(Article courtesy of the Mississippi Center for Public Policy (MCPP) Senate Bill 2196, sponsored by Senator Kevin Blackwell, allows minors to operate an occasional business without a permit or license from the government. Other states, starting with Utah, have begun … Continued
Photo courtesy of MLC/Facebook Powerball and Mega Millions tickets are now on sale across the state. The multi-state lottery games join the increasing number of scratch-off games that are available at lottery retailers in Mississippi. Drawings for both games occur … Continued
A Mississippi man has been added to the U.S. Marshal’s ’15 Most Wanted Fugitive’ list after he allegedly faked his own death to avoid charges. Authorities are now offering a $25,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of 43-year-old … Continued
Former Miss. Gov. Phil Bryant has joined the newly branded Bryant Songy Snell Global Partners, formerly Songy LLC – the strategy and business development firm launched last September by Joey Songy, the governor’s former chief of staff – as founding partner. … Continued
Courtesy of MAC The Mississippi Association of Coaches has announced the new class of inductees for 2020 for the MAC Hall of Fame. Upon the induction of the Class of 2020, the MAC Hall of Fame membership will increase to … Continued
Families are hurting after two recent tragedies involved two people from Mississippi. In the first incident, two barges collided on the Mississippi River in Louisiana early Sunday morning. The collision between the two vessels caused one of the vessels to … Continued
The suspect in an Edwards double homicide is now in custody. 20-year-old Justin Mosley was arrested by the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force on Tuesday and faces Capital Murder and Murder charges in connection with a shooting that occurred at … Continued
(Information provided by Mississippi College) Country music luminary Reba McEntire is one of the most successful female recording artists in history. A member of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Kennedy Center Honors recipient, Reba will be celebrated as the … Continued
A California man will likely spend the rest of his life in prison for selling drugs in Mississippi. 63-year-old Marc Davis has been convicted on federal drug trafficking charges in Mississippi, and Madison and Rankin Counties’ District Attorney John K. … Continued
(Information provided by the Mississippi Department of Corrections) A state inmate at the Kemper-Neshoba Regional Correctional Facility in DeKalb collapsed today and was pronounced dead later at a local hospital. Limarion Reaves, 28, was talking to a relative on a … Continued