Former Corrections Commissioner Christopher Epps was arrested today in Flowood, Mississippi on charges of burglary. Flowood police say they arrested Epps for allegedly removing light fixtures from his home which was forfeited as part of his February 2015 guilty plea…
No one in Mississippi who has applied for welfare assistance through a federal program has undergone treatment since the state enacted a drug testing law two years ago. A spokesman for the State Department of Human Services says the agency…
As drought conditions persist statewide, this morning the Mississippi Forestry Commission continues to enforce burn bans across the state of Mississippi. As of yesterday, 66 of the 82 counties in Mississippi were under some type of burn ban. Not included…
Mississippi legislators are combing through state agencies’ travel reports to try to cut costs on events such as out-of-state conferences. Members of the House and Senate budget groups met Monday with several officials, including Medicaid Director David Dzielak and Corrections…
A trial date has been set for the man accused of burning a Mississippi teenager to death back in 2014. Twenty-eight year-old Quinton Tellis will stand trial on June 19th. He's charged with capital murder accused of setting 19-year-old Jessica…
A former state senator is scheduled to become the sixth person to plead guilty in Mississippi’s prison contract bribery scandal. U.S. District Judge Henry T. Wingate is set to accept Irb Benjamin’s plea Tuesday morning in Jackson. Indicted in August…
Congressman Steven Palazzo confirms his support and endorsement of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. Earlier this week Palazzo's opponent in Mississippi’s Fourth Congressional race, Democratic Mark Gladney called on Palazzo to revoke his endorsement of Trump. This in the wake…
The Cleveland School District says it's ready to stop fighting a plan to merge historically black and white schools, but some say the willingness to act comes at a cost: closing historically black schools. The move is a concession for…
It looks like removing the Confederate battle emblem from the Mississippi state flag is not something residents will vote on in the coming years. Saturday is the deadline for gathering signatures on Initiative 55, the measure that seeks to place…
Discussion about Mississippi state taxes and spending continue between state lawmakers, but the two sides don't exactly see eye to eye. During meetings in Jackson, a group made up mostly of republicans looked for ways to trim the budget. On…
Mississippi legislators are questioning how state agencies use retired state employees as contract workers. During a hearing Tuesday house speaker Philip Gunn said many people see the practice as double dipping. Some workers retire from state government, draw a pension,…
Mississippi's republican legislative leaders want to re-write the state's education funding formula saying they want to put more money into the classroom and less into administrative expenses. On Tuesday, legislative committees hired a private firm out of New Jersey called…
A first-term Mississippi lawmaker has been arrested on a misdemeanor charge of domestic violence. Lowndes County jail records show 43 year old state representative Kabir Karriem of Columbus was arrested Tuesday. He was released on his own recognizance, and is…
Mississippi Power crews continue to help restore power to thousands in Georgia in the wake of Hurricane Matthew. Mississippi Power's south crew spent most of Sunday afternoon repairing a broken pole on a key feeder line that is preventing evacuees…
Local Salvation Army personnel will also be deploying east tomorrow. Six Mississippi. Alabama and Louisiana divisional canteens will be brought to Florida to help feed people in Hurricane Matthew's aftermath. If you'd like to pitch in as well Salvation Army…
Mississippi power storm crews are answering the call to help our neighbors to the east. Tomorrow morning a team of 75 line personnel and 18 support members will leave to aid Georgia Power with restoration efforts in the wake of…
With the Carolinas bracing for hurricane Matthew, MEMA is sending two staff members to North Carolina. Those two Mississippi emergency management agency staff members are MEMA's office of preparedness director "Susan Perkins" and the operations officer "Tina Reed". Both women…
Time's Money Magazine names Gulfport the best place to live in Mississippi. The publication cites the city's attractions including the sportsplex and the Gulf Islands Water Parks. The magazine looked at communities nationwide with at least 50-thousand residents. Gulfport city…
A judge in an eight-year, running lawsuit initiated by Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood has been removed. The Clarion Ledger reports the Fifth US Circuit Court of appeals cited US District Judge "Henry Wingate's" failure to rule on pending motion…
The Mississippi emergency management agency's director is responding to a federal audit recommending FEMA take back nearly all three point five million dollars in grants given to hope academy after Katrina. Director Lee Smithson wrote an op-ed column noting FEMA…
Bryant could be open to the possibility of a state lottery. In a written statement to the clarion ledger, Bryant says he would be willing to discuss it. Making him the first governor in nearly 30 years to say he…
Former State Senator "Irb Benjamin" is expected to become the sixth person to plead guilty in Mississippi's Prison Contract Bribery Scandal. Benjamin has filed notice he plans to plead guilty on October 18. He's accused paying bribes to former Corrections…
Mississippi is the last state to allow electronic filing of campaign finance reports. These reports allow transparency for the public in order to see where influential spending is occurring during election season. The National Institute on Money in State Politics…
South Mississippi lawmakers, along with Lieutenant Governor Tate Reeves, want to make sure the majority of BP oil spill settlement funds are spent on the Gulf Coast. Northeast Mississippi legislators are saying not so fast. Representative William Tracy Arnold, a…