The Mississippi Bar is asking the state Supreme Court to immediately prohibit former Jackson mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba from practicing law in light of his guilty plea in a federal bribery scandal.Lumumba, who served two terms as mayor of Mississippi’s capital, is an attorney by trade and was admitt
Hinds County now has a new district attorney following the resignation and guilty plea of Jody Owens in connection with a federal bribery scandal.Gov. Tate Reeves announced Friday that he has lifted the interim title from Brad McCullouch, giving him the full-time DA role. McCullouch was announced as
The Mississippi Department of Public Safety has deployed state troopers to Goodman after a viral video involving guns mocked the lack of local police in the Holmes County town.On July 7, an Instagram reel was posted showing a group of young men walking around the streets of Goodman with guns. One in
A little over a week after sending $22 million to Mississippi for recovery projects linked to Winter Storm Fern, the federal government has approved another round of funding.The Federal Emergency Management Agency is doling out an additional $9 million through its public assistance program to help l
The Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office arrested two individuals, who were already on probation, on charges of possession of and intent to distribute methamphetamine.On Thursday, the sheriff’s office’s STING Unit received a tip that a vehicle was traveling southbound from Monroe County and transporting
A Lafayette County woman is behind bars after four of her children reportedly tested positive for drugs.Nydia Hudson, 28, faces four counts of felony child endangerment. Officials say her charges stem from a July 1 document indicating that she and her underage children had illegal substances in thei
The National Federation of Independent Business has launched a new campaign urging Congress to repeal a mandate requiring small businesses to disclose personal information.The federal Beneficial Ownership Information mandate, or BOI, which was passed in January 2021, calls for businesses of 20 emplo
Two days after naming an interim superintendent, the Aberdeen School District is having to go back to the drawing board in pursuit of a temporary head administrator.Joseph Stone was named interim superintendent by the district on Tuesday. His term was short-lived, however, as he was promptly removed
The accounts of the three individuals accused of being involved in a $95 million Jackson Area Federal Credit Union embezzlement scheme have been frozen.JAFCU is suing former CEO Leigh Bridges and her husband, Chad, along with former credit union branch manager Tina Funez. Funez is also reported to b
Have you ever received a call or text from a number that looked legitimate? Maybe it had your area code and displayed a user from a reputable business or government agency, but then it turned out to be a bad actor looking to swindle you out of money? Well, Mississippi is now part of a nationwide eff
Mississippi’s public safety commissioner said there is “no indication” at this time that race played a role in the death of Ocean Springs teenager Nolan Wells as investigators continue working to determine how Wells disappeared and was later found dead after partying with friends on Horn Island.Well
A curfew has been put in place in Centreville following a Fourth of July mass shooting that left two dead and seven injured.Mayor Demetria Allen-Hudson issued the curfew on Wednesday, with it running from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. until further notice. The Centreville Police Department confirmed to SuperTal
Mississippi Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann is not a fan of mobile sports betting — and he made that stance quite clear this week.Hosemann took to social media on Tuesday to outline exactly why he’s opposed to the concept of Mississippians placing wagers from their personal devices outside of the four wal
College football is slowly but surely returning.That return is evidenced by conferences beginning to outline who they think will be star players in the upcoming campaign. On Wednesday, the SWAC, which features three Mississippi schools, did just that.The 2026 SWAC preseason awards featured a Jackson
Thalia Mara Hall announced Wednesday its first Broadway series since 2024.Jackson’s concert hall will host six different shows as part of the 2026-2027 Broadway in Jackson Season. The announcement comes after a hiatus dating back to Thalia Mara closing down in August 2024 due to microbial issues in
A suspect shot by Biloxi police officers following a multi-agency chase has died from his injuries.Harrison County Coroner Brian Switzer confirmed to several outlets that Malcolm Matthews, 39, of Biloxi, died July 3 at the University of South Alabama Medical Center in Mobile. Switzer said Matthews s
Fresh off of winning the first softball national championship in program history, Pearl River Community College’s Christie Meeks has landed a new opportunity at South Alabama.South Alabama head coach Becky Clark announced Wednesday that Meeks will be joining her Jaguar staff as associate head coach.
The late former Southern Miss women’s basketball coach Joye Lee-McNelis is now a member of the Conference USA Hall of Fame.While the Golden Eagles are no longer a member of the CUSA, Lee-McNelis spent 18 of her 21 seasons at Southern Miss leading teams that competed in the conference. She coached he
Who says a losing lottery ticket is always a loser? Not the Mississippi Lottery Corporation.MLC officials announced Wednesday that it awarded $1.8 million through its 2nd Chance promotional drawing held a day earlier.Of the winners, who will be notified by mail in the coming days or weeks, a Clinton
Mississippi’s tax-free weekend could be a boost to local stores, the National Federation of Independent Businesses says as it encourages residents to take advantage of the break by shopping local rather than from national or multinational corporations.“Mississippi’s back-to-school sales tax holiday
Currently, the closest Dave & Buster’s locations to Mississippi residents are in Memphis, New Orleans, Mobile, and Birmingham. But a vote by the Ridgeland Mayor and Board of Aldermen on Tuesday night cleared the way for the popular restaurant-arcade chain to open its first Mississippi location.Mayor
The Blue Front Café was named as one of the top 50 best local restaurants in the country by Only In Your State.The American-focused travel and discovery outlet attempts to uncover hidden gems in the U.S., namely off-the-beaten-path places like Blue Front.Only In Your State’s list includes one restau
The family of Nolan Wells has retained famed civil rights attorney Ben Crump as the investigation into the Ocean Springs teenager’s disappearance and death continues.The body of Wells was found on Horn Island Monday morning after the 18-year-old went missing when visiting the barrier island with fri
After a mass shooting in Centreville left two people dead and seven others wounded, a reward of up to $5,000 is being offered for information leading to the arrest of those responsible.Southwest Mississippi Crime Stoppers announced the reward Tuesday, four days after the shooting near Best G’s Store
