The University of Mississippi Medical Center has been granted more than $2.5 million for research related to prostate cancer.The funding came from the National Cancer Institute and will go toward a five-year study focused on understanding how prostate cancer cells spread to bones and why the disease
Mississippi State Department of Health officials are urging caution on the Gulf Coast after three cases of a “flesh-eating” bacterium have been reported.Vibrio vulnificus, commonly referred to as a “flesh-eating” bacterium, causes illness when it enters an open wound in salt or brackish water – a mi
A body has been recovered following a search and rescue operation at a Wiggins water park.The Wiggins Police Department said that on Tuesday around 5:27 p.m., officers were dispatched to Flint Creek Water Park in response to a call regarding an adult male who appeared to be drowning. Local firefight
More than two decades after Hurricane Katrina devastated the Mississippi Gulf Coast, longtime publisher, radio host, and Coast native Ricky Mathews is releasing a book about finding hope in the aftermath of life’s most difficult storms.“Finding Hope: 25 Lifelines for Life’s Storms” will be released
With a recent outbreak of cyclospora linked to lettuce, some consumers are steering clear of the leafy green. But for Mississippi lettuce producer Salad Days, the concerns have actually driven more customers to seek out its locally grown products.Located in Flora, Salad Days operates out of a 68,000
An autopsy was conducted Tuesday by the Mississippi State Medical Examiner’s Office after the body of a Jackson woman was found hanging from a tree.The Jackson Police Department confirmed that the autopsy was performed on the body of Tasia Fortune, a 29-year-old Black woman discovered dead on the ni
Mississippi State is working to add two former players to its roster and Southern Miss is welcoming back a trio of familiar faces, courtesy of a landmark ruling that grants some student-athletes an extra year of eligibility.On July 31, U.S. Judge Charlotte Sweeney out of Colorado issued a preliminar
Former interim Hinds County Sheriff Marshand Crisler is out of federal prison early.The Federal Bureau of Prisons has confirmed that Crisler has been transferred from Beckley, a correctional institution in West Virginia, to a community confinement overseen by the law enforcement agency’s Montgomery
NEW YORK (AP) — It happened out of necessity.Academy Award-winner Morgan Freemanwas in Clarksdale, Mississippi, 25 years ago when some out-of-towners asked where they could hear blues music. Musicians were abundant; venues were not.“There was no place where we could guarantee that you could go in an
A roughly four-hour standoff in Rankin County ended with a suspect being taken into custody after he fell through the ceiling of the home he barricaded himself in, according to authorities.The Rankin County Sheriff’s Office said deputies responded at approximately 4:30 p.m. Monday to the Cedar Ridge
Mississippi’s recreational red snapper season will reopen for Labor Day weekend, giving anglers another opportunity to harvest the popular fish after the state’s regular summer season ended in July.The season will reopen at 12:01 a.m. Friday, Sept. 4, and remain open through 11:59 p.m. Monday, Sept.
Grammy-winning comedian Nate Bargatze will be taking his talents to Ole Miss and Mississippi State this fall.Bargatze is set to take the main stage at the SJB Pavilion in Oxford on Oct. 3, before trekking to Starkville’s Humphrey Coliseum on Oct. 15.His Ole Miss performance will take place on a Satu
The man accused of kidnapping his pregnant ex-girlfriend from the Canton Nissan plant and later killing her will stand trial.Joshua Andrews appeared in court in Madison County on Monday and was informed that his trial will begin on Feb. 1, 2027.The trial will be held in an unspecified Mississippi Gu
Iconic former Mississippi State men’s basketball player and coach Kermit Davis Sr. has passed away at age 91.The Tupelo native died in his hometown on Monday, where he was surrounded by family. Davis spent his collegiate playing days at Mississippi State from 1956-59, and the Bulldogs amassed a whop
A Lucedale woman is behind bars after allegedly embezzling $80,000 from a local church.According to the George County Sheriff’s Office, the leadership team of a church in the county reported a possible theft of funds to the sheriff’s office. After an investigation, Loretta Fenton, 56, was identified
Mississippi’s largest European car show has announced plans for its 19th year.Renaissance Euro Fest will take place Oct. 2-4, with events in Ridgeland and Jackson. This year’s edition will feature more than 1,600 European automobiles and motorcycles entered by owners from 12 states.Euro Fest has gro
For years, Camp Shelby mechanics repaired tanks and other heavy combat vehicles outdoors because their maintenance shop was designed for smaller wheeled vehicles. A new $32 million expansion is changing that, allowing technicians to service larger military equipment indoors while speeding repairs an
If you walked outside last month and said, “It feels hotter than usual,” you weren’t wrong. In fact, it was the hottest July on record for the contiguous United States.The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released its July 2026 temperature and precipitation assessment Monday, noting t
Tim Anderson, who only played college baseball because a Mississippi community college took a chance on him, has retired after 10 years in the MLB.Anderson was a prospect from Alabama with little appeal to colleges, but East Central Community College gave him a chance to play – with a scholarship in
A South Mississippi nonprofit will take a record 44 young people with disabilities alligator hunting this season, giving participants the chance to experience one of Mississippi’s most challenging outdoor traditions.Southern Outdoors Unlimited is a Mississippi nonprofit that connects participants wi
A Gulfport man has been sentenced to 35 years in prison after pleading guilty to second-degree murder and shooting into a dwelling.On Feb. 12, 2024, officers with the Gulfport Police Department responded to a shooting around 2:30 a.m. at a home on Kenwood Drive. Upon arrival, they found a residence
Unemployment assistance remains available for Mississippi victims of Tropical Storm Arthur.The Mississippi Department of Employment Security announced Monday that residents of Hancock, Harrison, Pearl River, and Stone counties could qualify for disaster unemployment assistance.Officials with the Mis
Archie Manning is widely considered the patriarch of Football’s First Family. His legacy spans time as a dynamic dual-threat quarterback in college at Ole Miss and in the NFL, along with his sons Peyton and Eli winning multiple Super Bowls and his grandson Arch emerging as a regarded signal caller.T
Social media was set ablaze over the prospect of a Muslim Mississippi attorney’s appointment to a municipal judge seat.In one viral post that began with “Red State Mississippi just appointed America’s first Yemeni Sharia-hijabi judge,” the user claimed that immigration attorney Assma Ali had been gi
