Mississippi Bonnet Carré Spillway Fisheries Disaster Recovery Program Applications Open

The Gazebo Gazette MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST (GG) — The Mississippi Sound was inundated with freshwater from March through August of 2019, which resulted in severe impacts to multiple fisheries. These impacts included mass mortalities of oyster reefs and loss …

Are People in Mississippi Really Richer Than People in Europe?

Many are feeling the brunt of inflation and larger economic turmoil as economists debate whether the U.S. is in a recession. However, income levels reveal a surprising trend among Americans and their European counterparts. Even some of the poorest …

North Mississippi Health Services breaks ground on new medical office building near Tupelo hospital

TUPELO, Miss. (WTVA) — North Mississippi Health Services (NMHS) broke ground on a new multi-million-dollar medical office building in Tupelo. The ceremony happened on Tuesday, April 29 along Crossover Drive, which borders the hospital. The three-story, 42, …

1 killed, 1 injured in single-vehicle crash in Mississippi

JACKSON COUNTY, Miss. (WALA) - One man was killed and another injured in a single-vehicle crash Monday evening, the Jackson County Sheriff’s Department said. (Source: KNOE)Deputies responded to the scene on Wade-Vancleave Road around 6:30 p.m. Monday and …

State NASW chapter taps Mississippi College social work chair as Social Worker of the Year

Laurie Smith Lawson displays the Social Worker of the Year Award she received from the Mississippi Chapter of the NASW. Laurie Smith Lawson, associate professor and chair of the Mississippi College Department of Social Work, has been named Social Worker of …

Judge advances transparency suit against Mississippi River Commission

Cameron Thompson | Courthouse News Service JACKSON, Miss. — A federal judge issued an order on Monday allowing a government transparency lawsuit by a multistate newspaper company against the Mississippi River Commission to continue. Congress created the …

Rehabilitated sea turtles released in Mississippi Sound

Above average rainfall led to excessive flooding across the Ohio and Mississippi River Valleys

A train of rain and thunderstorms sat over the Ohio and Mississippi River Valleys for the beginning of April, bringing historic flooding in the region. What You Need To Know A stalled front was the focus of the heavy rainfall Severe thunderstorms with …

Mississippi Choctaws featured in Ryan Coogler's 'Sinners'

Ryan Coogler's film, "Sinners," opens with a powerful scene featuring Mississippi Choctaws, emphasizing authenticity through local casting and cultural accuracy.The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians said in a post on social media that from …

Mississippi appealing mail-in absentee ballot ruling to U.S. Supreme Court

Mississippi officials are appealing to the U.S. Supreme Court a federal court ruling that struck down Mississippi’s five-day grace period for mail-in absentee ballots to arrive after Election Day. Attorneys for the state filed court documents stating their …