1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (157+ words) More than a month after a body was found burned and wrapped in a tarp in Greenville, the victim has been identified. On July 21, officers from the Greenville Police Department responded after a passerby reported seeing a body alongside a…...

1+ week, 4+ hour ago   (494+ words) Jackson State athletic director Ashley Robinson is leaving for another SWAC school. The university announced Wednesday that Robinson had accepted the position as vice president and director of athletics at Texas Southern. Robinson held the same position at Jackson State,…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (830+ words) A South Mississippi nonprofit will take a record 44 young people with disabilities alligator hunting this season, giving participants the chance to experience one of Mississippi’s most challenging outdoor traditions. Mike Macko, the organization’s alligator coordinator, said the goal is to…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (147+ words) The identity of a woman found hanging from a tree behind a Jackson home has been released. The woman, who was found dead on Monday night, was identified as 29-year-old Tasia Fortune. Hinds County Coroner Jeramiah Howard previously said that…...

3+ week, 2+ hour ago   (476+ words) Mississippi State Auditor Shad White gave a teaser about his possible future political aspirations. Once he returns, however, White plans to support Republican hopefuls in Congressional midterm races in an attempt to ensure that the GOP remains the majority party…...

4+ week, 4+ hour ago   (342+ words) Millsaps College’s incoming return to the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference after 15 years in the Southern Athletic Association was a decision made not only for the school’s athletics, but mostly to boost its enrollment. While looking to higher goals, LeBlanc said…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago   (259+ words) German cookie and snack product manufacturer Griesson – de Beukelaer has baked up a more than $70 million investment in Madison County. The project marks Griesson – de Beukelaer’s first investment in Mississippi and primarily includes the construction of a new 130,000- to 150,000-square-foot…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago   (379+ words) The search for a Smith County man accused of firing at law enforcement officers has shifted several miles east of the original shooting scene as investigators continue to pursue leads in and around the Polkville community. The suspect, identified as…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago   (259+ words) U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith has been appointed to the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, filling a vacancy created by the death of U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham. Graham, a Republican from South Carolina, died July 11 after suffering a tear in the inner wall…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (377+ words) The late former Southern Miss women’s basketball coach Joye Lee-McNelis is now a member of the Conference USA Hall of Fame. While the Golden Eagles are no longer a member of the CUSA, Lee-McNelis spent 18 of her 21 seasons at Southern…...