Mississippi Republican lawmaker Price Wallace has died at the age of 64, House Speaker Jason White announced.“It is with heavy hearts we pause to reflect on the passing of our friend and colleague in the Mississippi House of Representatives, State Representative Price Wallace,” White wrote in a stat
A welfare check gone wrong in Simpson County led to a juvenile suspect and a law enforcement officer being shot and two other people being discovered dead on Wednesday.Simpson County deputies responded to a residence on Blair Road in Mendenhall. Upon arrival, authorities report that a burglary was i
Ole Miss was fresh on the mind of former college football king Nick Saban during a congressional hearing in the nation’s capitol on Wednesday.While advocating for the Save College Sports Act, a bipartisan measure authored by U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) aimed at establi
A pair of former Mississippi public school superintendents will spend time in prison for their involvement in embezzling nearly $400,000 in federal funding.Former Clarksdale Municipal School District superintendent Earl Nelson was sentenced to 14 months in prison is ordered to serve three years of s
Mississippi’s favorite TV design and renovation duo is drumming up public support following a fire that destroyed a vacant 1930s department store that had been converted into a downtown Laurel boutique hotel.“Home Town” stars Ben and Erin Napier took to the final episode on Sunday of a spinoff of th
Multiple people were injured in a crash involving a school bus carrying the Morton High School girls’ basketball team.The Scott County School District reported that the incident happened Tuesday afternoon while the group was returning from an unspecified team activity. While details remain slim in t
After law enforcement raided a Chickasaw County property that was believed to be facilitating a massive cockfighting operation, a man has turned himself in to authorities.Jack Standfield surrendered to police on Monday night. Standfield is the landowner of a property along County Road 406 in the Bue
The U.S. Small Business Administration is reminding Mississippians affected by Winter Storm Fern of a pair of deadlines to apply for low-interest disaster loans available to homeowners, renters, businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, and nonprofits.The SBA is offering two types of disaster rec
Baptist Memorial Health Care is continuing to expand its Mississippi footprint.The Memphis-headquartered hospital system will soon take over a healthcare facility in Brandon and invest $70 million to enhance its services.Rankin County supervisors on Tuesday unanimously approved a proposal for Merit
Applications are now open for Gulf Coast Restoration Fund grants, which are awarded annually using settlement money Mississippi received from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill.The Mississippi Development Authority announced that its latest application window opened June 1 and will run through Jul
The road to Omaha continues for both Mississippi State and Ole Miss. After rolling through the first round of NCAA Tournament action unblemished, both the Bulldogs and Rebels have advanced to super regionals.Starting off with Mississippi State (43-17), first-year head coach Brian O’Connor gave Bulld
Gulfport native Derick Hall earned himself a nice pay day after playing an integral role in the Seattle Seahawks’ Super Bowl run.The star edge rusher inked a three-year, $42 million extension with the Seahawks on Tuesday, with $21 million guaranteed, his agents announced. With incentives, the deal c
Ole Miss is front and center stage in the sports scene, with star running back Kewan Lacy being featured as a cover athlete in the new College Football 27 video game.EA Sports teased fans with the game’s cover Tuesday ahead of its highly-anticipated release, and the standout Rebel bell cow was one o
The Mississippi State University Extension Service is warning producers to be on the lookout for hammerhead worms after one of the invasive pests was recently spotted in Warren County.According to MSU’s Warren County Extension office, hammerhead worms – which can grow up to a foot long and are known
Free fishing days are returning to Mississippi.The state’s Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks has announced that folks can cast rods and reels at all public bodies of water in Mississippi without worrying about having a license on June 6 and 7. The special occasion will correspond with Nat
As expected, former Ole Miss wide receiver A.J. Brown is heading to New England.The Philadelphia Eagles traded the three-time Pro Bowler to the Patriots on Monday, putting a cap on a long-rumored deal. In April, word got out that New England was interested in reuniting Brown with his first NFL coach
A Mississippi businessman is confirmed to have passed away in a plane crash over the weekend.Federal aviation officials are investigating after a private aircraft crashed along Highway 82 near the Mississippi-Alabama state line on Sunday afternoon. The crash claimed the life of well-known Columbus b
Mississippi’s oldest higher learning institution has officially been renamed.Mississippi College officially transitioned to Mississippi Christian University on Monday, June 1, with officials announcing that the name change was on the horizon in November 2024. University President Blake Thompson said
Cathead Jam returns to Jackson this weekend with those behind the annual music festival promising there’s not a band worth missing.As always, the festival will be held at Cathead Distillery on Farish Street in downtown Jackson. The lineup includes various homegrown talents along with acts from beyon
A man is accused of shooting his mother before turning the gun on himself in Clay County.Sheriff Eddie Scott said the incident occurred Monday around 7 a.m. along East Hazelwood Rd.The sheriff said a 33-year-old man shot his 53-year-old mother before opening fire on himself. Neither individual was i
Mike Leach, the eccentric and revolutionary offensive savant whose teams set dozens of scoring and passing records over his 21-year head coaching career, is among the nominees for the 2027 College Football Hall of Fame class.The National Football Foundation released the ballot Monday for the class t
June 1 marks the official start of the Atlantic hurricane season, with forecasters across the country predicting a below-normal season. Predictions aside, the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency is encouraging residents to get prepared if they haven’t done so already.“Mississippians should be aw
Mississippi State put on quite the show for a fanbase eager to pack Dudy Noble Field to witness the club’s first home regional since the 2021 national championship season. The Bulldogs capped a dominant weekend with a 19-5 win over Louisiana on Sunday.Brian O’Connor’s club held no punches in the Sta
Dom Decker played an integral role in knocking Ole Miss out of the NCAA Tournament in 2025 as part of the historic Murray State club that eventually reached the College World Series. A year later, the junior made the play that sent Mike Bianco’s club to its first super regional since 2022 — and we a
