Building up Mississippi’s capital city of Jackson and helping first-time home buyers will be the focal points of two new Senate study committees. Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann announced Wednesday that the Senate Study Committee on Jackson will focus on strategies … Continued
A former Mississippi high school basketball coach faces up to more than 100 years in prison for grooming and sexually abusing an underage student-athlete. Willie Alexander Jr., who formerly served as an assistant coach at Clinton Christian School just outside … Continued
Mississippi State University and the Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidated School District are working in lockstep to put a high school on the college’s campus. The proposed school will be located in proximity to Partnership Middle School, the nation’s only public educational … Continued
Power provider Tennessee Valley Authority is continuing its mission to help students across its service territory, announcing Wednesday a $30,000 donation to Itawamba Community College for STEM-related programming. The grant will be used to establish a dedicated “STEM Lounge” on … Continued
Glyn Dyar from GoldenEaglePride.com and Assistant USM baseball coach Travis Creel talk fall baseball.
Cruisin’ the Coast, the festival touted as “America’s Largest Block Party,” will return to the Mississippi Gulf Coast in just under a week. The 29th edition of what has been lauded by USA Today as the top car show in … Continued
As parts of the federal government begin shutting down after Congress failed to reach a deal on a funding measure, U.S. Rep. Mike Ezell (R-Miss.) doesn’t believe the shutdown will be prolonged. “I don’t think it’s going to last too … Continued
The Jackson Police Department is investigating a shooting Tuesday afternoon that left one man dead and two women injured. According to Detective Tommie Brown, Officers responded to the Friends Corner Food Mart in the 3200 block of Bailey Avenue around … Continued
Ocean Springs native and Boston Red Sox pitcher Garrett Crochet said before Tuesday’s opening AL Wild Card game against the New York Yankees that he’s trying to “treat it as another start.” That’s exactly what he did, continuing a regular … Continued
WASHINGTON (AP) — Plunged into a government shutdown, the U.S. is confronting a fresh cycle of uncertainty after President Donald Trump and Congress failed to strike an agreement to keep government programs and services running by Wednesday’s deadline. Roughly 750,000 … Continued