Hinds County School District Superintendent Dr. Robert Sanders has announced that he will be stepping down from his post this coming summer. Sanders, who took over the executive role with the district in 2023, said he believes it’s time for … Continued
A Guatemalan national living illegally in Mississippi has been sentenced to five years in prison after previously being convicted and deported for a felony. According to court documents, Marcos Perez-Hernandez, 25, was found unlawfully present in Rankin County in May. … Continued
A donation of 369,000 servings of poultry-based protein products from seven companies in Mississippi will be delivered to a pair of charities in anticipation of the holiday season. Gov. Tate Reeves announced Thursday that 59,500 pounds of chicken meat and … Continued
A Mississippi man has been arrested in connection to the shooting death of a Texas police officer. Darrian Cortez Johnson, 25, is charged with capital murder of a peace officer after allegedly opening fire and killing Terrell police officer Jacob … Continued
NEW YORK (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump rang the opening bell Thursday at the New York Stock Exchange after being recognized for the second time by Time magazine as its person of the year. The honors for the businessman-turned-politician are … Continued
A Mississippi Department of Transportation employee is all tangled up in what police say is literal wire fraud. Cody J. Ware, of Gulfport, was arrested Wednesday in Harrison County for alleged embezzlement that included taking $22,000 worth of wire without … Continued
Five people are injured after a Mississippi plane crashed into a group of cars in Texas. The crash happened Wednesday in Victoria, just outside of Houston, when the plane dipped and eventually hit three cars on the roadway. Per a … Continued
Northern Mississippi It will be sunny today with widespread frost in the morning and highs in the lower 50s. Tonight will be mostly cloudy with areas of frost and lows in the mid to upper 30s. Central Mississippi Today will … Continued
The inmate who escaped the Mississippi State Penitentiary has been captured after two days on the run. Authorities confirmed Wednesday that Gregory Trigg, 45, is in the custody of law enforcement. He escaped the prison on Monday, according to the … Continued
A mistrial has been declared in the capital murder trial of Sheldon “Timothy” Herrington, Jr., the man accused of killing former Ole Miss student Jimmie “Jay” Lee. After more than nine hours of deliberations following closing arguments on Wednesday, the … Continued