Education: Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians visit Armstrong Junior High for Native American History Month

“Halito!” That’s how the afternoon began, as Tribal Chief Cyrus Ben and 2024-2025 Choctaw Indian Princess Leilani Elyse Allen addressed the Armstrong Junior High School student body in their native Choctaw language. On Thursday, Ben, Allen and other …

Mississippi company expanding and adding jobs with help of MDA

Burford Electric Service is expanding in Columbus. The project is a $3.55 million corporate investment and will create 14 jobs, according to the Mississippi Development Authority. Burford Electric Service is a third-generation family-owned Mississippi …

Here are the top 10 public middle schools in Mississippi for 2025. See which made the cut

U.S. News and World Report recently released rankings for the 2025 top public middle schools in each state. The study did not rank the middle schools nationally, but rather by state and by individual school district. Out of the top 10, only one Jackson- …

Mississippi seeks execution date for 1993 killing but lawyers say case could go to Supreme Court

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi attorney general is requesting an execution date for a man who's been on death row for 30 years, but his lawyer says the request is premature because the inmate still intends to take an appeal to the U.S. Supreme …

Live 2024 Runoff Election Results: Mississippi Supreme Court and Appeals Court

Voters in Mississippi Supreme Court District 1 and Mississippi Court of Appeals District 5 are voting for a new justice and a new judge respectively in runoff elections from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. today. In Supreme Court District 1 in Central Mississippi, voters …

Health Brief: Specialty Orthopedic Group announces expansions and relocation in three north Mississippi cities

STARKVILLE – Specialty Orthopedic Group (SOG) announced the expansion and relocation of their Oxford and Starkville locations, as well as the expansion of their Tupelo facility. These projects represent a $30 million corporate investment and 115 new jobs. …

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Mississippi cop fired for allegedly stealing $32K from a dying woman

The Pearl Police Department fired patrol officer Taylor Loftin for reportedly stealing $32,000 from a dying woman’s house. It’s the second officer dismissed for alleged criminal conduct in less than a year. On the morning of Nov. 18, Jason Kelly’s mother, …

Four rare dolphins found dead on barrier island off Mississippi Coast. What happened?

This story was first published by the Sun Herald. Read more here. Four dolphins of a species rarely seen off the Mississippi Coast died this week after they became stranded in the sand of Petit Bois Island. The discovery, reported Monday by The Institute …

Ole Miss, Mississippi State men’s basketball both ranked in same week for first time in over a decade

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - The Ole Miss and Mississippi State men’s basketball programs are both ranked in the AP Top 25 Poll in the same week for the first time in nearly fifteen years. During the 2009-2010 season, the Rebels were ranked No. 22 while the …