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Mississippi has seen record economic development in recent years, and one group of counties is looking to keep the momentum going with the creation of a new alliance. Economic and elected leaders from Lafayette, Tate, Panola, and Yalobusha counties recently … Continued

Farmer’s markets across Mississippi are celebrating National Farmers Market Week with plenty of fresh produce and handmade products available to residents for purchase. Being an agriculture-driven state, Mississippi is home to nearly 90 farmers markets with the Department of Agriculture … Continued

The bodies of siblings were pulled from a Mississippi lake late Tuesday night into early Wednesday morning, according to authorities. The brother and sister whose identities have not been released were discovered dead in Walnut Lake in Benton County. Benton … Continued

The woman at the center of a deadly courthouse shooting in Mississippi has been denied bond. Tanya Lindell Saucier will remain behind bars as she awaits trial for the murder of her estranged husband, James Ray Saucier, after Judge Steve … Continued

We’re entering peak hurricane season, which runs from mid-August through mid-October. The National Hurricane Center is monitoring three systems as of Thursday morning, though none of them currently pose a threat to land. Image courtesy of the National Oceanic and … Continued

A Horn Lake man who led Mississippi officers on a high-speed chase into Tennessee will spend the next five years in prison. Rashood Jefferson was sentenced Wednesday to 10 years in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections, five … Continued

Louisiana man Daniel Callihan pleaded guilty in federal court Wednesday to charges related to a case in which he killed his ex-girlfriend before taking her daughters across state lines to Mississippi and killing the younger child. The plea by Callihan is … Continued

Today will be mostly sunny with a slight chance of afternoon showers and thunderstorms, and highs in the 90s. Here’s your statewide forecast from the National Weather Service. Northern Mississippi Today will be sunny with a slight chance of afternoon showers … Continued