A Sledge man will spend two decades in prison for threatening a postal worker with a dangerous weapon. According to court documents, 47-year-old Henry Weaver was convicted in federal court on February 13 of one count of threatening a mail … Continued
A man is behind bars after getting caught hauling more than 20 pounds of fentanyl in central Mississippi. According to the Rankin County Sheriff’s Department, a deputy became suspicious that a man, identified as Arturo Gonsen-Miranda, was trafficking drugs during … Continued
Mississippi State University will soon be offering a program intended to bring workers into an underserved area of the agricultural industry. With the unanimous passage and subsequent enactment of House Bill 1210 this year, the Starkville university is slated to … Continued
The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) has issued an initial damage report from severe weather that swept across portions of the state May 12-13. According to MEMA, one person died in Wilkinson County. The deceased has been confirmed as Patricia … Continued
The view from my desk is inspirational. I’ve been in the same office for 27 years. There are no windows, but I have surrounded myself with things that inspire me and things that I love. There are a lot of … Continued
To say the older you get, the better you become is certainly true when it comes to the golf career of journeyman Doug Barron. Following Barron’s graduation from Mississippi State in 1992, a lengthy but mediocre career in professional golf … Continued
Southern Miss alumnus Karen Waldrup took The Voice stage on Monday night with what may have been her most passionate performance to date on the hit NBC singing show. Waldrup, a Mandeville, La., native vying to be in the top … Continued
An investigation is underway after a dead body was found on the side of the road in Lauderdale County Tuesday morning. According to police, a driver called law enforcement around 6:15 a.m. to report an individual lying on King Road … Continued
The University of Southern Mississippi’s Registered Teacher Apprenticeship (RTA) program is the first in the state to be recognized by the Mississippi Office of the U.S. Department of Labor. Students with USM’s RTA program will now have the opportunity to … Continued
Monday was the final day for Gov. Tate Reeves to veto bills passed by the Mississippi legislature during the 2024 session and veto he did. The Republican nixed a handful of suffrage bills while allowing other related bills to go … Continued