What to know about kratom after Ole Miss student deaths
Police in Mississippi say they’re still investigating after two University of Mississippi students were found dead in separate locations, wi...
Sep 27, 2026Open source
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Nolan Wells’s Family Still Wants Answers
Cristian Farias on the grand-jury report and controversy surrounding the death of the Mississippi teen-ager Nolan Wells.
Sep 27, 2026Open source
‘We’ve got exactly what we want Saturday night’
STARKVILLE – Saturday night at Davis Wade Stadium, history is set to be made. Cowbells will be counted as fans enter the venue and at a desi...
Sep 26, 2026Open source
Meridian-area native Dr. Erin Britt joins Ochsner Rush Neurology 1 MIN READ
Ochsner Rush Health recently welcomed Meridian-area native Erin Britt, MD, to its neurology department, expanding access to specialized neurol...
Sep 26, 2026Open source
Police believe Tasia Fortune's hanging was staged as new details revealed in court
Fortune, a 29-year-old Black woman, was found hanging from a tree in Jackson, Mississippi, on Aug. 3.
Sep 25, 2026Open source
Two arrested near Ole Miss as cops uncover over 500 units of kratom just days after students found dead
Two men were arrested in Oxford, Mississippi, after police seized 500+ units of kratom, days after two Ole Miss students were found dead.
Sep 25, 2026Open source
Today in History: September 23, Mississippi jury acquits 2 white men of Emmett Till killing
A jury in Sumner, Mississippi, acquitted two white men, Roy Bryant and J.W. Milam, of killing Black teenager Emmett Till. (The two later admit...
Sep 23, 2026Open source
All the makings of something special
COLUMBIA, S.C. – Let’s go ahead and get this out of the way. There are nine Mississippi State football games left this season. Eight of th...
Sep 23, 2026Open source
Students compete in C3 Jr. Challenge 1 MIN READ
Twenty-three teams from across the state of Mississippi converged on the Mississippi Children’s Museums in Jackson and Meridian Thursday for...
Sep 23, 2026Open source
Fifth Annual Walls Delta Festival celebrates Delta music history
Peggy Sue “Lady Trucker” Hemphill Lesueur came back from singing the blues in the U.K. and returned to its birthplace in the Mississippi D...
Sep 21, 2026Open source
ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Clinton's Taedyn Cewe takes top spot at MAC Tennis Championship
On Thursday, Sept. 17, Clinton eighth-grader Taedyn Cewe finished in first place of the No. 3 singles bracket at the Mississippi Athletic Conf...
Sep 20, 2026Open source
Unfinished 'Taj Mahal' castle on the beach is for sale again near Ocean Springs. How much?
A three-story castle in Jackson County, south of Ocean Springs, is up for sale again. The five bedroom home with waterfront views was built to...
Sep 17, 2026Open source
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