Mississippi News

Crockett, who grew up in rural Madison County, survived childhood in Jim Crow South and went on to raise a family of five children with her husband.

About a dozen MS higher education presidents have left in the last five years. See what the national numbers look like, and why it might be happening.

Madison-Ridgeland Academy graduates the class of 2023 during commencement exercises at Broadmoor Baptist Church in Madison.

Jackson Police Chief James E. Davis announces retirement.

A group of about 75 people including community activists, youth mentors and police officers gathered Thursday evening, May 17, at New Life Fellowship Baptist Church in Jackson to discuss ways for red…

David Blount, who has represented parts of Jackson, Byram and Terry in the state Senate since 2008, faces two challengers this year. See who they are.

A trans teen and her parents are suing a Mississippi school district because they say officials told her not to wear a dress and heels to graduation.

With Alyce Clark retiring after 38 years in the Mississippi House, there are four Jackson-based Democrats vying to replace her for District 69.

It took half an hour to take the oath of allegiance for 20 new U.S. citizens in Mississippi, but the ceremony stemmed from years of hard work.

With Chris McDaniel running for lieutenant governor, there is an open race for a Hattiesburg and Laurel area Senate seat for the first time since 2007.

A first responder who stopped to help at the scene of a crash on U.S. 49 Wednesday in Covington County was struck and killed by a passing vehicle.

A news media executive has apologized to former Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant for remarks she made about him and the misspending of welfare money.

The pilot of a small plane was killed Wednesday when the aircraft crashed in northwest Arkansas, authorities said.

A Beechcraft King Air crashed in Washington County, Arkansas Wednesday, killing the pilot from Mississippi.

There are four candidates vying for the open District 72 seat in the state House, which encompasses parts of Jackson, Ridgeland and Clinton.

Some of the most expensive homes in the Central Mississippi area include properties with large footprints and lots of modern conveniences.

Brandon High School's class of 2023 graduation

A longtime Mississippi lawmaker faces up to three years in prison after pleading guilty to willfully making a false statement on a tax return.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency filed a complaint that says Jackson hasn't been meeting standards for providing reliable drinking water.

See who gave Tate Reeves and Brandon Presley the most money in the first quarter of the year. The list includes some names you might recognize.