Following Thursday’s deadline for general bills and constitutional amendments to receive original floor action, Mississippi lawmakers have cut down on the issues they believe are worth focusing on as the 2023 legislative session nears the halfway mark. Below is a … Continued
Former Mississippi State and current Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott is this year’s Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year. The award, named after Mississippi native and NFL Hall of Famer Walter Payton, annually recognizes one player for outstanding community … Continued
A Biloxi resident was sentenced to serve 36 months in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute fentanyl. On Thursday, 36-year-old Dean Carlin Fender was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Gulfport for his involvement in selling illegal substances … Continued
Northern Mississippi– Sunny in the morning, with a slight chance of showers in the afternoon and highs in the upper 50s. Tonight will be mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers in the evening, and lows in the mid-30s. … Continued
Four wins in a row have Mississippi State inching further up the NCAA Tournament bubble every day, but does that mean the dark days of the Humphrey Coliseum are now totally behind us? Brian Hadad and Robbie Faulk try and … Continued
A doctor from Cleveland was sentenced to serve five years in prison for healthcare fraud in connection to fraudulent hospice operations throughout the Mississippi Delta. According to court documents, 58-year-old Scott Nelson was a medical director for numerous fraudulent hospice … Continued
Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre is suing State Auditor Shad White as well as former NFL players Pat McAfee and Shannon Sharpe for defamation tied to comments made about his role in the largest public fraud scheme … Continued
Although full Medicaid expansion has once again been shot down in Mississippi, all four bills that make up Republican Lt. Governor Delbert Hosemann’s plan for the state’s struggling hospitals have passed the Senate and now head to the House. The … Continued
The Mississippi House of Representatives has passed legislation that would open the door to legalizing mobile sports betting in the Magnolia State. House Bill 606, introduced by Representative Casey Eure, R-Biloxi, was approved in overwhelming fashion, receiving 110 yea votes … Continued
Legislation that would ban the use of TikTok on any state-issued device or network has been passed unanimously in the Mississippi Senate. Senate Bill 2140, or the “National Security on State Devices and Networks Act”, received 51 votes from legislators … Continued