After fierce debate among lawmakers in the Mississippi legislature, a proposal to reform the state’s youth court system has been sent to Gov. Tate Reeves, capping a special session.The Senate, in a late Wednesday night vote, sent a sweeping youth court overhaul bill to the House of Representatives.
Former Hinds County District Attorney Jody Owens has surrendered his license to practice law in Mississippi as he awaits sentencing in a federal bribery scandal.Owens executed a notice of irrevocable resignation with the Mississippi Bar on Thursday, meaning he is willfully giving up his law practice
SuperTalk Mississippi Media and Palmer Home for Children are proud to announce that the 14th Annual SuperTalk Mississippi Radiothon benefiting Palmer Home raised more than $392,565 for the children in their care. The event was held Thursday on the Palmer Home campus outside of Hernando and featured
It did not take long for Pearl River Community College to find a new coach to lead its reigning national championship-winning softball club. One week after Christie Meeks accepted an assistant role at South Alabama, the Wildcats announced five-time state champion Jake Loper as her replacement.Loper,
Mississippi history has been made with the unveiling of the first beach volleyball court on a school campus.You would think that one of the schools along the Gulf Coast would be the first to jump on the opportunity, but it was actually Brandon High School in central Mississippi that chose to blaze t
William Carey University is partnering with two Mississippi community colleges to streamline transfer opportunities.The private university in Hattiesburg has reached an agreement with Itawamba and Northeast Mississippi community colleges, aiming to make it easier for graduates of the two-year school
The Aberdeen School District has approved its second interim superintendent in as many weeks.District officials named Candi Moore-Saul interim superintendent after removing Joseph Stone from the post a mere two days after he was handed the position. According to Stone, he was stripped of the interim
Ole Miss basketball fans will have the chance to see the Rebels in action against a conference opponent before the season tips off.The Ole Miss Athletics Department announced Thursday that Chris Beard’s team will take on Alabama in the multi-day Ballin’ in Boutwell Tournament in Birmingham. The Rebe
Inmates across the state are gaining valuable experience cultivating crops through the Mississippi Department of Corrections garden program.Over 40 varieties of crops are being planted and harvested by Mississippi inmates to provide them with fresh meals and skills to carry into the real world. Vari
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
