Six confirmed tornadoes have been reported throughout the state. New video... Showing extensive damage across Northern Mississippi. This footage was taken last night... Just moments after the first wave of severe weather hit the region. The hardest hit area right…
Tomorrow is your last chance to voice how you think state legislators should spend BP oil spill disaster money in a public forum. This will be the third and final town hall meeting hosted by Lieutenant Governor Tate Reeves. The…
Mississippi Department of Education officials announce they will launch a statewide campaign for grade-level reading initiative to encourage non-profits, business leaders, and schools to work together to support students reading on grade level by the end of third grade. The…
The three month 2017 legislative sessions begin January 3rd. This will be the second year of a four year term. Education funding is already front and center of preparation work with Republican leaders of the House and Senate hiring a…
Government education officials released the date for the announcement of the statewide reading initiative. On November 29th, officials will unveil a statewide initiative adding greater emphasis on grade-level reading. This comes in light of Mississippi’s literacy-based promotion act. State law…
A task force on teacher preparation for early literacy instruction released recommendations on how to improve child literacy in the state. The task force was created by Governor Phil Bryant. It was formed in June 2016 and is made up…
Mississippi’s legislative leaders have announced they will post their contract with Edbuild to the Transparency Mississippi website. This comes after state Attorney General Jim Hood wrote a letter to state leaders saying law required them to and after heavy backlash…
Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann says only a small percentage of Mississippi voters did not take photo identification to the polls for the presidential election. He said Monday that more than 1.2 million people voted in the state and 560…
A Mississippi woman is going to prison after using an internet scam to try to profit off the burning death of a teenager. Attorney General Jim Hood says 41-year-old Janet Lee Posey of Blue Springs pleaded guilty Thursday to one…
Starting today, Governor Phil Bryant has announced the state of Mississippi is trying to do its part to reach out to former college students and help them complete their degrees. "Compete to Complete" is an initiative meant to encourage Mississippi…
Today, state lawmakers are set to hear from residents as they work to examine Mississippi's School Funding Formula. The legislature is working with non-profit "Ed-build" to look at Mississippi’s Adequate Education Program. The firm is set to make recommendations as…
Governor Phil Bryant is walking back speculation he might consider a job in the Trump administration. While he was in Biloxi Tuesday, Bryant said he plans to serve his full term as governor, a term with three years remaining. Bryant…
Governor Bryant releases his recommendations for the 2018 year budget, beginning July 1st, proposing higher spending for foster care and K-12 education. Bryant says he wants to maintain current spending levels for public safety, military operations, veterans’ services, emergency management,…
For at least one hour Thursday afternoon, people will be able to orally address lawmakers about possible changes to Mississippi’s method of funding public schools. Speaker of the house Philip Gunn and lt. Governor Tate Reeves made the announcement yesterday.…
Governor Phil Bryant will be on the coast this morning to announce the round of restoration projects for 2016. The announcement will take place at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum in Biloxi at 10:15 this morning. The announcement is a prelude…
The First Lady is honoring Biloxi Mayor Andrew "FoFo" Gilich this morning. Gilich and a handful of other mayors will head to the white house for a ceremony honoring their efforts to end homelessness among veterans. Washington is recognizing the…
The Tupelo City Council is expected to discuss Mississippi’s controversial state flag this week. Council president Lynn Bryan plans to bring up a resolution before the city council that will ask the legislature for a new state flag. The council…
Governor Phil Bryant meets with a leader of president-elect Donald Trump's transition team. According to a post on the governor's Facebook page, the meeting happened yesterday in Washington D.C. Bryant has said he is not actively seeking an appointment in…
Mississippi is staying in the Republican column for the 10th straight presidential election, giving Donald Trump a comfortable win and the state's six electoral votes for president. The state's voters were choosing Trump by a broader margin than they chose…
Governor Phil Bryant releases this statement via his Facebook page this morning. "It appears Donald J. Trump has won the presidency. Our republic gives voters the power to decide elections. Hardworking patriots rose up on Election Day and reminded the…
Mississippians have paid attention to the presidential race and are turning out. Those were the words from Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann today. Hosemann gave a report on Election Day within the state. He tells News 25 there were two…
Four men have been charged in the death of a senior marketing major at Mississippi State University. Joseph Tillman, from the Delta town of Schlater, was found dead early Sunday from what authorities believe stemmed from an attempted robbery. The…
Former Corrections Commissioner Christopher Epps says he was not thinking and made a mistake by removing items from the house he forfeited to the federal government. His bond revocation hearing continues today as a federal judge considers evidence about whether…
The last of Mississippi’s eight public universities will no longer fly the state flag that prominently features the Confederate Battle Emblem. Delta State University President Bill LaForge announced the decision, saying the flag has been retired to the university's archives.…