A massive, 70-foot-long steel cockroach is set to be sunk into the Gulf of Mexico and turned into an artificial reef.Bruno Milanese, the owner of Bay Pest Control on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, was one of the catalysts behind the project. Milanese was approached by Mississippi Fishing Banks to partn
Two women accused of killing a tourist on Bourbon Street in New Orleans have been captured in Mississippi.Mia Lindsey, 22, and Mariah Campbell, 26, were found and arrested Monday night in Columbia. The two were wanted in connection to the shooting of Christopher Oatts Jr., 39, a tourist visiting New
The 39th annual Mississippi Championship Hot Air Balloon Festival is returning to Canton and Ridgeland from Thursday through Saturday.A full weekend packed with racing and glowing balloons, patriotism, and fun activities for all ages will kick off at the Canton Courthouse Square on Thursday evening.
Authorities have arrested one man and are searching for two others after the trio allegedly attempted to bring contraband into a Yazoo County correctional facility.The Yazoo County Sheriff’s Office reported that deputies were tipped about the introduction of prohibited items into the jail on Monday
Lt. Governor Delbert Hosemann has created a new legislative task force while reinstituting an existing one to address Mississippi’s workforce and explore solutions for women, children, and families in the state.In what the GOP lawmaker says should be the state’s top priority, legislators in the newl
Governor Tate Reeves has announced that Mississippi set multiple unemployment records in May.According to the Republican lawmaker, total non-farm employment in the Magnolia State reached a record high with 1,191,300 jobs. Additionally, at only 34,605 Mississippians, the state reached a new low for t
Looking for a new job along the Mississippi Gulf Coast? Join SuperTalk Mississippi Media for our annual Million Dollar Job Fair in Biloxi on Wednesday, June 26.Presented by SuperTalk Mississippi Gulf Coast, 97.9 CPR Rocks, 105.9 The Monkey, G96.7, and Bob 106.3, nearly 30 employers will be set up at
Former Mississippi State safety turned New Orleans Saints standout J.T. Gray is looking to support mental healthcare in the Magnolia State and Louisiana.The All-Pro safety is raising money to provide mental health services to people in his hometown of Clarksdale, his college town of Starkville, and
Mississippi State outfielder Dakota Jordan has been named an All-American by Baseball America.The publication placed Jordan on its third team, rounding out an outfield that also includes Lyle Miller-Green (Austin Peay) and Ryan Waldschmidt (Kentucky). The first-team outfielders were James Tibbs III
Lowndes County law enforcement arrested seven people, including a 15-year-old juvenile, during the execution of a search warrant in Columbus on Monday.The Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office STING Unit and the SWAT Team conducted the residential raid that also netted the seizure of nine illegal substanc
A suspect in Leake County was taken into custody Monday night following a six-hour standoff with police.While the suspect’s name has not been released yet, SuperTalk Mississippi News has been informed that law enforcement responded to a situation in the Red Water community around 3 p.m. The suspect
One of FEMA’s disaster recovery centers is relocating in an attempt to reach more residents, following the April 8-11 severe storms and tornados that struck Mississippi.The current location at the Raymond campus of Hinds Community College will move to the Hinds County Public Works Department in Bolt
The woman accused of a fatal DUI crash in Madison County has been released on bond.Jordan Sullivan, 32, of Louisville, was granted a $250,000 bond on Monday afternoon. She is said to have been under the influence while driving the wrong way near the Gluckstadt exit on Interstate 55 during a Saturday
Former Ole Miss standout pole vaulter Sam Kendricks has confirmed that he will be competing in the upcoming Olympics despite his continued discontentment with how things went down in 2021.Kendricks on Sunday secured his third career Olympic qualifying berth, winning his 11th career national title in
An arrest has been made after surveillance video showed a box truck at a Jackson liquor store purposefully run over and kill a person.Officers responded to Liquor Connection, just off Interstate 55, on Monday after the incident happened around 6:35 a.m. According to the video shared to Darkhorse Pre
Jordan Cummins, the man found guilty of murdering two people outside Jackson’s annual St. Paddy’s Day parade in 2023, has been sentenced to life behind bars.During Cummins’ sentencing hearing on Monday, Circuit Court Judge Faye Peterson called it a situation in which “there are no winners” after hea
Two weeks after a federal disaster declaration was issued for Mississippi, more than $1.3 million in federal assistance has been approved for survivors of the April 8-11 severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes, and flooding.Officials with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announce
Country music star Brantley Gilbert is coming back to the Magnolia State with a performance now set for October 12 at The Sound Amphitheater in Gautier.Announced Monday, the show will be part of Gilbert’s “Off the Rails Tour” and feature special guests Adam Calhoun and Demun Jones.💥 JUST ANNOUNCED 💥
The Ole Miss football team will take advantage of its color palate and don a brand-new jersey during the 2024 campaign.On Monday, program officials unveiled a white jersey with powder blue numbers to compliment the script “Ole Miss” in red lettering on the front of the jerseys. The backside of the n
Another Mississippi State football player has been arrested this offseason.Senior defensive back Raydarious Jones became the fourth Bulldog to be taken into custody by law enforcement since the conclusion of the 2023 campaign.Jones, a Horn Lake native, was arrested Saturday night and charged with su
A detainee who escaped police custody in Harrison County over the weekend has been captured by authorities.29-year-old Joseph Rigell Rayborn was caught Monday at 7:59 a.m. inside an abandoned home near the intersection of Highway 67 and East Wortham Road in Saucier, according to Sheriff Matt Haley.R
The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) have opened a sixth disaster recovery center following a severe bout of weather that hit the state from April 8-11.The center in Madison County is located at the Karl M. Banks Emergency Services Com
The hottest show in all of television right now is Bridgerton as season three of the hit series is now available on Netflix. While the show may be set in England, we’ve gotten word of a Mississippi connection who’s played a key role in launching it into the No. 1 streaming spot.According to a social
Students, faculty, and staff at Nicholls Middle School in Canton are mourning the death of Tyra Small-Jackson.Small-Jackson, 48, was killed during a wrong-way crash on Interstate 55 in Gluckstadt on Saturday afternoon. The other driver, who was driving on the wrong side of the roadway, has been iden
