Mississippi, Louisiana leaders joining together to protect coastal waters

PASS CHRISTIAN, Miss. (WLOX) - A rare meeting between Mississippi and Louisiana leaders happened at the Pass Yacht Club on Thursday for a joint work session to discuss ways to protect coastal waters. The meeting comes as lawsuit after lawsuit against the …

Mississippi man suspect in Texas police officer fatal shooting

TENNESSEE COLONY, Texas (KLTV/WLBT) - The Texas Department of Criminal Justice officials at the Coffield Unit have shared more details about the capture of a man who is accused of the fatal shooting of a police officer. On December 8, Terrell Police …

Person of the Day | Renjah Brimage: ‘Mississippi Roots’ Producer, New Director for the Magnolia Independent Film ...

Renjah Brimage keeps three tablets on her at all times, filled with all her creative ideas. One of her tablets stays in bed with her so that when God sends her a vision in her sleep, she can wake up and write it down, she says. One early January morning, …

PERSPECTIVE: Murder trial in Oxford stokes fears among LGBTQ in small town Mississippi

By Jay Green, Special to The Tri-State Defender As a journalist I am constantly reminded of two things as I grow in my career.  Sign up for our free newsletter. The first is that everyone has their own story to tell. The second is that everyone has the …

UNLV hires former Florida and Mississippi State head coach Dan Mullen as its new football coach

LAS VEGAS — UNLV is reaching into the Southeastern Conference to keep momentum going for its 24th-ranked football team, hiring former Florida and Mississippi State coach Dan Mullen on Thursday. He will be introduced in a news conference Friday morning. …

Jury says it cannot reach verdict on man charged with killing a University of Mississippi student in 2022

Mississippi Man Faces Charges After Alleged Gun Threat at Starkville Pool Hall

Mississippi Man Arrested After Allegedly Threatening Customers with Gun at Starkville Pool Hall STARKVILLE, Miss. (WTVA) — A 34-year-old man from Morton, Mississippi, was arrested Tuesday night after allegedly threatening individuals with a gun at a …

Largest black bear in Mississippi history found in Sharkey County

Decades after it disappeared, wild rice is booming again on upper Mississippi River

If she closes her eyes, Danelle Larson can still remember how the stretch of Mississippi River in front of her looked as recent as a decade ago: nothing but open, muddy water. Today, it's covered with impressively tall and thick beds of wild rice. …

Dr. Steven J. Jones Appointed Tenth President of Mississippi Delta Community College

Mississippi Delta, MS — The Mississippi Delta Community College (MDCC) Board of Trustees has announced the appointment of Dr. Steven J. Jones as the tenth president of the college, effective January 1, 2025. Dr. Jones, who currently serves as Vice …