For the second year in a row, legislation that would have shuttered the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman died in committee. Senate Bill 2047, authored by Sen. Juan Barnett and tabled by the Corrections Committee on Wednesday, planned to initiate … Continued
A Mississippi high school is closed for the remainder of the week after an outbreak of an unspecified illness resulted in hundreds of students calling in sick. West Union Attendance Center, located in Myrtle, saw more than 200 children not … Continued
Northern Mississippi Today will be mostly cloudy with patchy fog in the morning and scattered showers. Highs will be in the upper 60s. Expect isolated thunderstorms and showers tonight, with locally heavy rainfall possible. Lows will be in the mid-50s. … Continued
Mississippi State has played the game it played against Alabama many times before, and the result is always the same. The Bulldogs drop a heartbreaker to the Crimson Tide, squandering a career night from Josh Hubbard. Future Brian gives us … Continued
Chris Youngblood had a season-high 23 points, including two free throws with 10.9 seconds remaining, to lead No. 4 Alabama to an 88-84 win over No. 14 Mississippi State on Wednesday night. Youngblood made a career-best seven 3-pointers while Alabama … Continued
Chris Beard’s debut matchup against his former employer, Texas, proved to be one for the books. No. 23 Ole Miss led Texas 70-69 with eight seconds left on the clock. Davon Barnes trotted to the free-throw line with a one-and-one … Continued
Ole Miss found themselves in a close game late, but this time came away with a huge win over Texas to move to 5-3 in the SEC. Here’s your postgame reaction show
Republican Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves took to the podium Wednesday at the capitol building in Jackson for his State of the State speech, using the opportunity to tout achievements seen during his tenure and call on legislators to eliminate personal … Continued
State Sen. David Blount, of Jackson, delivered the Democrat response to Wednesday’s State of the State address. Below is a transcript provided by the Mississippi Democratic Party. To watch the Democratic response in its entirety, scroll to the bottom of … Continued
Gov. Tate Reeves delivered the second State of the State address of his second term on Wednesday. Below is a transcript provided by the Republican governor’s staff. To watch the State of the State address in its entirety, scroll to … Continued