A man being detained by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has passed away in a Mississippi hospital.On Dec. 14, Delvin Francisco Rodriguez, a 39-year-old native of Nicaragua, was pronounced dead at the Merit Health Natchez facility following a failed test to determine brain function. ICE
The U.S. Coast Guard is returning its station in Pascagoula to full response operations.The station was previously operating under scheduled mission operations, which reduced personnel and resources. Meanwhile, the base will be fully staffed and have adequate resources dedicated to it under full res
Christmas came a little early this year for Mississippi State football fans.Promising freshman quarterback Kamario Taylor spread a great deal of holiday cheer to the Bulldog faithful on Monday when announcing his return to the program in the 2026 season. A move that was expected, given Taylor’s voca
Authorities are conducting a homicide investigation after a man was discovered deceased in a burned vehicle.Hinds County She riff and interim Jackson Police Chief Tyree Jones reports that the incident occurred on Eddy Street on Monday night. First responders at the scene found an unidentified Black
Two people, including a law enforcement officer, are hospitalized following a shooting in Greenwood.The shooting occurred on Monday at a home on Cotton Street. Officers with the Greenwood Police Department report that they responded to a call for a welfare check at a local residence. Upon arrival, a
Mississippi’s first-ever wild turkey stamps will soon be available for purchase.The state’s Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks announced on Monday that the stamps will go on sale on Jan. 15, 2026, ahead of the spring turkey season.According to a recently-enacted state law, any person 16 ye
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The NFL has suspended Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver DK Metcalf for two games following an in-game altercation between Metcalf and a fan during the team’s victory over Detroit.The league ruled that Metcalf’s actions violated league policy, which specifies that “players may not e
You may have noticed an uptick in law enforcement on the highways. That’s because the Mississippi Highway Patrol has kicked off its Christmas Holiday Travel period.The period of a heightened presence of state troopers began Tuesday at 6 a.m. and will run through midnight on Friday. During what is ex
Education is expected to take front and center stage at the state capitol when Mississippi’s legislature begins the 2026 session next month. Leaders in both the House of Representatives and Senate are eyeing a teacher pay raise, ways to reduce the state’s chronic absenteeism rates, and the implement
Easthaven Baptist Church in Brookhaven is gearing up for it’s Night to Shine event – a prom-like setting for people with special needs – in February but are looking for volunteers to sign up as soon as possible.Night to Shine is a global get-together sponsored by the Tim Tebow Foundation with hundre
A Louisiana man was sentenced to 50 years in prison after a baby left in his care inside a Mississippi hotel room died.Christian Angel Cookmeyer, of Belle Chasse, La., pled guilty on Dec. 18 to one count of second-degree murder, one count of felony child endangerment, and one count of possession of
Southern Miss is back in the postseason after a three-year hiatus, gearing up to take on Western Kentucky in the New Orleans Bowl on Tuesday afternoon.Southern Miss (7-5, 5-3 Sun Belt) made for one of the bigger storylines in college football this season as head coach Charles Huff – who recently dep
Hopefully, you’ve been nice this year, because Santa Claus has been cleared to travel through Mississippi on Christmas Eve.The Mississippi Board of Animal Health has approved a certificate of veterinary inspection for good ol’ Saint Nick, authorizing his famous reindeer to enter the Magnolia State o
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A surprise 38-yard touchdown pass from Taysom Hill to Chris Olave might have deprived New Orleans Saints kicker Charlie Smyth a chance to set a club record in just his fourth career game.When Smyth, an American football neophyte from Northern Ireland, realized the significance of
Nonstop flights between Jackson and Miami will start happening next year, officials with the Jackson Municipal Airport Authority announced.American Airlines flights from Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport (JAN) to Miami International Airport (MIA) and vice versa will begin on March 14,
Victory was sweet for No. 6 Ole Miss on Saturday. What made matters sweeter is that the Rebels clinched a ticket to the Sugar Bowl after taking down Tulane 41-10 in the program’s first-ever College Football Playoff game.Highlighted by a record-breaking crowd of 68,251 fans, most of whom were donning
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A judge on Friday ordered special elections for the Mississippi Supreme Court after earlier finding that the electoral map used to select justices violates Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.U.S. District Judge Sharion Aycock in August ordered Mississippi to redraw the map, whi
Mississippi is continuing to reel in economic development projects, with Steel industry supplier P.C. Campana Inc. being the latest company to set up shop in the Magnolia State.The company announced a $3.43 million corporate investment in Vicksburg that will create more than a dozen jobs. P.C. Campa
While Christmas trees are a holiday staple, the work behind growing them often goes unnoticed. Scientists at Mississippi State University’s Forest and Wildlife Research Center are working to change that through new research focused on improving tree health and production.Forestry Associate Professor
Defense technology company Firehawk Aerospace is expanding its manufacturing capacity through the acquisition of a facility in Lowndes County.The company is taking over the former Nammo Talley building in Crawford, a Defense Contract Management Agency-rated integration center. According to official
The holiday season is here, and a record number of Americans are projected to travel at least 50 miles from home to visit loved ones and enjoy festivities. With that in mind, the Mississippi Department of Transportation will be halting some highway construction from Christmas Eve until New Year’s Da
Two Mississippians have been promoted to U.S. attorney positions following a Senate vote.On Thursday, the congressional chamber approved the nominations of James “Baxter” and Scott Leary to serve as attorneys in Mississippi’s southern and northern district federal courts, respectively. Both were nom
A former Ocean Springs High School student has been arrested after allegedly using a weapon to threaten a current student.Police took an unidentified 18-year-old into custody on Thursday on a misdemeanor charge of having a weapon on educational property. Law enforcement did not specify what type of
FanDuel, the most popular sports betting platform in the United States, is donating $25,000 donation to Mississippi Food Network as part of its nationwide holiday giving initiative.The donation is aimed at supporting food security in communities where the company operates. FanDuel is a major online
