Copyright 2026 Emmerich Newspapers, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission. Local news ...

An ordinance on the books in Charleston since 1979 prohibits bicycles from being ridden on any city sidewalk “along or adjoining Main Street between Pleasant Street and Clay Street.” The ordinance ...

After 32 years of service as a law enforcement officer in Tallahatchie County, Benjamin “Benji” McKinney recently hung up his sidearm and unpinned his badge for the last time. Benji’s retirement at ...

Two men have been charged in the case of a shooting death that occurred here early Sunday at approximately 1:20 a.m. Tutwiler Police Chief Carlos Thompson said Wednesday that David Michael Holman, 33, ...

Though school choice talks have stalled this session, bills regarding a state tax program that incentivizes Mississippians to donate to private schools have now passed both chambers of the Legislature ...

Some raise questions about noise, health or other impact a large development could have.  A large crowd of residents gathered Monday evening at Clarksdale’s Civic Auditorium to ask questions about or ...

The fate of a pilot program to provide public defenders in rural counties — called “a model for the nation” — is now in the hands of a legislative conference committee.

University of Mississippi Chancellor Glenn Boyce fired Lauren Stokes, a former executive assistant in the development office, following a social media post she shared criticizing political stances of ...

A vehicle reported stolen in Carroll County early this week was later recovered in Tallahatchie County. On Monday morning, ...

Measles hit Spartanburg, South Carolina, hard. Reuters reported last month nearly 1,000 individuals got infected in Spartanburg County since October.

JXN Water and Entergy Mississippi have something in common. They are both regulated monopolies that have failed to provide ...

The Mississippi State Board of Education (SBE) today approved the Mississippi Strategic Plan for Pre-K through Grade 12 Education, which updates the current strategic plan to incorporate new ...