CASH 3 draw winning numbers for May 21st, 2021
The CASH 3 draw winning numbers for May 21st are: 0-1-8. All numbers are unofficial until certified by the Mississippi Lottery Corporation.
Mississippi State News
Johnny Cash receives Mississippi Country Music Trail marker
STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — The Man in Black is now being honored on the Mississippi Country Music Trail. A new marker dedicated Friday memorializes a night Johnny Cash spent in the Oktibbeha County Jail. In the early hours of May…
Ahead of hurricane season, Wicker & Hyde-Smith seek to ensure FEMA prepared for workforce shortage
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith are among a group of Senators from coastal states seeking to ensure the FEMA workforce is ready for the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season. The Mississippi Senators signed a letter to…
Inmate who was assaulted by fellow prisoners dies
HOLLY SPRINGS, Miss. (AP) — Officials say a Mississippi inmate has died several days after he was assaulted by fellow prisoners. Torrie Ellis, 40, died Thursday at a hospital in Memphis, Tennessee, news outlets reported. Ellis had been serving a…
CASH 3 draw winning numbers for May 20th, 2021
The CASH 3 draw winning numbers for May 20th are: 0-2-7. All numbers are unofficial until certified by the Mississippi Lottery Corporation.
Judge dismisses murder charges against two Mississippi cops
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A state judge in Mississippi dismissed murder charges Thursday against two police officers accused of body-slamming and beating a Black man. The ruling by Hinds County Judge Faye Peterson ended the trial of former Jackson officers…
CASH 3 draw winning numbers for May 19th, 2021
The CASH 3 draw winning numbers for May 19th are: 1-6-0. All numbers are unofficial until certified by the Mississippi Lottery Corporation.
Group 'reluctantly' suspends Medicaid expansion ballot push
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - A group that was pushing to get Medicaid expansion on the ballot in Mississippi is "reluctantly" suspending its campaign. The decision comes after the state Supreme Court ruled Friday that a medical marijuana initiative passed by…
MDOT: Fort Bayou Drawbridge in Ocean Springs to open Thursday afternoon
All four lanes of the Fort Bayou drawbridge will reopen to traffic at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, May 20. The Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) closed the drawbridge on March 14 for a repair project. “We are thrilled to reopen this…
CASH 3 draw winning numbers for May 18th, 2021
The CASH 3 draw winning numbers for May 18th are: 6-2-4. All numbers are unofficial until certified by the Mississippi Lottery Corporation.
Mississippi abortion case to be heard by U.S. Supreme Court in October 2021
For the first time since the landmark decision of Roe V. Wade, in which the U.S. Supreme Court ruled the decision to terminate a pregnancy in the first trimester falls under a woman's right to privacy, the…
Mississippi lawmakers: Revive initiatives, marijuana program
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Some Mississippi lawmakers say they want Gov. Tate Reeves to call them back to the Capitol for a special session to revive the state’s initiative process. Others want a chance to quickly revive discussion of a medical…
Supreme Court agrees to take up Mississippi abortion case giving court opportunity to reconsider Roe v. Wade
WASHINGTON (WXXV) — The Supreme Court has agreed to take up a major abortion case that will give the court an opportunity to reconsider Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey. Bans on abortion prior to viability have been…
Mega Millions winning numbers for May 14th, 2021
Here are the winning numbers for tonight's Mega Millions lottery draw. All numbers are unofficial until certified by the Mississippi Lottery Corporation.
Cash 3 draw winning numbers for May 14th, 2021
The CASH 3 draw winning numbers for May 14th are: 4-0-1. All numbers are unofficial until certified by the Mississippi Lottery Corporation.
CASH 3 draw winning numbers for May 13th, 2021
The CASH 3 draw winning numbers for May 13th are: 4-6-4. All numbers are unofficial until certified by the Mississippi Lottery Corporation.
Mississippi says it awaits $600K repayment from Brett Favre
By LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press/Report for America JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Authorities say retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre has yet to repay $600,000 received from the state of Mississippi for multiple speaking events where he never showed up. The former…
Mega Millions winning numbers for May 11th, 2021
Here are the winning numbers for tonight's Mega Millions draw. All numbers are unofficial until certified by the Mississippi Lottery Corporation.
CASH 3 draw winning numbers for May 11th, 2021
The CASH 3 draw winning numbers for May 11th are: 1-2-0. All numbers are unofficial until certified by the Mississippi Lottery Corporation.
Petition to put Medicaid expansion on 2022 ballot in Mississippi
Mississippi health care professionals are first to sign petitions that would put Medicaid expansion on the November 2022 ballot. Today they signed in support of Initiative 76. Mississippi is one of 12 states that haven’t expanded Medicaid…
Committee passes Hyde-Smith amendment on not allowing felons convicted of crimes against children to vote
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate Committee on Rules and Administration today approved an amendment offered by U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) to allow states to prohibit those convicted of felony crimes against children from voting. Hyde-Smith offered the amendment as part…
CASH 3 draw winning numbers for May 10th, 2021
The CASH 3 draw winning numbers for May 10th are: 3-8-5. All numbers are unofficial until certified by the Mississippi Lottery Corporation.
Reeves: Mississippi to drop federal unemployment supplement
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi will stop accepting supplemental unemployment benefits from the federal government next month, Republican Gov. Tate Reeves said Monday. Reeves said the weekly supplement of $300 per person was intended to help people “who are unemployed…
DNA evidence leads to arrest of Picayune man in connection to 1998 brutal murder of 91-year-old woman
PICAYUNE, Miss. (WXXV) — A Picayune man has been arrested in connection to a decades-old cold case that was reopened in October of last year. Capt. Rhonda Johnson with the Picayune Police Department tells WXXV 47-year-old Sergio Williams was arrested…