Convicted serial rapist Daniel Ray Skaggs has passed away just weeks after being sentenced to life in prison. The 66-year-old Oklahoma native was found guilty by a Rankin County grand jury after evidence collected in the 1990s matched DNA collected from the … Continued
Students at Natchez High School are being welcomed back to school with a brand-new facility. On Monday, parents, educators, and community leaders gathered to hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony to unveil the new high school to the public. Natchez Mayor Dan … Continued
Almost a dozen elementary schools throughout the state have been designated as Mississippi Emerging Science of Reading Schools (SOR) for the 2023-24 school year. The recognition, which is awarded by the Mississippi Department of Education (MDE), is given to schools … Continued
Austin Jenkins has been named the new director of the Stennis International Airport. Jenkins previously served as airport operations manager with the Jackson Municipal Airport Authority (JMAA) where he was responsible for the day-to-day operations of the FAA 139 commercial … Continued
The Mega Millions jackpot has increased to over a billion dollars for the fifth time in game history after no ticket matched all six numbers drawn on Friday. The winning numbers were white balls 5, 10, 28, 52, and 63, … Continued
Four people were left injured following a shooting in Columbus near Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle Monday afternoon. According to Police Chief Joseph Daughtry, the altercation is believed to have stemmed from an argument between two individuals in their vehicles in … Continued
A Southaven woman that accused Taylor Swift of copying one of her published works of poetry titled “Lover” has dropped the $1 million copyright lawsuit. Teresa La Dart filed a suit against Swift in the U.S. Western District Court of … Continued
It’s been a hot summer in the Magnolia State and the National Weather Service is warning residents that it’s about to get even hotter. Those living in the central and southeastern portions of Mississippi are under an extreme heat warning. … Continued
A Mississippi Gulf Coast man has been sentenced to life behind bars after killing a police officer. Joseph Michael Rohrbacker, 33 was charged with shooting and killing Hancock County Deputy Michael Boutte, 57, on February 1, 2021. Boutte was shot … Continued
Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves has proclaimed Tuesday, August 1 as Gold Star Children’s Day. The symbol of the Gold Star grew during World War I when families of servicemembers would embroider service flags with gold stars representing loved ones who … Continued