Photo by SportsTalk Mississippi’s Brian Hadad Similar to the events following the death of George Floyd at the end of May, the shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin has led to a wave of protests in society and the … Continued
Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Andy Gipson announced a new Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce (MDAC) program, the Wild Hog Control Program (WHCP). Commissioner Gipson was joined by Mississippi House of Representatives Agriculture Chairman Bill Pigott, Mississippi State Senate Agriculture Chairman … Continued
Kenneth R. Britt, Jr., 51, of Wesson, Tony Grant Smith, 26, of Wesson, Barney Leon Bairfield III, 28, of Brookhaven, and Dustin Corey Treadway, 27, of Brookhaven, have been charged in a criminal indictment by a federal grand jury with … Continued
District 14 Mississippi Senator Lydia Graves Chassaniol, (R), of Winona, was elected in August 2020 Chairwoman of the Joint Legislative Committee on Performance Evaluation and Expenditure Review, (PEER). Chassaniol was first appointed to PEER in 2016 by former Lieutenant Governor … Continued
Elbert James Carter, 38, of Bay St. Louis, was sentenced by Senior U.S. District Judge Louis Guirola, Jr. to 180 months in prison, followed by 5 years of supervised release, for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. Judge Guirola also … Continued
Hunting season will be here before you know it, so if you need hunting supplies or firearms, this is the weekend to make those purchases. The Mississippi Second Amendment Sales Tax Holiday runs now through midnight on Sunday. As passed … Continued
Mississippians enrolled in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) program can now make food purchases online. After the U.S. Department of Agriculture approved the program back in June, the Mississippi Department of Human Services has announced that you can now redeem … Continued
Recently, Attorney General Lynn Fitch announced that the state of Mississippi would be receiving over $1.2 million from a settlement with Honda. The settlement with American Honda Motor Co., Inc. and Honda of America Manufacturing—collectively known as Honda—was reached by … Continued
Now that Marty Stuart has solidified himself in the Country Music Hall of Fame, the country music legend has already set his sights on his next goal—a $30 million project in his hometown of Philadelphia, Mississippi. Stuart, who was recently … Continued
The Mississippi Public Service Commission has announced that nine companies face millions of dollars in fines for allegedly violating the state’s ‘No-Call Law.’ The following nine companies are charged with 574 violations of the law, which prohibits businesses from calling … Continued