The Mississippi Highway Patrol has concluded its 2022 Christmas travel enforcement period. MHP issued 5,924 citations as well as 80 DUI arrests and 160 crashes across the state, down from 6,520 citations, 146 DUIs, and 174 crashes during the 2021 … Continued
A Mississippi Delta legend has passed away. Florence Strazi Signa, affectionately known by many across the state as “Aunt Flo,” spent over seven decades working at the original Doe’s Eat Place in Greenville. She passed away on Christmas day at … Continued
Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba has declared that the city is currently under a local state of emergency as complications at the O.B. Curtis Water Plant continue due to freezing temperatures. According to the mayor’s office, the water pressure at … Continued
Registration is now open for the 10th annual college savings Mississippi art contest. The contest will run from January 1 through February 28. Students from across Mississippi will be competing for over $3,000 in Mississippi Affordable College Savings (MACS) scholarships … Continued
Over $18 million has been secured by Representative Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., for various projects across Mississippi’s 2nd District. On Friday, Thompson announced that a total of $18,789,100 in Community Project Funding would be distributed among 13 restoration projects in the … Continued
A year ago, it was a listless Mississippi State, decimated by opt-outs and COVID absences, that limped into a bowl game and left embarrassed by a Texas Tech team that desperately wanted to win. Now, it’s the Bulldogs’ opponents who … Continued
Even though it’s technically December 26, the Mississippi Highway Patrol’s annual Christmas enforcement period will remain in effect until midnight Monday. During an appearance on MidDays with Gerard Gibert, MHP Captain Chris Turnipseed reported that there have been five fatalities … Continued
New year, new games. The Mississippi Lottery Corporation will be launching three new scratch-offs this Friday, Dec. 30. $1 — Did I Win?: Approximate overall odds are 1:4.90. Win up to $5,000. $2 — Tic Tac Bonus: Approximate overall odds … Continued
Officials are still searching for two inmates who escaped from the Raymond Detention Center over the weekend. Traverro McElroy, 36, and Tyler Charles Payne, 31, were discovered missing during Sunday morning’s headcount. McElroy was being held on charges of murder … Continued
If you were in northeast Mississippi for the holidays and felt the ground shake, you weren’t going crazy. The United States Geological Survey has confirmed a magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck approximately 3.1 miles from Booneville on Saturday. The earthquake hit … Continued