The cheers were loud and the excitement was palpable as Mississippi’s “Birthplace of America’s Music” float rolled through the five-and-a-half-mile stretch of Colorado Boulevard during Wednesday’s Tournament of Roses in Pasadena, Calif. Even after the nearly 40 floats finished, those … Continued
President Joe Biden is bestowing the second highest civilian medal on Liz Cheney and Bennie Thompson — the lawmakers who led the congressional investigation into the violent Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol riot by Donald Trump’s supporters, and who Trump … Continued
Northern Mississippi It will be sunny today with highs in the lower 50s. Tonight will be partly cloudy with lows in the mid-30s. Central Mississippi Today will be sunny with highs in the upper 50s. Tonight will be mostly clear … Continued
A Mississippi sheriff’s deputy was arrested for driving under the influence and crashing his patrol vehicle on New Year’s Eve. Ronald Matthew Brown, a deputy with the Walthall County Sheriff’s Office, was involved in a single-vehicle crash along Fordsville Road … Continued
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A driver wrought carnage on New Orleans’ famed French Quarter early on New Year’s Day, killing 10 people as he rammed a pickup truck into a crowd before being shot to death by police, authorities said. … Continued
U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) has officially been elevated to the chair position of a key Senate committee as a new Congress is set to convene. Beginning January 3, the 119th Congress will convene in the U.S. Senate and House … Continued
A mostly intact Ole Miss football team will look to ring in the new year on a high note and reach the 10-win benchmark for the third time under Lane Kiffin’s guidance on Thursday when it takes on Duke in … Continued
On the first day of 2025, three people are dead after being shot at a gas station in Mississippi. The shooting happened just before 6 a.m. at the Clark’s gas station in the town of State Line, Washington County Sheriff’s … Continued
A grand jury has indicted a former DeSoto County youth minister and basketball coach for having sex with an underage child in her care. According to the indictment, Lindsey Aldy Whiteside, 26, intentionally and knowingly had sex with an underage … Continued
An investigation is underway after a Mississippi inmate died this week due to what officials believe was a medical emergency. Sheriff Mitchell Mixon said inmate Thomas Stringfellow was booked on Dec. 30 into the George County Regional Correctional Facility on … Continued