Mississippi saw a slight decrease in its high school graduation rate while the dropout rate stagnated. According to a report from the state’s Department of Education, Mississippi’s 2023-24 school-year graduation rate was 89.2% — down just 0.2% from the previous … Continued
On Thursday, February 20, Jermaine Mayers of Gulfport pled guilty to a manslaughter case from Stone County and a drive-by shooting from Gulfport. After accepting the pleas, Judge Lisa Dodson sentenced Mayers to a total of 50 years with 10 … Continued
If you’re looking to update your driver’s license or update a change of address in Mississippi in person this week, you are out of luck. The Mississippi Department of Public Safety announced that driver service bureau locations statewide will be … Continued
Jones College head men’s basketball coach and former Southern Miss men’s basketball player, Newton Mealer, talks Jones College/Pearl River Community College game tonight. Southern Miss head basketball coach Jay Ladner previews tonight’s match-up between the Golden Eagles and Chanticleers at … Continued
A Mississippi judge issued a temporary restraining order Tuesday requiring the Clarksdale Press Register to remove an editorial from its website. The ruling was sparked by the city of Clarksdale, who sued the newspaper saying the critical opinion piece was … Continued
Cold weather won’t stop action on the diamond in Mississippi this weekend, but the frigid temperatures have caused two of the state’s college baseball programs to alter their schedules. In Oxford, Ole Miss ace pitcher Hunter Elliott will take the … Continued
Eight months after Southern Miss football player MJ Daniels was shot and killed at a Hattiesburg apartment complex, two individuals have fessed up to their roles in the shedding of innocent blood. Allen Marcus Gardner pleaded guilty to first-degree murder … Continued
Award-winning country music group Old Dominion is coming to Mississippi as part of its incoming “How Good Is That – World Tour.” The Nashville-based band will play at The Sound Amphitheater on June 12 before circling back to the BankPlus … Continued
To help celebrate Mardi Gras, Grammy Museum Mississippi in Cleveland will be hosting a free “Family Day” event on Saturday, March 15. The event, which will span from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., covers admission to the museum and includes … Continued
Prostitution, drugs, and guns — that’s what law enforcement discovered at a Ridgeland hotel on Thursday. As a result of an investigation spearheaded by police into the unidentified establishment, 35-year-old Samantha Jean Lombardi and 33-year-old Lee Anthony Corentin were handcuffed. … Continued