Man lands crop duster on highway Tuesday
Officers with the Mississippi Highway Patrol responded Tuesday to a private plane that had landed in the middle of the highway.
House votes to provide money for highways, transit
The House voted overwhelmingly on Wednesday to shore up federal highway aid and veterans’ health care before heading out of town for its August recess, leaving unresolved an array of sticky issues that are sure to complicate an autumn agenda already groaning under the weight of indecision.
House to take up bill to keep highway aid flowing to states
Faced with the prospect of a shutdown in highway and transit aid to states, the House is due to take up a bill to temporarily shore up funding for transportation programs for the 35th time since 2009.
Photo: Metal mayhem
A few dozen metal sheets litter Highway 82, near the 18th Avenue exit, on Wednesday.
Clay County highway to be named after state lawmaker
A Clay County highway will soon bear a new name in honor of a Mississippi legislator.
Miss. bill would honor late Sen. Turner
The Mississippi Senate has voted to name a segment of highway after a former lawmaker.
Drivers scramble for flying cash on Md. highway
Drivers scrambled to grab money flying around a Maryland highway after an armored truck’s door burst open.
Portion of four-lane highway open between Columbus and Brooksville
After three years of construction, seven miles of northbound lanes on Highway 45 South will be opened today. Southbound lanes still require a finishing layer of asphalt and should be completed by July 4, contractors said.
Zacharias Road bill heading to conference committee
A joint House-Senate conference committee is expected to form and negotiate a final version of HB 615, a bill that would rename a portion of Miss. Highway 25 after former Mississippi State University President Donald Zacharias.
Senate passes amended Zacharias road bill
A highway designation honoring former Mississippi State University President Donald Zacharias took another step toward fruition Thursday after the Senate passed an amended bill that will rename a portion of Miss. Highway 25 after the late university leader.
Mississippi House passes new road bill honoring Zacharias
The Mississippi House of Representatives passed a bill Tuesday that, if approved by the Senate and signed by Gov. Phil Bryant, would honor Donald Zacharias by naming a portion of Hwy. 25 after the long-serving Mississippi State University president.
Troy football player found dead on highway
Troy football player Jadarius Garner was found dead on a Mississippi highway Thursday morning, and the state highway patrol is investigating the cause of his death.
Man arrested in Miss. highway shootings
Police have arrested a suspect in two fatal highway shootings in Mississippi that prompted warnings a fake officer might be pulling over victims.
