Gov. Tate Reeves is holding off on making his appointments to a legislature-created authority board intended to eventually run the city of Jackson’s water system following a federal judge’s decision to put the authority on hold for the time being.The Republican governor – who issued a state of emerg
Southern Miss earned a conference sweep, while Mississippi State and Ole Miss blew opportunities to earn road series wins versus ranked opponents.In Hattiesburg, the No. 12 Golden Eagles (34-14, 16-8 Sun Belt) got the brooms out against Louisiana Monroe. Christian Ostrander’s club earned a 2-1 win i
Post Malone and Jelly Roll will not be performing at Ole Miss this year.The two hit artists were originally set to take the main stage at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium on June 5 as part of The Big Ass Stadium Tour Part 2. The Oxford show is the latest to be axed by Post Malone, who notably canceled colle
A lucky Mississippi Powerball player is $2 million richer after a big win in Wednesday night’s Powerball drawing.The winning ticket was purchased at Doc’s Quick Stop Exxon in Byhalia. The unidentified player matched all five white balls — 3-19-35-51-67 — to initially win $1 million, then doubled the
Gov. Tate Reeves has declared May 3 to May 9 Hurricane Preparedness Week in Mississippi ahead of the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season, which begins next month.Fortunately for Mississippi, no hurricanes made landfall in the U.S. a season ago, but leading weather researchers are predicting 13 named stor
Nissan is axing electric vehicle production at its plant in Canton.Officials with the auto giant announced this week that they would no longer build EVs in central Mississippi due to a lack of market demand in the U.S. Nissan halting EV production in Canton, however, will not affect the manufacturin
Mississippians can soon try to crack the odds for a chance at winning free eggs for a year.The Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce announced Friday that the state’s Egg Marketing Board, in partnership with Ridgeland-based Cal-Maine Foods, is hosting an “Eggs for a Year” giveaway, wher
A national honor that only goes to six undergraduates each year has been awarded to two Millsaps College students – or one-third of all honorees across the country.The liberal arts college in Jackson announced Friday that seniors Elyse Warren and Olivia Danos were named National Leaders of the Year
Mississippi farmers could soon see relief as the U.S. House advanced a sweeping farm bill Thursday, with most of the state’s delegation backing the measure.The House voted 224-200 on the Farm, Food, and National Security Act, sending it to the Senate for consideration. Mississippi Republican Reps. M
The city of Starkville is implementing new security measures following a weekend shooting that required the victim to be airlifted to medical care.Officials announced that on Fridays and Saturdays, the Starkville Police Department will operate a “managed access area” in the Cotton District. The enfo
A judge has temporarily blocked a new state-created governing body that would manage Jackson’s water system once federal oversight ends.U.S. District Judge Henry Wingate, at the request of Jackson Mayor John Horhn, has put House Bill 1677, or the Metro Water Authority Act, on pause. The state law, w
More than $13 million will go toward supporting youth mental health services in Mississippi.Gov. Tate Reeves announced Thursday that the funding is made available through the federal Community Development Block Grant CARES Act Coronavirus Relief program.The Mississippi Development Authority has appr
WASHINGTON (AP) — After weeks of delay, the House voted Thursday to fund much of the Department of Homeland Security, but not its immigration enforcement operations, and send the bipartisan package to President Donald Trump to sign, ending the longest agency shutdown in history.The White House had w
Tourism officials are lauding Double Decker weekend as a tremendous success for the city of Oxford.Visit Oxford executive director Kinney Ferris said Thursday on Mornings with Richard Cross that the 29th edition of the arts festival welcomed 111,700 visitors to the college town’s square. Festival-go
Mike Davis was once the successor to one of college basketball’s most legendary coaches. Now, he is being tasked with leading a Mississippi Valley State men’s program that has enjoyed little success in recent years.Davis, a four-time conference coach of the year — three times in the SWAC and once in
Plans are underway for year two of the National Folk Festival’s three-year residency in Jackson – the first time the nation’s longest-running traditional arts event has been held in Mississippi.This week, National Folk Festival officials revealed the initial slate of artists who will perform at the
Quick-thinking middle school students in Mississippi kept their school bus from crashing after their driver passed out while on a four-lane highway.The bus had just left Hancock Middle School in Hancock County on Wednesday with about 40 children on board when Leah Taylor, 46, had an asthma attack. S
Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula has earned a $283 million contract to prep for the construction of the U.S. Navy’s new class of warships.The contract allows Ingalls Shipbuilding to procure long-lead material, execute design work, and begin pre-construction activities for the first ship of the FF(
U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) is backing a bill aimed at lowering fertilizer costs for farmers nationwide.The Lowering Input Costs for American Famers Act would eliminate tariffs and other fees on phosphate fertilizer imports from Morocco. Morocco is one of the leading global players in th
Mississippi lawmakers will return to the state capitol in under a month following a landmark ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court in a major voting rights case.Last week, Gov. Tate Reeves called for a special session to take place 21 days after the nation’s high court ruled on the Louisiana v. Callais c
On Wednesday, Gov. Tate Reeves announced the establishment of a new office that will be charged with implementing a rural health plan in Mississippi, which is being funded by the federal government.The Republican governor unveiled plans for the Mississippi Rural Health Transformation Program in Nove
We’ve officially reached the high school baseball and softball playoffs in Mississippi, and while teams from across the state’s seven public-school classifications vie for a title, the top players in both sports have been formally recognized.The Mississippi High School Activities Association and Ass
The NCAA is still deliberating expanding March Madness on both the men’s and women’s sides to 76 teams for next season — a much-expected development that’s been in the works for years.The NCAA released a brief statement Tuesday in the wake of an ESPN report that cited unnamed sources saying a decisi
For the first time since 2019, Mississippi State has earned both a clean sweep of arch-rival Ole Miss in a weekend series while also winning the annual Governor’s Cup.The No. 10 Bulldogs (35-10, 13-8 SEC) leaned on an explosive first inning, a few insurance runs, and a solid pitching performance to
