A federal investigation has been opened into Lexington, Mississippi, and the city’s police department. The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) on Wednesday announced that the civil pattern or practice investigation seeks to determine whether there are systemic violations of the … Continued
Coming off its first FBS win of the season, Southern Miss will look to keep the momentum going when the team faces off against Louisiana on Thursday night. The Golden Eagles, who defeated Louisiana-Monroe on Saturday, had not won a … Continued
In one of the biggest local races of the night, Joe Berlin has retained his position as sheriff in Jones County. Berlin, who was first elected in 2019, attained 33% of the vote to beat out a busy field of … Continued
Northern Mississippi Sunny today with highs in the lower 80s. It’ll be a partly cloudy start to the evening, then becoming mostly cloudy with lows in the lower to mid-60s. Central Mississippi Patchy fog in the morning, then mostly sunny … Continued
In what was a competitive race, incumbent Republican Gov. Tate Reeves held off Democratic challenger Brandon Presley on Tuesday night. The Reeves campaign informed SuperTalk Mississippi News that Presley had called to concede with Reeves up eight points with over … Continued
Republican incumbent Lynn Fitch has secured her second term as attorney general of Mississippi, beating Democratic challenger Greta Kemp Martin after both ran unopposed in the primary election. The race was called shortly after the polls closed, with Fitch having … Continued
Republican Delbert Hosemann cruised to another term as Mississippi’s lieutenant governor, defeating Democratic challenger D. Ryan Grover on Tuesday night. When the race was called early in the evening, Hosemann was already up by nearly 30 points. Hosemann, who previously … Continued
Two NCAA Tournament teams in Starkville a season ago, and so now the expectations for Mississippi State men’s and women’s basketball teams are incredibly high. So can the Bulldogs get where their fans want them to go this year? Brian … Continued
A judge has ruled that all precincts in Hinds County can remain open until 8 p.m. due to an unexpected influx of voters that caused many locations to run out of ballots. According to District 1 Hinds County supervisor Robert … Continued
Update: The Mississippi Democratic Party is planning to file a lawsuit to extend the hours for precincts in Hinds County from 7 to 9 p.m., Mississippi Today’s Taylor Vance reports. This is a developing story. More details will be provided … Continued