4+ hour, 17+ min ago  (1083+ words) With the plea bargains of former Jackson mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba, Hinds County district attorney Jody Owens and Jackson city councilman Aaron Banks, one of Mississippi’s greatest public official corruption scandals comes to an end. The plea bargains came a…...

5+ hour, 9+ min ago  (370+ words) Judge Sharion Aycock’s latest move comes after the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals remanded the case back to her court after the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Callais v. Louisiana. U.S. District Judge Sharion Aycock is allowing further discovery ahead…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (317+ words) Mississippi’s full congressional delegation supported the 21st Century ROAD (Renewing Opportunity in the American Dream) to Housing Act on its final passage in late June. The legislation is the first comprehensive housing affordability measure approved by Congress in decades. The bipartisan…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (732+ words) Mississippi is filled with historic homes, each with its own stories, secrets, and memories tucked within weathered walls and beneath wide Southern porches. Some stand quietly as reminders of the past. Others find new life, continuing to write new chapters…...

5+ day, 19+ hour ago  (852+ words) Lawmakers passed oversight legislation requiring the program’s funding to be directed toward rural communities and spending to be reported to the Legislature. Gov. Reeves vetoed the bill Experts tracking how states are spending billions of federal dollars to improve rural…...

6+ day, 28+ min ago  (373+ words) Gov. Tate Reeves has released the Mississippi Statewide AI Framework, a document that outlines the state’s priorities with artificial intelligence and provides guidance to help Mississippians of all ages learn about and prepare for the AI economy. The document focuses…...

6+ day, 31+ min ago  (762+ words) For many Mississippians, a trip to the Jackson Zoo is woven into childhood memories. School field trips, family outings, and summer afternoons spent watching animals have long made the zoo a beloved destination in the Capital City. If it has…...

6+ day, 58+ min ago  (878+ words) The Mississippi Business Alliance has announced the return of the Mississippi Makers’ Challenge, sponsored by Hancock Whitney. Now in its fifth year, the competition gives Mississippi manufacturers the opportunity to showcase their products while engaging employees, families, customers, and the…...

6+ day, 11+ hour ago  (601+ words) Five members of the Mississippi Future Caucus are in Washington this week to join nearly 100 Gen Z and millennial state lawmakers from 34 states for Future Summit 2026, Future Caucus’ annual bipartisan convening focused on building bridges across political and ideological divides…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (897+ words) Multiple law enforcement and volunteer groups continue to search the Gulf around Horn Island after 18-year-old Nolan Wells went missing Saturday. Wells is a graduate of Ocean Springs High School and is currently attending Southwest Community College where he plays…...