As the Thanksgiving travel period approaches, officials at Mississippi’s largest airport are anticipating what could be the busiest holiday in years. Peak travel at Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International (JAN) is set to begin Tuesday, Nov. 26, and last through Monday, … Continued
A Pearl police officer is jobless and accused of stealing money. According to Chief Nick McLendon, authorities were notified of possible theft committed by the unidentified officer on Monday. Pearl police administrators immediately began assessing the allegations. The Mississippi Bureau … Continued
WASHINGTON (AP) — Voters in central Mississippi and the state’s Delta and Gulf Coast areas will return to the polls Tuesday to resolve two judicial races in which no candidate received the vote majority needed in the Nov. 5 general … Continued
Amid a bribery investigation in Mississippi’s capital city, one that has resulted in indictments of four elected officials, longtime Jackson Councilman Kenneth Stokes is pleading with Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba to take a leave of absence from office and consider … Continued
A Memphis man will be held accountable for the killing of a former Southaven football player. On Thursday, Mark McDaniel was found guilty of second-degree murder in connection with the December 2022 shooting death of Christian Saulsberry. McDaniel is accused … Continued
An Oklahoma resident has been locked up for hauling over 1,100 pounds of drugs across Mississippi. On Thursday, November 14, officers with the Mississippi Department of Public Safety’s Commercial Transportation Enforcement Division pulled over a truck towing an enclosed trailer on … Continued
According to a report from ESPN, the Southwestern Athletic Conference is investigating an accusation that Jackson State players and coaches had access to private game-week practice film of Arkansas-Pine Bluff leading up to their clash on November 2. Andrew Roberts, … Continued
An Ole Miss student allegedly committed suicide on campus on Thursday night. Sources told SuperTalk Mississippi News that an unidentified individual jumped from the top of the southeast side of Vaught-Hemingway Stadium into the Manning Center parking lot. The impact … Continued
An elderly man could be spending his last years in a jail cell after killing a pedestrian and ramming into a string of cars on Tuesday evening in Gulfport. Shortly before 5:42 p.m., Gulfport police rushed to the scene on … Continued
A Mexican national will spend 20 years in federal prison for illegally re-entering the United States after being convicted and deported for a sex crime in Mississippi. According to court documents, 38-year-old Luis Javier Sanchez-Zurita was found in Brandon this … Continued