding to lengthy arrest record
A Columbus city councilman has added another arrest in what has become a long list of run-ins with law enforcement. Councilman Pierre Beard, who represents Ward 4, was arrested and…
Judge allows trial to be delayed for Jackson officials accused of blatant corruption
A federal judge is allowing the trial to be delayed for three public officials in Jackson wrapped up in a federal corruption scandal surrounding a proposed real estate development in…
Scientists ‘surprised’ to find 4 rare dolphins dead on Mississippi barrier island
Four dolphins, all of a rare species, were found washed up off the Mississippi Gulf Coast on Petit Bois Island Saturday. Scientists called the "stranding event" a surprise and are…
MAIS executive director steps down after a decade of service
Mississippi’s private school league is facing a leadership change after its executive director stepped down less than halfway through the 2023-24 school year. The Midsouth Association of Independent Schools (MAIS),…
Bicyclist killed by man driving under the influence in Tishomingo County
A man is locked up for allegedly fatally striking a bicyclist and fleeing the scene in Tishomingo County. According to law enforcement, the incident occurred Sunday night on Line Road…
Undefeated Ole Miss, Mississippi State men’s basketball teams crack AP Top 25
Mississippi's two SEC men's basketball programs have cracked the latest top 25 from the Associated Press after opening the 2024-25 campaign unblemished. Coming in at No. 23 in the poll…
Hunters discover skeletal remains in Delta National Forest
A pair of Mississippi hunters were trekking through the woods when they came across a set of skeletal remains. The hunters were inside the Delta National Forest on Nov. 20…
70-foot steel cockroach sunk to bottom of Gulf of Mexico as artificial reef
After months of planning, a 70-foot-long steel cockroach created by a Mississippi pest control company now sits at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico. A partnership between Bruno Milanese,…
