Happy New Year! 2026 beckons. Hard to believe it’s that time again. The holiday season is drawing to a close. One more week and then it’s time to tighten the belt and get on with the new year.

Four people were shot in Greenwood on Christmas Eve, two of them fatally. Leflore County Coroner Debra Sanders said she received a call at 8:20 p.m. Wednesday in regard to a shooting incident that ...

Leaving downtown Jackson on Pascagoula Street heading east, the tunnel under Commerce Street gives drivers and passengers a nice Christmas surprise. Kudos to whoever took the time and effort to make ...

Days before this past Halloween, Aidan Girod received a frightening note atop her water bill: “FINAL NOTICE.” The letter said Girod had three weeks to pay her outstanding balance before JXN Water ...

Responses from the state’s public schools show that, as of November, there were 6,907 vacancies among teachers, administrators and school support staff across the state. That’s 1,747 more than last ...

Julia Chavez picked up when her phone rings in the middle of the night. This scenario has played out several times, but during this late-night phone call, the person on the other end urgently asked ...

The confirmation of Kruger and Leary on Thursday came as part of a large tranche of nominees that had been held up in the confirmation process for weeks.

It’s been a doozy of a year for agriculture.’  Soybeans have been in the headlines a lot this year. Between a trade war with China, rising costs for farming equipment and supplies and low prices, ...

Secretary of the Navy John Phelan said he has directed the acquisition of a new frigate class based on HII’s Ingalls-built Legend-class National Security Cutter (NSC), “a proven American built ship.” ...

Three Greenwood police officers were injured Monday night at Crestview Apartments when a Life Help patient allegedly ...

The Coast State Senator thanks President Trump for his endorsement but says “it’s not my time.” He will seek re-election to the Mississippi Legislature in 2027.

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