Former Fair Commission Director pleads guilty on prostitution charge
The former executive director of the Mississippi Fair Commission has been sentenced on a prostitution charge. Steve Hutton will spend one year in prison after...
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State Auditor: “Nearly 400% more stolen and misspent taxpayer money identified this year than last”
by Andi Davis
State Auditor Shad White has released the annual Audit Exceptions Report for Fiscal Year 2021. White said his office identified nearly 400% more stolen and...
MSDH reports nearly 1,000 COVID-19 cases among students
The 2021-22 school year is underway in Mississippi, and COVID-19 case numbers are rising in classrooms. New data released by the Mississippi State Department of...
North MS Health Services Chief Medical Officer: “Unless you are critically ill, avoid visiting the emergency departments”
by Andi Davis
As COVID cases continue to skyrocket and hospitalizations climb, Doctor Jeremy Blanchard, M.D., Chief Medical Officer, North Mississippi Health Services, issued a plea to the...
Ole Miss ranked 25th in preseason coaches poll
Photo courtesy of Ole Miss Athletics In another sign that football season is upon us, the preseason coaches poll has been released ahead of the...
Mississippi Senators split votes on Infrastructure Package
Mississippi Senators Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith were of different minds on Senate passage of the $1-trillion Infrastructure bill. Hyde-Smiths office released the following: U.S....
3,488 new COVID-19 cases in Mississippi sets new one-day record
We’re over a year and four months into the COVID-19 pandemic, and Mississippi has once again set a new record for cases in a single...
E. coli outbreak being investigated at Jellystone Park in Pelahatchie
by Andi Davis
The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) has identified several cases of E. coli 0157 infection associated with use of the swimming pool and/or splashpad at...
Great news for Buddy the dog: Out of the Darkness, Into the Light
by Andi Davis
You probably remember the story of Buddy, the dog who was set on fire earlier this year in Tate County and miraculously survived. He has...
Yalobusha County Sheriff Mark Fulco passes away at age of 50
A second Mississippi sheriff has passed away from COVID-19 in as many weeks. Yalobusha County Sheriff Mark Fulco passed away this afternoon at the age...