United States Senate candidate Mike Espy has been endorsed by former President Barack Obama. “Mike Espy has a great chance to win this election for the Senate and keep Mississippi moving forward,” President Obama said in a radio advertisement. “You … Continued
Andrea Sanders (Left) & Chris Wells (Right). Photos courtesy of Gov. Reeves’ Office This week, Governor Tate Reeves has announced the selection of new leaders for the Mississippi Department of Child Protection Services and the Department of Environmental Quality. Andrea … Continued
The University of Mississippi is renaming a prominent campus building after activist turned administrator Donald Cole. As announced through a press release, the Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning board unanimously voted to rename the Martindale Student Services Center as the Martindale-Cole … Continued
Photo Courtesy of USM Athletics When Southern Miss travels to Liberty this Saturday, they may be without their head coach. USM Athletics announced that interim head coach Scotty Walden has tested positive for COVID-19 and is self-isolating at home. “Earlier … Continued
With election day just two weeks away, Mississippians are not only preparing to vote in several key races but also for the potential allowance of medical marijuana in the state in the form of either Initiative 65, a grassroots campaign, … Continued
The University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) is two weeks away from officially opening its seven-story pediatric hospital expansion. The Kathy and Joe Sanderson Tower of Children’s of Mississippi, which doubles the square-footage of UMMC’s current pediatric hospital space, will open … Continued
Mississippi is one of 11 states to join an antitrust lawsuit against Google, filed by the Department of Justice (DOJ), alleging that the search engine “has used anticompetitive tactics to maintain and extend its monopolies in the markets for general search … Continued
The Mississippi State Department of Health is reporting 730 new cases of COVID-19. Today’s report brings the state’s total number of cases up to 111,322. With the confirmation of *31 additional deaths, 3,202 Mississippians have now passed away from the … Continued
The Mississippi Lottery Corporation (MLC) completed its September transfer of $8,201,767.82 in net proceeds to the Lottery Proceeds Fund in the Mississippi State Treasury. This brings the total transfer for the Fiscal Year 2021 to $26,508,657.56. “Thanks to Mississippians, we continue … Continued
Sarah Caswell (Photo courtesy of MBI) Following the cancellation of an AMBER Alert on the Coast Monday, the alleged abductor has been arrested. After 6-year-old Kaiden and 2-year-old Kolden Wall were found safe in Lincoln County, the children’s mother, 33-year-old … Continued