Highway patrol begins Memorial Day enforcement period
The Mississippi Highway Patrol will kick off the 2018 Memorial Day Travel Enforcement Period with its annual safety awareness initiative “Drive to Survive.” The enforcement...
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Featured Mississippi observes National Police Week
This is week is National Police Week and Mississippi elected officials and law enforcement officers have hosted different events throughout the week and made statements...
Mississippi DPS honors fallen officers
by Alex Paton
The Mississippi Department of Public Safety honored fallen Mississippi Highway Patrol troopers and Bureau of Narcotics agents who have made the ultimate sacrifice in the...
Mississippi Highway Patrol to recruit trooper cadets
by Alex Paton
The Mississippi Highway Patrol is accepting applications for cadet class 63 that will start later this year. After adding 57 new troopers to their ranks...
Featured Car accident survivor discusses prom safety with students
The Mississippi Highway Patrol (MHP) along with the Mississippi Department of Rehabilitation Services (MDRS) presented their P.R.O.M. safety campaign at Ridgeland High School today in...
Featured Former Hattiesburg officer sentenced on drug charges
A former Hattiesburg Police officer has been sentenced after being charged in a drug trafficking operation. 33-year-old Thomas Wheeler was sentenced to five years in...
Featured MHP graduates “best of the best” 57 cadets
The Mississippi Highway Patrol has officially welcomed 57 new troopers. Trooper School Class 62 started back in October with 120 cadets, and after 19 grueling...
Featured Trooper cadets visit Governor’s Mansion
by Alex Paton
This week Governor Bryant hosted Cadet Class 62 at the Governor’s Mansion. The 62nd class of Mississippi Highway patrol cadets started the 19-week Highway Patrol...
Featured Highway Patrol cadets provide much-needed manpower boost
Help is on the way for the Mississippi Highway Patrol as trooper school graduation is on the horizon. The latest class of troopers consists of...
Featured MHP announces Operation C.A.R.E. for Super Bowl weekend
by Alex Paton
Super Bowl Sunday is right around the corner and the Mississippi highway patrol is keeping you safe with Operation C.A.R.E. Operation Crash Awareness and Reduction...