BY EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi will retire the last state flag in the U.S. with the Confederate battle emblem, more than a century after white supremacist legislators adopted the design a generation after the…
By LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Legislation in the Mississippi House proposes using $50 million of the state’s federal coronavirus relief funding to improve broadband access for students in underserved areas during the pandemic. “These kids have…
Students and teachers in the Biloxi School District are coming back to campus, but must wear a mask to class for the 2020-21 school year. The district announced Friday on Facebook that all faculty, staff, and students returning to schools…
Plenty of cool cars are drifting into the Mississippi Coast Coliseum for ‘Scrapin’ the Coast’ this weekend. This year event organizers are proceeding with caution and numerous safety measures are in place. Temperatures will be checked coming in, face masks…
Earlier today, the Jackson County Board of Supervisors unveiled a new challenge course and 40-yard dash at the West Jackson County Soccer Complex. Both the 40-yard dash and the challenge course which includes seven elements have timing systems to allow…
Hope Haven Children’s Advocacy Center in Waveland helps a countless amount of children each day, but now they are asking for your help. Hope Haven’s ‘Be a Hero’ Drive-Thru Supply Giveaway is set for July 18th. The center is in…
Traffic is expected to be heavy this weekend for ‘Scrapin’ the Coast.’ Motorists driving down Highway 90 are likely to see more than 2,500 traffic cones in or near the center of eastbound and westbound lanes from I-110 to the…
It was a beautiful day to go sailing and that’s just what a group of South Mississippi youngsters did today. Seven weeks and going strong and on this day, it was smooth sailing for campers with the Sea and Sail…
Around 4 a.m. Wednesday morning, the Gulfport Fire Department put out a fire at the First United Methodist Church on 15th Street. The fire was initiated under a floor camera set up between pews in the sanctuary. Smoke from the…
The Jackson County NAACP announced today that they’ve asked the FBI to revisit and reopen the case of Toussaint Diamon Sims, the man who died in an officer-involved shooting in Moss Point last August. Jackson County NAACP President Curley Clark…