Hurricane
New Orleans Area Braces for First Hurricane of the Season
Thousands of Louisianans broke out sandbags or fled to higher ground Thursday as Tropical Storm Barry threatened to turn into the first hurricane of the season and blow ashore with …
Person of the Day
Mississippi Writers Trail Marker Honors Margaret Walker
A new Mississippi Writers Trail marker honors novelist and poet Margaret Walker. It was unveiled Monday at Jackson State University, where she was an English professor from 1949 to 1979 …
Politics
Foster Cites 'Billy Graham Rule' to Deny Woman Reporter Access
Robert Foster, a Republican candidate for Mississippi governor, says he would not let a woman journalist follow him while campaigning unless she was accompanied by a male colleague.
Education
Applications for 4 Mississippi Charter Schools Move Forward
Groups seeking to open four charter schools in Mississippi are moving forward, while one group is being rejected.
National
Court to Trump: Blocking Twitter Critics is Unconstitutional
President Donald Trump lost a major Twitter fight Tuesday when a federal appeals court said that his daily musings and pronouncements were overwhelmingly official in nature and that he violated …
Person of the Day
David Sansing
David Sansing, a professor emeritus of history at the University of Mississippi and author of several books, has died at age 86.
Education
Private School Vouchers Split Mississippi Candidates for Governor
Several candidates for Mississippi governor have answered a questionnaire from a public education advocacy group called The Parents' Campaign, but Republican Tate Reeves has not.
Person of the Day
Rodney Batts
After five seasons at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, Rodney Batts is returning to his alma mater as Delta State University's head baseball coach.
Politics
Mississippi Group Looks at the Potential of Hemp Cultivation
Legislators created the Hemp Cultivation Task Force to discuss what growing hemp might mean for Mississippi's economy, and the group has its first meeting Monday at the state Capitol.
Crime
Jeffrey Epstein Arrested and Charged With Molesting Dozens of Underage Girls
Eleven years after letting Jeffrey Epstein off lightly with a secret deal, federal prosecutors took another run at putting the billionaire financier behind bars on sex charges, accusing him in …
State
Entire Mississippi Mainland Closed Amid Bacteria Threat
People and pets are being warned to stay out of the water along the entire mainland of the Mississippi Gulf Coast as toxic bacteria continue spreading eastward.
Crime
Trial Reset for Lawmaker Accused of Beating His Wife
The misdemeanor domestic violence trial for a Mississippi lawmaker has been delayed because a local prosecutor stepped down from the case.
Politics
Gov. Bryant Announces Mississippi 'Space Force' Initiative
Mississippi is starting a new economic development effort to lure companies connected to space exploration.
Immigration
U.S. Census to be Printed Without Citizenship Question
Days after the U.S. Supreme Court halted the addition of a citizenship question to the 2020 Census, the U.S. Census Bureau has started the process of printing the questionnaire without …
National
House Committee Files Lawsuit for Trump Tax Returns
A House committee sued the Trump administration in federal court Tuesday for access to President Donald Trump's tax returns, setting up a legal showdown over the records.
