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…
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…
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…
Jackson County has its own Trump headquarters and local Trump campaign leaders are looking for more volunteers to get involved. The headquarters is located in Gautier. It's your source of information for all things trump campaign related. They have information…
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…
South Mississippi Legislators along with Lieutenant Governor Tate Reeves want to make sure BP Oil spill settlement funds are mostly spent on the gulf coast, but North East Mississippi Legislators are saying not so fast. Representative William Tracy Arnold a…
The state of Mississippi is set to receive 750 million dollars over the next 15 years from the BP Oil Disaster and you can tell your lawmakers exactly how you want them to spend the Deepwater Horizon Oil Disaster Money.…
The man accused of killing two Mississippi nuns confesses this according to a state investigator. The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation officer testified Friday during a preliminary hearing for 46 year old Rodney Earl Sanders. According to the officer, Sanders confessed…
Mississippi Prisons do not allow photos to be taken during an inmate's visitation hours and one local woman is trying to change that. A Photoshop picture is the closest thing to picayune resident Jennifer Bynum’s has to a real photograph…
There will be a new way the state board of education assign grades to schools and school districts. The board voted to approve the new scoring level system Thursday. Last month the board discussed a potential plan to assign A's…
News 25's Toni Miles interviews Trina Schelton about the 2nd Annual Bethesda Fabulous Fall Fashion Show Fundraiser, September 22, 2016 starting at 6 pm to 10 pm at the Island View Casino 3rd floor Beach Tower.
Developing trade ties with Cuba it's something state leaders are working toward. The Mississippi Development Authority will meet with thouse who work in Cuba's major sectors and industries at the end of October in Jackson, They're set to discuss the…
Parts of eastern Mississippi continue to recover after they were hit by the same devastating flooding that hit Louisiana last month. While Louisiana received national disaster funds from FEMA, places like Wilkerson County and the city of Crosby in Mississippi…
A state-wide celebration and a moment in history will be hosted in South Mississippi. Officials from the Gulf Coast jumped on buses to tour Centennial Plaza where the 200th anniversary celebration of Mississippi will take place in just over six…
Gov. Bryant speaks out after Mississippi State University officials decide to take down the state flag across campus. In a strong statement, Bryant says Mississippi’s public universities are teaching disrespect for state law by removing the state's flag, with its…
Biloxi Mayor Andrew Fofo Gilich continues to push advanced technology along the coast which he says will provide higher paying jobs and new business opportunities for South Mississippi.
Today marks 11 years since Hurricane Katrina ripped through the Coast, devastating the lives of many Mississippians. The category five storm that clocked wind speeds over 120 miles per hour made landfall in Waveland. Hurricane Katrina took the lives of…
Donald Trump's presidential campaign has not yet turned in paperwork for the republican nominee to be listed on the Mississippi ballot this November. The secretary of state's office state there's a Sept. 9 deadline to submit forms. Paperwork must be…
Biloxi attorneys are in court trying to collect more than $1 million owed to the city in rent paid by the Golden Nugget Casino Biloxi and inadvertently swept into the general fund by the state legislature last year. Biloxi, the…
Bad news when it comes to Mississippi ACT testing scores. Mississippi act scores fell drastically in the first year all public school seniors took the test. 2016 high school graduates in Mississippi made an average composite score of 18 point…