Ship and Horn Islands recognized for roles in Underground Railroad
Two Mississippi islands have been accepted into the National Park Service’s National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom program. Ship and Horn Islands, located just south...
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Mississippi falls short of reaching nationwide average in proficient NAEP scores
Mississippi has maintained gains in 4th-grade reading and math over the past decade but continues to fall short of meeting the national average in the...
‘College GameDay’ is coming to Jackson State for first time in school history
by Caleb Salers
It’s no secret that Jackson State head football coach Deion Sanders has captivated the attention of the national media. That’s even more evident now with...
Mississippi State still can’t stay with Alabama in 30-6 loss
by Brian Hadad
Mississippi State did finally break its streak without a touchdown in Tuscaloosa, but a final second score wasn’t nearly enough to overcome another poor offensive...
Subpoena reissued for Jackson mayor to appear at legislature’s next crime hearing
A subpoena has been reissued with a different date for Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba to appear in front of the House Judiciary B Committee...
Former judge, WWII veteran Thomas Frederick Wicker passes away at 98
Judge Thomas Frederick Wicker, the father of U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., passed away at age 98 Friday morning at Baptist Memorial Hospital East in...
Emmett Till statue unveiled at Rail Spike Park in Greenwood
A new bronze statue of Emmett Till has been unveiled at Rail Spike Park in Greenwood, forever memorializing the historical lynching of the 14-year-old in...
Nesbit man sentenced to prison after threatening race war
by Caleb Salers
A Nesbit man has been sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison for issuing threatening remarks against minority groups online. Court documents show that Aubrey Suzuki,...
Flags across Mississippi fly at half-staff in honor of fallen Greenville police officer
Flags across Mississippi are flying at half-staff in honor of Myiesha Stewart, the Greenville police officer who was killed in the line of duty on...
Lt. Gov. Hosemann says new semester system is yielding positive results across Mississippi
by Caleb Salers
As schools across Mississippi continue to switch to a semester system, Lt. Governor Delbert Hosemann says the move is yielding positive results. “Something like over...