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Carnival being set up for filming of Mississippi movie and you are invited
The Crooked Letter Picture Company Carnival next month will afford attendees an opportunity to walk on a movie ...
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Mississippi reports highest number of new coronavirus cases since January as Delta variant continues to rapidly spread
Mississippi reported on Friday the highest single-day number of new COVID-19 coronavirus cases since late January when the ...
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Community rallies after Mississippi institution — Nick’s Ice House — burns up after nearly 50 years of serving customers
A Mississippi community is rallying around a business that has been existence for more than four decades after ...
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‘Who feels like fishing for a good cause’ Wildlife group needs help feeding picky patient
A wildlife rehabilitation group is looking for a few good fishermen to help feed a hungry patient. A ...
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Mississippi’s physicians turn into social media lobbyists to encourage COVID-19 vaccinations
With new cases of the COVID-19 coronavirus rapidly rising and a growing number of patients with the virus ...
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Mississippi police investigating two shootings that critically injured two men
Police in McComb are investigating after two shootings that happened within hours of each other Wednesday. WLBT News ...
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Mississippi to the Supreme Court: Justices should overturn Roe v. Wade
The U.S. Supreme Court should overturn its landmark 1973 ruling that legalized abortion nationwide and should let states ...
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Mississippi parents sound off on mask, vaccine requirements in schools
Florance Bass of Brandon kept her kindergarten son home last year. Nicholas, who has Down syndrome and a ...
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Former Mississippi mayor sentenced to federal prison after pleading guilty in wire fraud case
A former Mississippi mayor who pleaded guilt to conspiracy to commit wire fraud will spend 30 months in ...
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Mississippi police chief stresses importance of cameras after shooting victim dies at housing project where progress to get cameras has been slow
The victim in a midweek shooting in Brookhaven has died. Police Chief Kenneth Collins said Darreyun James Pendleton ...
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Find out why Alabama’s first Chick-fil-A is closing after 47 years
The first Chick-fil-A restaurant to open in Alabama nearly 50 years ago is closing. Jerry Cotney, who owns ...
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New COVID-19 coronavirus cases in Mississippi at quadruple rate from three weeks ago; Here are the latest numbers
Mississippi health officials reported Thursday morning the highest number of new cases of COVID-19 coronavirus in a 24-hour ...
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Sheriff: Couple arrested after spending night in Mississippi house they broke into
A couple who apparently made themselves at home after breaking into a Mississippi house Sunday night, found themselves ...
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Woman reports hitting black bear on Mississippi road; officials searching for animal
A woman reported to the Warren County Sheriff’s Office Tuesday night that she was driving on Hankinson Road ...
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Mississippi man arrested after reportedly shooting at officers during traffic stop
A Mississippi man has been arrested after he reportedly shot at police officers that were attempting to make ...
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Counties with highest COVID-19 infection rates in Mississippi
Hamhari Brown // Wikimedia Commons Counties with highest COVID-19 infection rates in Mississippi The United States by July ...
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Mississippi to file arguments with U.S. Supreme Court in landmark abortion case
The Mississippi attorney general’s office is expected to file briefs with the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday to ...
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Man arrested after leaving disabled wife in truck so long she stuck to seat
A 51-year-old local man was arrested Saturday for allegedly leaving his disabled wife in their vehicle for five ...
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Mississippi lawmakers: Medical marijuana legislative session could be held in August
by Geoff Pender MISSISSIPPI TODAY House and Senate negotiators are expected to begin meeting next week to try to ...
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AP source: Texas, Oklahoma talk to SEC about joining league
The last time Texas got a wandering eye for another conference it fueled a series of realignments in ...
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Fearing COVID-19 spread, Mississippi casino says ‘Mask up, if you want to gamble
A Mississippi casino announced Wednesday that it would reinstate a face mask requirement in an effort to slow ...
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Jury finds man found guilty in 2018 murder of Mississippi chef
A jury has found Jesse Scott Smith guilty of first-degree murder in the 2018 shooting death of Brookhaven ...
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Mississippi man arrested, charged with assaulting police officer during Jan. 6 riot at U.S. Capitol
A Mississippi man was arrested Tuesday for crimes related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. ...
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Man accused of shooting Mississippi judge with high-powered rifle fires attorney at preliminary hearing
MERIDIAN, Miss. (AP) — A man charged in the March 2020 shooting of a Mississippi judge stood up ...
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Mississippi city settles over case of man who had taken LSD, then died after police used Taser to restrain him
The family of a Tennessee man who took LSD at a concert and then died after police stunned ...