Now that the federal government has elected not to stop scheduled execution proceedings for Mississippi’s longest-tenured death row inmate, the one official with the power to call off the killing has also chosen not to do so. Gov. Tate Reeves … Continued
Though lawmakers have gaveled out of the state capitol for the remainder of 2025, barring another special session, House Speaker Jason White is giving a litany of elected officials homework ahead of next year’s legislative session. The second-year speaker announced … Continued
Golden Eagle nation is mourning the passing of longtime Southern Miss women’s basketball coach Joye Lee-McNelis. The university announced the death of McNelis, 63, on Tuesday amid her battle with Stage 4 lung cancer. McNelis, a Leetown, Mississippi native, led … Continued
Military aircraft provider Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems will set up shop in north Mississippi to hire new technicians. The Mississippi Department of Employment Security announced on Tuesday that the defense technology company will host in-person interviews in the Iuka area … Continued
A detainee at the Rankin County Jail was found dead on Tuesday, marking the second central Mississippi detainee to be found deceased in a seven-day span. 21-year-old Tevin Rogers was found unresponsive by staff with no initial signs of trauma … Continued
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The New Orleans Pelicans have agreed to trade veteran guard CJ McCollum, center Kelly Olynyk and a future second-round pick to the Washington Wizards for guard Jordan Poole, wing Saddiq Bey and the 40th overall pick … Continued
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has given out more than $13.3 million in individual assistance to survivors of the severe weather that rolled through Mississippi on March 14 and 15. 6,084 residents have applied for and been recipients of the … Continued
WDAM sports director Scott Kirk joins the show as guest co-host, former Southern Miss pitcher and pitching assistant and new Liberty University pitching coach, Keller Bradford.
Temperatures outside aren’t getting any cooler – at least not yet. Here’s your statewide forecast from the National Weather Service. Northern Mississippi After some patchy fog in the morning, the sun should come out with a slight chance of showers … Continued
Canopy Children’s Solutions, Mississippi’s largest nonprofit provider of behavioral health, educational, and family support solutions, has broken ground on an expansion of its CARES Center. The CARES Center, located on West Street in Jackson, is the state’s only nonprofit psychiatric … Continued