After years of sweat, the Mississippi Book Festival is moving away from the month of August and into September with the hopes of cooler weather. On Tuesday, officials with the festival announced that the 2024 rendition of Mississippi’s literature lawn … Continued
Weather conditions continue to quickly change throughout Mississippi, with cooler temperatures and frost forecast in several portions of the state anticipated to kick off the winter season later this week. According to the Mississippi Insurance Department, the official start of … Continued
Mississippi College has found its new head football coach. The Division II school announced Tuesday that Mike Kershaw will be taking over the program after he finishes his postseason duties with Rice. Kershaw has spent the past five seasons with … Continued
Maybe it was a coincidence, but the Southern Miss men’s basketball team would not let the Lamar Cardinals grab the lead as long as Andre Curbelo was in the game. Curbelo, a transfer from Illinois who had been one of … Continued
A former City of Jackson employee has been sentenced to serve five years of probation for wire fraud. 47-year-old Keyshia Sanders, the city’s former constituent service manager, pleaded guilty in January to violating Title 18, United States Code, Section 1343, for engaging … Continued
The man accused of shooting at tourists traveling through Natchez has been caught after attempting to escape from a Louisiana jail for the second time. Jamal Watson, 26, was seen climbing over the Concordia Parish Correctional Facility’s first perimeter fence … Continued
A Biloxi man has pled guilty to possessing a large amount of child pornographic material. According to court documents, 36-year-old Christopher Lee Parker was identified in a child exploitation investigation in cyber tip reports coming from the National Center for … Continued
The Powerball jackpot has increased to an estimated $572 million after no ticket matched all six numbers drawn on Monday night. The winning numbers were white balls 5, 8, 19, 34, 39, and a Powerball of 26 with a Power … Continued
Ole Miss backup quarterback Spencer Sanders will not be eligible for the Peach Bowl, as revealed on Monday night’s episode of Rebel Yell Hotline. Sanders transferred to Oxford before this season with the hopes of beating out Jaxson Dart for … Continued
The Chickasaw County School District (CCSD) has received an installment of electric buses with more to follow. On Friday, district officials announced that the first fleet of the new, zero-emission vehicles had arrived and that the remainder would be making … Continued