3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (265+ words) The Mississippi Development Authority announced Thursday that General Atomics is expanding again in Shannon. “General Atomics has chosen Mississippi again, and it’s another great win for the people of our state,” Governor Tate Reeves said. “This $87 million investment and the…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (476+ words) After a long summer of oppressive heat, the promise of cooler fall days ahead gives hope to many. Labor Day, often considered the harbinger of fall, has passed. While the “feels like” temps are still hovering around the three-digit mark,…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (767+ words) Next year, Mississippians will elect a new governor. For the first time in years, there is no incumbent and no obvious heir apparent. Both our governor and lieutenant governor are term-limited, creating a wide-open race at an unusually consequential moment…...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago   (214+ words) Mayo Clinic Laboratories is investing over $30 million in its new Mississippi location while bringing 234 jobs to the northern region of the state. The jobs will be filled over the next few years, MDA noted. From its new Southaven location, Mayo…...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago   (220+ words) The Mississippi Insurance Department Fire Services Division has distributed an estimated $23 million in Fiscal Year 2026 Fire Rebate Funds, including $11.5 million to the state’s 82 counties and $11.5 million for 294 of the state’s municipalities. The state agency noted that individual distributions vary based…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (662+ words) Attorney General Lynn Fitch announced Tuesday the sentencing of Katricia Smith for one count of wire fraud. In 2023 and 2024, Smith, former owner of KLS Medical Services, LLC in DeSoto County, knowingly submitted false claims for Medicaid services that she did…...

5+ day, 13+ hour ago   (242+ words) Research conducted across the state on the long-term challenges impacting Mississippi will be presented as part of the 11th annual Advancing Mississippi Conference presented by the University Research Center (URC), a division of Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning. Planners said the…...

5+ day, 19+ hour ago   (411+ words) State Senator Briggs Hopson said Monday that he would not be running for statewide office in the 2027 election cycle. He will also not seek re-election to the Mississippi Senate District 23 seat that he has held for five terms. The Republican…...

5+ day, 19+ hour ago   (427+ words) The U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit against the City of Jackson stemming from allegations of lead contamination in the city’s water system. The lawsuit alleged that the City and its officials violated residents…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (576+ words) A multiagency effort conducted as part of Operation Stronghold is working to help retailers and customers fight debit, SNAP and credit card fraud by locating and removing point of sale card skimmers from retailers in the state of Mississippi. The…...