Social media users have claimed Home Town, featuring Laurel couple Erin and Ben Napier, is responsible for driving up home prices in the city. Some users compared Laurel’s housing market to Waco, Texas after HGTV’s show Fixer Upper gained popularity. Others … Continued
Families in Oxford will have the chance to celebrate community and learn more about mental wellness during a Family Festival and the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Walk for Mental health on Saturday, Oct. 25, from 9-11 a.m. at … Continued
A Grammy-winning gospel music icon has been handed a key to Mississippi’s city with soul. Jackson Mayor John Horhn on Sunday presented the symbolic key to Elbernita “Twinkie” Clark while also issuing a proclamation officially designating Oct. 12 as “Twinkie … Continued
Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves will not step in to stop the scheduled execution of an inmate who has been on death row for more than 30 years. The state’s highest-ranking elected official took to social media to discuss the case … Continued
Mississippi will continue to experience dry and warm weather this week, with the chance of rain returning over the weekend, mainly late Saturday through midday on Sunday. Here’s your statewide forecast from the National Weather Service. Northern Mississippi Today will be … Continued
Four people have been arrested and charged in connection with a weekend shooting that left six dead and at least a dozen injured in Leland. The FBI Jackson Field Office announced in a Monday night news release the arrests of … Continued
Mississippi State’s bye week came at an opportune time when it comes to getting some key players healthy. Brian Hadad and Robbie Faulk report after Jeff Lebby’s weekly press conference about who may be suiting up for the Bulldogs this … Continued
The Mississippi State Fire Academy has been awarded nearly $430,000 for a mobile facility designed to help train first responders. The funding was made available through the Assistance to Firefighters Grant provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Officials say the … Continued
A second person believed to be connected with a shooting at Heidelberg High School that left two dead, including an expectant mother, has been taken into custody. Jasper County Sheriff Randy Johnson confirmed to WDAM-TV that Damarin Starks, 19, was … Continued
A Pennsylvania collector has donated a notable item that is now on display at the African American Military History Museum in Mississippi. James McComb Sinclair, a military memorabilia collector from Philadelphia, Pa., gifted the Hattiesburg museum the Navy tunic that … Continued