Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba has declared that the city is currently under a local state of emergency as complications at the O.B. Curtis Water Plant continue due to freezing temperatures. According to the mayor’s office, the water pressure at … Continued
Registration is now open for the 10th annual college savings Mississippi art contest. The contest will run from January 1 through February 28. Students from across Mississippi will be competing for over $3,000 in Mississippi Affordable College Savings (MACS) scholarships … Continued
Over $18 million has been secured by Representative Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., for various projects across Mississippi’s 2nd District. On Friday, Thompson announced that a total of $18,789,100 in Community Project Funding would be distributed among 13 restoration projects in the … Continued
A year ago, it was a listless Mississippi State, decimated by opt-outs and COVID absences, that limped into a bowl game and left embarrassed by a Texas Tech team that desperately wanted to win. Now, it’s the Bulldogs’ opponents who … Continued
Even though it’s technically December 26, the Mississippi Highway Patrol’s annual Christmas enforcement period will remain in effect until midnight Monday. During an appearance on MidDays with Gerard Gibert, MHP Captain Chris Turnipseed reported that there have been five fatalities … Continued
New year, new games. The Mississippi Lottery Corporation will be launching three new scratch-offs this Friday, Dec. 30. $1 — Did I Win?: Approximate overall odds are 1:4.90. Win up to $5,000. $2 — Tic Tac Bonus: Approximate overall odds … Continued
Officials are still searching for two inmates who escaped from the Raymond Detention Center over the weekend. Traverro McElroy, 36, and Tyler Charles Payne, 31, were discovered missing during Sunday morning’s headcount. McElroy was being held on charges of murder … Continued
If you were in northeast Mississippi for the holidays and felt the ground shake, you weren’t going crazy. The United States Geological Survey has confirmed a magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck approximately 3.1 miles from Booneville on Saturday. The earthquake hit … Continued
Police in Columbus are investigating a Christmas Eve shooting that left one dead and four injured. The shooting occurred at approximately 10:40 p.m. at a Christmas party on Luxapalila Drive. When officers arrived at the scene, they found 48-year-old Algren … Continued
Zach Arnett had to jump into the deep end when he took the head coaching job at Mississippi State, and in a sink or swim situation, the new Bulldog head man seems to be thriving. Brian Hadad and Robbie Faulk … Continued