The Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System is scheduled to receive a Medical Mobile Unit on Friday at the Biloxi Veterans Affairs Medical Center. The MMU is a vehicle specifically designed to deliver primary care and other services to enrolled…
Brian Henson brings a wealth of experience and a vision for success to his new position as Director of the Trent Lott National Center for Excellence in Economic Development and Entrepreneurship at The University of Southern Mississippi. A native of…
A George County man who was charged on June 2 in a case involving the sexual assault of a minor now faces additional charges, Sheriff Keith Havard said in a press release. John William Tuneburg Sr., 76, was charged with…
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Mississippi State’s first national championship had been building since 1985, when “Thunder and Lightning” — Will Clark and Rafael Palmeiro — were the stars on what’s known as the best team to not win a College…
A suspect wanted in the shooting of an FBI agent over the weekend has been taken into custody. The FBI said in a press release that Demario Lamar Cotton was taken into custody without incident on Wednesday morning in Jackson.…
Gov. Tate Reeves on Wednesday announced the creation of the Governor’s Office of Military Affairs, within the Mississippi Development Authority, to coordinate our military and national security efforts in and around the state. The office will align and integrate the…
By LEAH WILLINGHAM JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Lawmakers working on a proposal to bring a medical marijuana program to Mississippi plan to have a draft of the legislation ready later this summer, Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves said Tuesday. “I think…
By ERIC OLSON OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Mississippi State’s first three wins in the College World Series were one-run games. The Bulldogs’ fourth was a blowout, and it was well-timed. Houston Harding and Preston Johnson combined on a four-hitter and…
A third suspect wanted in connection with the May 27 shooting death of a man on Lilly Circle was taken into custody Tuesday morning. Moss Point Police posted on its Facebook page that Jamichael Jacquiz Jenkins was taken into custody…
A new supermarket chain is headed for South Mississippi. The Picayune Item is reporting that Aldi will be setting up shop in Picayune. The announcement was made Friday at the Greater Picayune Area Chamber of Commerce's Coffee With the Mayor-elect,…
By LEAH WILLINGHAM JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Two prominent Mississippi physicians urged lawmakers Monday to put “guardrails” in place if medical marijuana is legalized in the state, warning that officials should be careful about making a product available that has…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The FBI is offering a reward of up to $50,000 for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of a man accused of shooting one of its special agents in Jackson, Mississippi over the weekend.…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Never before seen case files, photographs and other records documenting the investigation into the infamous slayings of three civil rights workers in Mississippi are now open to the public for the first time, 57 years after…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — An FBI special agent has been shot and wounded in Jackson, Mississippi, and is expected to survive the injury, authorities said. The agent from the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Jackson field office was shot Saturday night,…
Katelyn Perry of Ocean Springs said she knew when she heard Miss Virginia Caressa Cameron sing "Listen" from the Broadway show "Dreamgirls" that she would someday sing it on the pageant stage, too. That happened Thursday night at the Miss…
MolinaCares Accord, in collaboration with Molina Healthcare of Mississippi, is hosting a series of drive-thru COVID-19 vaccinations events this summer, with an immunization event at 9 a.m. in Saturday in Gulfport. The event is open to all Mississippians eligible for…
A Moss Point man is facing capital murder charges after the death of a toddler. Jackson County Sheriff Mike Ezell said in a press release that James Garland Ward, 27, brought a 20-month-old female to Singing River Hospital. The child…
The Mississippi state Supreme Court on Thursday agreed with a lower court that Prestige Oysters was wrongly denied an application to use land zoned C-4 as a marina. Tazz Halili Trust, doing business as Prestige Oysters, in 2015 bought property…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Four words on Mississippi’s license plates have sparked a federal lawsuit. American Atheists, the Mississippi Humanist Association and three nonreligious state residents filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the state over its “In God We Trust” license…
Feed My Sheep, in a partnership with My Brother’s Keeper, will host free health screenings today for Gulfport’s homeless population and the general public at Feed My Sheep’s facility at 2615 19th Street on Wednesday, June 23, 2021 from 11:00…
U.S. Navy Rear Admiral Ron Piret will take over as the new commander of the Naval Meteorology Oceanography Command at Stennis Space Center on Friday. Piret will be relieving Rear Admiral John A Okon in a 10 a.m. ceremony. U.S.…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A New Orleans jail inmate awaiting extradition to Mississippi to face a homicide charge died at a hospital where he was taken Tuesday after he was found unresponsive at the lockup, the Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office…
Moss Point Police have arrested one person in connection with a May 27 shooting on Lilly Circle and are asking the public's help to find two more suspects in the case. Police Chief Brandon Ashley said in a press release…
Singing River Health System continues its efforts to increase the vaccination rate in South Mississippi with events this week. The events are free and anyone who has not yet received a vaccine is encouraged to attend. On Thursday, Singing River…