Mississippi is getting more help for Winter Storm Fern recovery efforts.Gov. Tate Reeves said Friday afternoon that the Trump administration has approved his major disaster declaration request for all counties with verified damage as a result of the historic ice storm that hit two weekends ago. Acco
Jackson Mayor John Horhn has made a decision on who he wants to be the city’s next top cop.Horhn announced Friday afternoon that he is appointing Dr. RaShall Brackney as the city’s next police chief, following a national search that included community input, screening, and multiple rounds of intervi
The death count linked to Winter Storm Fern has risen in Mississippi.As of Friday afternoon, 29 deaths had been attributed to the weather event, according to the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency. The latest loss of life occurred in DeSoto County, though the victim’s identity has not been rele
The federal government has reversed course and will not convert a north Mississippi warehouse into a holding center for undocumented immigrants.U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker said that after talks with Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, federal officials have agreed to “look elsewhere” f
The Yalobusha County Sheriff’s Department is issuing a strong warning against harassing and assaulting utility employees working to get power restored in the aftermath of Winter Storm Fern.Law enforcement officials in the area reported that a call was made to the Tallahatchie Valley Electric Power A
Gov. Tate Reeves has called for flags to be flown half-staff in Mississippi on Friday in honor of a Lee County school resource officer who died while directing traffic.Rick Haggard, 52, was killed in front of Shannon Elementary School on Monday afternoon after being caught in a collision between two
Federal officials have stepped in to investigate after a Madison elementary school received two bomb threats in as many days.Madison Station Elementary principal Kara Davis said in a video message to school families on Thursday that the FBI, the Department of Homeland Security, and the Madison Polic
The John Carr era of Starkville High School football has come to an end after just one season.Carr is pursuing a new venture — one at the highest level of football, where he is joining Todd Monken’s inaugural Cleveland Browns staff. The longtime coach will be the franchise’s chief of staff.During hi
College baseball is rapidly approaching, and players from all three of Mississippi’s major programs have received preseason recognition by their respective conferences.In the SEC, Mississippi State and Ole Miss had two players apiece crack the all-conference club heading into the 2026 campaign. The
A new investment aimed at strengthening cancer care in Mississippi is moving forward. C Spire announced a $5 million gift to help build the University of Mississippi Medical Center’s new Cancer Center and Research Institute.The donation will support the construction of the state of the art facility,
The Mississippi House of Representatives passed a bill Thursday that would reimburse eligible National Guard members for the cost of individual health and dental insurance premiums.HB 1085, authored by House Military Affairs Committee Chair Bubba Carpenter, R-Burnsville, passed 121–0 and would estab
Legislation directing tens of millions of dollars to aid in Winter Storm Fern recovery efforts might not pass in the state’s House of Representatives.On Tuesday, the Senate passed a bill that would allocate $20 million to the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency for ongoing work being done to hel
An arrest has been made after a private school in Jackson received a telephone threat claiming “there would be a massacre shooting.”The Jackson Police Department announced Thursday morning that Abbey Nicole Taylor, 38, was taken into custody following the threat made to Hillcrest Christian School on
One of Mississippi’s most successful economic development attractors has announced a new leader.The Golden Triangle Development LINK announced Iain Vasey as its new president and CEO on Thursday. Vasey will assume the position on March 15. The LINK’s board went with Vasey following the firing of Joe
An Amory native and former Ole Miss football player could spend multiple decades behind bars for his alleged role in a major Medicare fraud scheme.On Wednesday, a federal jury in Florida convicted Joel “Rufus” French for the part he reportedly played in a years-long scheme to defraud the Medicare an
For the second day in a row, a Madison elementary school has been the subject of a threat.Madison Station Elementary School informed parents Thursday morning that it is “currently unable to receive students this morning” as law enforcement is on campus assessing the situation.It’s unclear what kind
Mississippi’s first case of bird flu this year has been confirmed.The Mississippi Board of Animal Health was notified by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Veterinary Services Laboratory that a positive case of H5 avian influenza was found at a commercial broiler chicken flock in Amite Co
Trinidad Chambliss is still awaiting a ruling on his eligibility for another season of college football after the NCAA’s appeals committee upheld the denial of his request.Chambliss, whose legal representation has maintained that he was entitled to a sixth year of college football due to a medical c
Exactly one week after the Mississippi House of Representatives passed a bill requiring insurers to cover biomarker testing – a technology that helps ensure cancer patients get the correct care – advocates joined House members inside the state capitol on Wednesday to urge the Senate to do the same.T
Legislation requiring public schools in Mississippi to teach students how the government works is making its way through the state Senate.Sen. Brice Wiggins, R-Pascagoula, fulfilled a pre-session promise to reintroduce a measure that would make civics a mandatory course for high school graduation. S
Legislation increasing the salary for public school teachers passed unanimously in the Mississippi House of Representatives on Wednesday.House Bill 1126, authored by Rep. Jansen Owen, R-Poplarville, cleared the chamber by a vote of 122-0. The measure bumps teacher pay by $5,000, moving the minimum a
Leaders in the Mississippi House of Representatives are once again rolling the dice to bring mobile sports betting to a state that has had legal casinos for more than three decades and a lottery for over five years, but has historically lacked the support to allow people to place wagers on sporting
A bill reforming Mississippi’s certificate of need laws has been signed into law.House Bill 3 followed in the footsteps of a similar piece of legislation sent to Republican Gov. Tate Reeves desk last year before being vetoed. The updated bill removed language that satisfied the provisions of Reeves’
The death toll linked to Winter Storm Fern has risen in Mississippi.On Wednesday afternoon, the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency confirmed three additional losses of life connected to the weather event, though the identities of the deceased and the location of the individuals’ passings were n
