Former state Sen. John Polk is receiving hospice care, one of his former colleagues announced Wednesday as lawmakers returned to the state capitol for a special session.Polk, 77, served in the Senate as a Republican for 14 years and represented areas in Lamar and Pearl River counties. He first took
The trial for the man accused of setting Mississippi’s oldest synagogue ablaze has once again been delayed.U.S. Judge Henry Wingate ruled Wednesday to continue the trial of Stephen Spencer Pittman, the 19-year-old accused of setting fire to Beth Israel Congregation in Jackson on Jan. 10. Pittman was
A Sardis man will spend the rest of his life in prison for beating his 3-month-old daughter to death in 2023.Alcorn County District Attorney Jason Herring announced that Gabriel Girner, 24, pleaded guilty to first-degree murder on Tuesday in connection with the death of his daughter. Corinth police
The Jackson State football team found out how reporters covering the conference feel about its 2026 group at Southwestern Athletic Conference Media Days on Wednesday.During the preseason extravaganza in Birmingham, Jackson State was picked to finish second in the SWAC East this fall. The vote is som
The family of Nolan Wells, the 18-year-old found dead on Horn Island on July 6, has announced updated funeral plans.Wells’ parents, along with family attorney Ben Crump, announced after a meeting with the Jackson County district attorney on Wednesday that Wells’ funeral will be Monday, July 20, at C
The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Tuesday to celebrate the opening of its new school.The $148.5 million school campus is a key factor in the educational growth and future of Choctaw students, tribal leaders believe. The new and improved Choctaw Central High
Legendary women’s basketball coach Kim Mulkey will be the keynote speaker at the third annual Night of Champions at Delta State.The university announced Wednesday that Mulkey – a seven-time national champion across time at Louisiana Tech, Baylor, and LSU – will headline the event that serves as a ma
WASHINGTON (AP) — There will be no turning back the clock if the House has its way.The House passed a bill Tuesday that would make daylight saving time permanent. Proponents, including the White House, argued the change would provide more daylight during the times that Americans are most active. The
Law enforcement veteran Joseph Daughtry, the police chief credited with helping curb homicides in Columbus and recently a finalist to lead Mississippi’s largest police department in Jackson, has accepted a new job as the top cop in another city — though one that is much smaller than the capital.The
Gov. Tate Reeves has abruptly called a special session regarding Mississippi’s youth court laws.The Republican governor announced Tuesday afternoon that lawmakers will return to the state capitol in Jackson at 3 p.m. on Wednesday. The special session, per Reeves, is “necessitated” by a recent expiri
With USM’s appearance at Sun Belt media days in New Orleans on July 16 around the corner, the Golden Eagles were projected by the league’s 14 head coaches to finish fifth in the conference’s West Division.Even though they’re not predicted to finish last, Southern Miss had no players selected to the
Aluminum Dynamics once announced the largest economic development commitment in the state of Mississippi when it revealed plans in 2023 to build a $2.5 billion facility in the Golden Triangle. Well, that commitment has grown with the company expected to spend an additional $200 million in the region
Mississippi is finally putting another piece in place on its retail landscape: the state is getting its first official LEGO Store.LEGO is set to locate in Ridgeland at the Renaissance at Colony Park outdoor shopping mall. Several industry sources confirmed to The Clarion-Ledger that the world’s larg
As college football fever intensifies, especially here in the South where the sport reigns supreme over just about all other pastimes, Ole Miss and Mississippi State fans will get a nice taste of what is on the horizon this season when SEC Media Days kick off next week.Both programs announced Tuesda
A former Mississippi policeman involved in a major drug trafficking bribery scheme that ensnared 20 individuals, including two sheriffs, has been sentenced to prison time.Ex-Greenville officer and Mississippi Department of Corrections employee Martavis Moore, 32, will spend seven and a half years in
A 12-year-old girl was shot and killed in an altercation involving two men in Cleveland.On Sunday, the Cleveland Police Department responded to the scene where multiple shootings had been reported, near the Dollar Tree on South Street. Upon arrival, officers discovered three individuals with bullet
SuperTalk Mississippi Media’s 14th Annual Radiothon benefiting Palmer Home for Children will be held on Thursday, July 16.Listeners across the region are invited to tune in to SuperTalk Mississippi on their radios or online from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. to hear from individuals who have been directly impact
The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation is investigating an officer-involved shooting involving Capitol Police that occurred in the area of Pearl Street and President Street in Jackson.According to the Department of Public Safety, an officer was patrolling the area when he was approached by a securi
A Mississippi man is behind bars after he allegedly drove up to the U.S. Capitol with a handgun in his lap.Capitol Police in Washington, D.C. reported that Wendell Royster, 67, drove up to the north barricade of the Capitol building on Constitution Avenue in a rented Ford Bronco on Monday around 11:
As investigators continue to assess the mysterious death of Ocean Springs native Nolan Wells, one of the 18-year-old’s friend’s has come forward to clarify what happened in a video that some internet sleuths have considered a smoking gun in the case.Wells, who was an Ocean Springs High School gradua
Two arrests have been made in connection with a Philadelphia shooting that claimed the life of an individual and left three others suffering injuries.According to the Philadelphia Police Department, Carthage natives Ja’Tavious Johnson, 20, and Jacob Triplett, 20, were both arrested and charged with
Union workers with Jackson’s public transportation system are on strike, and Mayor John Horhn is calling on all parties involved to quickly reach a solution as a disruption in services could impact roughly 1,000 daily riders.JTRAN workers began their strike Monday at 4 a.m. The Amalgamated Transit U
Mississippians impacted by an early May tornado outbreak will soon have the opportunity to be assisted when seeking federal recovery aid.The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency is opening six disaster service centers, where homeowners and renters can meet with federal application specialists to
A historic Natchez building was engulfed in flames early Sunday morning.The Adams County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call from a resident who reported seeing and smelling smoke in the area. According to Natchez Fire Department Chief Robert Arrington, the fire began in the basement of the Delta F
