The 2025 Mississippi College and Career Savings Art Contest winners have been announced. State Treasurer David McRae, whose office oversees the contest, along with 12 students and one teacher, gathered for a celebratory reception at the Mississippi Museum of Art. … Continued
Agriculture officials in Mississippi will soon accept a new wave of applications for the wild hog control program. From May 15-20, landowners and managers in all of the state’s 82 counties are eligible to request “smart” traps for the control … Continued
Head USM baseball coach Christian Ostrander talks weekend series sweep of the Ragin’ Cajuns and looks ahead to this weekend’s final regular season series with Troy. William Carey Crusaders head baseball coach Bobby Halford talks passing former Mississippi State head … Continued
Mississippi will be more than well-represented in the upcoming NCAA Division III softball and baseball tournaments. Student-athletes, coaches, and fans gathered at Belhaven on Monday to see where they would be placed in the postseason picture. The Blazers softball team, … Continued
Former Mississippi legislator Johnnie E. Walls, Jr., has passed away at age 80. The Mississippi Democratic Party announced on social media that the Walls died on Saturday evening. No cause of death was specified. Mississippi Democratic Party Honors the Life … Continued
A Harrison County judge has ruled that a parcel of land in Biloxi is owned by a casino, not the state of Mississippi. Chancery judge Jim Persons ruled on May 8 that The Grand, which has rebranded to Harrah’s Gulf … Continued
Mississippi’s first high school girls’ flag football championship belongs to St. Martin High School after the Yellow Jackets defeated George County, 18-0, in the state championship game on Saturday. The win capped off the inaugural flag football season in Mississippi, … Continued
The woman who allegedly robbed a Dollar General in Gulfport was caught by police when returning to the scene to get her cell phone. According to the Gulfport Police Department, officers responded to the discount store on Dedeaux Road on … Continued
Former Ole Miss tennis player Lucie Devier is bringing her talents to youth in Mississippi with a new program aimed at giving kids the tools necessary to become professional-level athletes. Devier, who was born in France, moved to Oxford to … Continued
A former employee with the Meridian Public School District has been arrested for allegedly embezzling funds. Special agents from the Mississippi Office of the State Auditor took Candace Morris into custody on Monday morning. She is accused of embezzling funds … Continued