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Bolivar County Long Term Disaster Recovery Committee receives UCC grant

Mound Bayou, Miss., December 7, 2023 - Katie Howe, Minister for Disaster Response and Recovery, Global H.O.P.E. United Church of Christ (UCC), National, announced today...

Mississippi’s Republican-led House will consider Medicaid expansion for the first time

Summary JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi is one step closer to what would be a landmark shift in health care policy. The Republican-led House is...

LOCALIZE IT: How school dress codes intersect with new laws against race-based hair discrimination

EDITORS/NEWS DIRECTORS: (AP) A judge last week ruled that a Black high school student’s months long punishment by his Texas school district for refusing to...

Attorneys argue over whether Mississippi legislative maps dilute Black voting power

Summary JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Federal judges are hearing arguments over whether Mississippi's legislative maps are diluting the power of Black voters. Lawmakers adjusted the...

Republican Mississippi governor ignores Medicaid expansion and focuses on jobs in State of the State

Summary JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Republican Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves says he intentionally avoided hot-button issues and political conflict in his State of the State...

2024 Presidential Primary Absentee Report (Feb. 26)

Monday, February 26, 2024 JACKSON, Miss – As of Monday, February 26, 2024, the Statewide Election Management System (SEMS) reported a total of 5,958 absentee ballots requested,...

Governor Reeves Gives State of the State Address

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 26, 2024 JACKSON, Miss. — Today, Governor Tate Reeves gave his 2024 State of the State Address. Below is the full transcript, as prepared.Full...

2 National Guard members die in northeast Mississippi helicopter crash

Summary BALDWYN, Miss. (AP) — Two National Guard members died after a helicopter crashed Friday afternoon during a training flight in northeast Mississippi. Prentiss County...

Mississippi might allow incarcerated people to sue prisons over transgender inmates

Summary JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A bill before Mississippi lawmakers might allow incarcerated people to sue jails and prisons if they encounter inmates of the...

Who has the power to sue Brett Favre over welfare money? 1 Mississippi Republican sues another

Summary JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi’s Republican attorney general is suing the Republican state auditor over who has the power to recover interest on misspent...

Clarksdale resident sentenced to prison for assaulting a postal carrier

For Immediate Release Thursday, February 22, 2024 Oxford, MS – A Clarksdale, Mississippi resident was sentenced today to serve the statutory maximum sentence of eight years...

Private lander touches down on the moon but sending weak signal

Summary CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A private U.S. lunar lander has touched down on the moon, but company officials say it was sending a...

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