Mississippi Veterans Affairs Board appoints new director
The Mississippi Veterans Affairs Board announced Thursday that it has appointed Mark Smith as new executive director.
Man gets 40 years for killing off-duty Mississippi officer
A Mississippi man has received a maximum 40-year sentence for the killing of an off-duty state Highway Patrol officer.
Leadership change approved at Delta State University
William LaForge, who has served as the president of Delta State University since 2013, will depart at the end of June.
Elvis movie shines light on Tupelo’s influence
Elvis’ legacy looms large over Tupelo, but in Australian writer/director Baz Luhrmann’s new film, Tupelo’s influence on the King of Rock and Roll is front and center.
Mississippi, Alabama mourners praise officer killed on duty
A police officer killed on duty in Mississippi earlier this month is being remembered there and in his Alabama hometown as a person willing to serve any community where he worked.
Ex-paramedic sentenced for sexual assaults in ambulances
A former Mississippi paramedic has been sentenced to 40 years in prison without parole, weeks after he pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting patients in ambulances as they were being taken to hospitals.
Arkansas marked the low point for Rebs. Now the Hogs stand in their way
There’s a term baseball coaches often use about their teams: “coming full circle.” It’s usually a good thing. With Ole Miss, it’s better than good.
Ex-leader of nonprofit pleads guilty to meal program fraud
The former head of a nonprofit tasked with providing meals to needy schoolchildren in one of Mississippi’s poorest counties has pleaded guilty to fraud, State Auditor Shad White announced Tuesday.
Services set in Alabama, Mississippi for slain officer
Memorial events are being planned in both Mississippi and Alabama for a police officer who was shot to death last week in the line of duty, officials said Monday.
Sen. Wicker again tests positive for COVID-19
Republican U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker of Mississippi has again tested positive for COVID-19, his office said Monday.
Amid abortion debate, clinic asks: Who’s caring for moms?
Miracle Allen used her last tank of gas to drive an hour and 15 minutes to the closest clinic that would care for her and her unborn baby.
Man sought in shooting death of Mississippi officer arrested
A former police officer suspected of killing a Mississippi police officer who was responding to a call about domestic violence has been arrested, authorities said Friday.
Ezell endorsed, Palazzo seeks debate in Mississippi race
A sheriff who is trying to unseat a six-term Mississippi congressman picked up support Thursday from all the candidates eliminated in this week’s first round of Republican primary voting.
Authorities: Mississippi police officer, 1 other dead in shooting
A police officer has died along with one other person after an officer-involved shooting Thursday in an eastern Mississippi city, authorities said, adding a suspect was being sought.
Doctor named in abortion case has nothing to do with lawsuit
Dr. Thomas Dobbs has never gotten involved in political fights over reproductive health, but his name has become shorthand for a legal case that could end abortion rights in the United States. If he has feelings about the situation, he pretty much keeps those to himself.
Man who faked death gets 85 years for sexual assault of teen
A military veteran who once faked his own death to try to avoid criminal charges has been convicted of sexually assaulting a girl and impregnating her when he was 40 and she was 14.
WWII vet in Mississippi celebrates 100 years
Burly Register had much to celebrate on Memorial Day.
Prominent 2020 election denier is aiding Mississippi congressional campaign
Michael Cassidy, a Republican seeking to unseat incumbent Rep. Michael Guest in Mississippi’s 3rd Congressional District in the June 7 primary, has aligned himself with one of the nation’s most outspoken advocates of overthrowing the 2020 presidential election.
Ex-governor seeks to open medical marijuana testing facility
Former Mississippi Gov. Ronnie Musgrove is teaming up with a health care executive to apply for a state license to open a medical marijuana testing facility.
Demand to repay workforce training money remains in limbo
The Mississippi attorney general is deciding whether to file a lawsuit to recover $2.3 million in public money that the state auditor said was misspent by a community college and some business leaders.
