State Auditor Shad White has announced that Carol Jackson of Sunflower County has been given the maximum prison sentence allowed by state law after she admitted to committing fraud and diverting over $40,000 away from funds intended for needy children. … Continued
The City of Jackson has issued its own request for proposals (RFP) to hire a new water management vendor, contradicting claims made by Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba less than two days later. On Monday, Governor Tate Reeves released a statement … Continued
Mississippi State University announced Wednesday that freshman offensive lineman Sam Westmoreland has passed away at the age of 19. Westmoreland, who played at Tupelo High School before walking on in Starkville, was an industrial technology major. “The Mississippi State Athletics … Continued
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Two teenagers have been taken into custody and charged for the murder of Lake High School football player Travis Jones. Last week, Jones was killed after being shot in the head near the intersection of Old Highway 80 and Johnson … Continued
Ole Miss has two consecutive road games before the bye week. If if you could, would you “take” one win? We talk about that plus the environment that Ole Miss is walking into this weekend in Baton Rouge. The post … Continued
U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., have announced that approximately $4.5 million in funds have been awarded to Mississippi in an effort to improve law enforcement across the state. The funds, which were through the Department of … Continued
Candy corn is no longer Mississippi’s favorite Halloween candy. In its annual study on the “top Halloween candies” by state, Instacart found that Mississippi is one of 33 states that favors Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups. Of the other 17 states, … Continued
October 16-22 has been nationally recognized as Teen Driver Safety Week. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) is looking to promote methods for parents to instruct their teenage drivers on how to be as cautious as possible while on … Continued
With data from the National Center for Immigration Studies showing that the population of people who speak a language other than English at home grew by 140 percent in Mississippi between 1980 to 2018, the Mississippi Administrative Office of Courts … Continued