More than 10,000 alleged fentanyl pills and over a pound of alleged methamphetamine were seized at a barbershop by the Tupelo Police Department, along with other illegal narcotics. One week ago, Tupelo police executed a search warrant at Spectacular Cuts … Continued
Two Mississippi high school students have been selected to join Senators Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith in representing the state at the 61st annual United States Senate Youth Program (USSYP) Washington Week. The students, Northwest Rankin High School seniors Joshua … Continued
Mitias Orthopaedics, PLLC owner Dr. Hanna “Johnny” Mitias, and a subsidiary, Champion Orthopaedics, have agreed to pay $1,870,714.83 to resolve allegations that they knowingly submitted false claims to Medicare and Medicaid. Between January 1, 2008, and December 31, 2015, Mitias … Continued
Mississippi State is finalizing a deal to hire Kevin Barbay as the team’s offensive coordinator, per Sports Illustrated’s Ross Dellenger. Barbay spent the 2022 season as Appalachian State’s offensive coordinator. During the 2022 season, Appalachian State ranked 26th in total … Continued
Wastewater hauling business Partridge-Sibley Industrial Services, Inc., has pleaded guilty to illegally discharging industrial waste into the Jackson sewer system. On Wednesday, the company admitted to supervising the transportation and disposal of industrial waste from Gold Coast Commodities, Inc., to … Continued
Mississippi Public Service Commissioner Brandon Presley has officially announced his intentions to run for governor. Presley, a Democrat, has represented northern Mississippi on the state’s Public Service Commission for the past 15 years. Before that, he served as mayor of … Continued
It has been nearly three months since John Cohen stepped down as Mississippi State’s athletic director, and the search for his replacement has been on ever since. Now as we are 12 days into the new year, it appears the … Continued
Governor Tate Reeves has issued a directive to Mississippi departments and agencies banning the social media app TikTok from all state-issued government devices and the state’s network. The directive was announced Wednesday afternoon in a letter from Reeves to Mississippi … Continued
The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) has confirmed the 14th COVID-19 death of a child under the age of 18 since the onset of the pandemic — and the first of 2023. MSDH State Epidemiologist Dr. Paul Byers said … Continued
A $2.5 million grant has been awarded to the Foundation for Mississippi History for the development of religious topics at the Mississippi Department of Archives and History (MDAH). On Wednesday, the Lilly Endowment presented the grant to MDAH Director Katie … Continued