Trial begins today for five north Mississippi daycare workers who went viral after scaring children with a Halloween mask. Sierra McCandless, Oci-Anna Kilburn, Jennifer Newman, Traci Hutson, and Shyenne Shelton – all former employees of Lil’ Blessings Daycare in Hamilton … Continued
Ole Miss and Mississippi State’s football stadiums are among 18 venues targeted by Congress for future preservation and modernization efforts. The Congressional Historic Stadium Caucus, established by co-chairs Congressmen Garret Graves, R-La., and Mark Pocan, D-Wis., was launched with intentions … Continued
Classes are back in session for colleges and universities across the state with a handful of schools reporting record freshman classes. According to Mississippi State vice president of strategic communications Sid Salter, the incoming freshman class in Starkville is shaping … Continued
Here in Okinawa, one of my regular duties within my job description for the U.S. Army is community relations. As anyone can imagine, community relations in Japan are quite different from community relations at my old job at the Seabee … Continued
It’s been a scorching week across the Magnolia State with record-breaking temperatures being recorded in multiple cities. On Monday, experts with the National Weather Service predicted that Mississippi could possibly experience the hottest week in state history. Since then, calendar day … Continued
Mississippi Aquarium’s newly renovated Changing Tides building is now open to the public following a ribbon-cutting ceremony held in celebration of the $4 million expansion. The remodeled building adds 7,000 square feet of indoor and interactive exhibits housing more than … Continued
A Tylertown man was sentenced to serve over a decade in federal prison followed by a lifetime of supervised release for possession of child pornography. Federal officers of the U.S. Probation Office executed a search at 47-year-old Jason Patrick Appeldorn’s … Continued
Northern Mississippi Sunny today with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs will be near 101 with heat index readings anywhere from 110 to 115. Tonight will be mostly clear with lows in the mid to … Continued
One week from today when you click on Thunder & Lightning, you’ll be enjoying the first 2023 rendition of the Three P’s. Until then, Brian Hadad and Robbie Faulk fill the last Friday of the offseason with a SEC fantasy … Continued
Nearly 20 businesses in Mississippi have been featured on Forbes’ recent list of “America’s Best Employers By State.” Forbes’ list includes results from an anonymous survey taken by approximately 70,000 employees at companies in all 50 states that have a … Continued