4+ day, 5+ 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,…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (899+ words) Lockheed Martin has been named the winner of the 2026 Mississippi Makers Challenge, presented by the Mississippi Business Alliance (MSBA). The announcement was made today during MSBA’s General Assembly in Jackson. In addition to Lockheed Martin, the 2026 final four included Cathead…...

5+ day, 4+ 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, 22+ hour ago   (1198+ words) For years, we were told socialism in the Democratic Party was a conservative fantasy. In 2026, it is running the largest city in America and winning Democratic primaries across the country. For a long time, when conservatives warned that socialism was…...

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…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (665+ words) WLOX reports that “a property tax increase is official in Biloxi after council members approved a one-mill increase.” WLOX went on to report, “The resolution was amended to direct the additional revenue toward public safety… Under the reduced one-mill increase,…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (291+ words) Months ago in a hemisphere far, far away …It is a period of great conflicts between old empires …War fogs the Strait of Hormuz …Drones swarm Ukraine – Russian battlefields …Long-range drones destroy oil refineries hundreds of miles behind Russian lines…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (577+ words) The University of Southern Mississippi Alumni Association said this week that it will induct seven alumni who bring favor and distinction to the University into its Hall of Fame during Homecoming festivities this fall. The 2026 inductees include: “This year’s class…...

3+ week, 4+ hour ago   (735+ words) Governor Tate Reeves (R) announced Friday that Mississippi’s total nonfarm employment reached a new record high in July with 1,196,200 jobs. “There’s been no shortage of record-breaking economic news for Mississippi over the last six-plus years,” said Governor Reeves. “It’s amazing to…...

3+ week, 4+ hour ago   (1300+ words) Bakeries will humble a restaurant guy in a hurry. After 45 years in the business, I figured food was food and I could learn the rest. Then I found myself surrounded by pastry flour, yeast, butter, and people talking about lamination,…...