According to the Mississippi Department of Employment Security, the state’s unemployment rate rose to 5.4% in September. This represents a .2% increase from August when the rate was 5.2%. The September 2019 rate is .7% higher than it was a … Continued
President Trump is coming back to Mississippi. According to a report from the Northeast Daily Journal, the President will travel to Tupelo on November 1st to campaign on behalf of Republican gubernatorial candidate Tate Reeves. The report states that city … Continued
Top officials from Mississippi State University’s Bagley College of Engineering and Belhaven University’s School of Science and Arts signed an agreement on Thursday [Oct. 17] to create a new dual degree program for undergraduate students. The partnership offers students an … Continued
Governor Phil Bryant has declared October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month. You can read the Governor’s proclamation below: The Mississippi Coalition Against Domestic Violence supports twelve shelter programs that offer services throughout Mississippi and helps victims to find the support they … Continued
Dior Wade (left) & Zarie Wade (right). Photos courtesy of MBI The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation has issued an AMBER ALERT for two young children in Copiah County. 3-year-old Dior Wade and 1-year-old Zarie Wade were reportedly abducted from their … Continued
I-20 in Jackson will be closed to demo and replace the bridge deck at Lynch Creek in Hinds County. The first closure will take place on the eastbound side of I-20 and will start on Friday, October 18. The second, … Continued
33-year-old David Keith Frazier, of Neshoba County and a member of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, has pled guilty to a March bank robbery and bomb threat. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, on March 19, Frazier made threatening … Continued
As Mississippi remains in the midst of a hepatitis A outbreak, the Mississippi State Department of Health is reporting 60 confirmed cases of the virus since April. Courtesy of MSDH The outbreak was originally confirmed by the MSDH in late … Continued
Photos courtesy of Ole Miss & MSU Athletics With college basketball season fast approaching, a Rebel and a Bulldog have each earned preseason SEC honors. As voted on by league and national media members, Ole Miss PG Breein Tyree and … Continued
Courtesy of MLC The Mississippi Lottery Corporation (MLC) has announced that lottery scratch-off tickets will go on sale on November 25. The original target launch date was December 1st. “The earlier start date reflects our rapid progress,” said MLC President … Continued