The Latest Breaking News from Mississippi

Gun injuries are killing more Americans. Which communities are most impacted?

In 2021, Mississippi had the highest rate of firearms deaths, while Massachusetts had the lowest. Across the country, the age-adjusted firearm death rate per 100,000 people is 12.0 for white people and 33.9 for Black people.

USAFacts · Sep 21, 2023

Mississippi governor set to release proposal to help financially struggling hospitals

Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves is set to release a proposal aimed at helping some of the state’s financially struggling hospitals

The Independent UK · Sep 21, 2023

Number of babies in Mississippi born with syphilis grew tenfold since 2016

A number of factors contribute to heightened rates of syphilis, which can be transmitted to a fetus from the mother

The Guardian - US · Sep 21, 2023

Low Mississippi River limits barges just as farmers want to move their crops downriver

A long stretch of hot, dry weather has left the Mississippi River so low that barge companies are reducing their loads as shipping costs soar

The Independent UK · Sep 17, 2023

Mississippi should restore the voting rights of former felons, Democratic candidates say

Democratic nominees for two statewide offices are saying that Mississippi should stop defending a Jim Crow-era portion of its state constitution that permanently strips voting rights from people convicted of certain felonies

The Independent UK · Sep 14, 2023

Mississippi school district named in desegregation lawsuit is allowed to shed federal supervision

A majority-Black Mississippi school district has received a judge’s approval to shed federal supervision in a desegregation lawsuit that dates back to 1965

The Independent UK · Sep 12, 2023

Dry states taking Mississippi River water isn't a new idea. But some mayors want to kill it

Diverting Mississippi River water to states struggling with water scarcity isn't a new idea

The Independent UK · Sep 12, 2023

Fallen Oak at the Beau Rivage makes you feel like a member of a private club in Mississippi

From the gated entrance to the 18th green, Fallen Oak rolls out the welcome mat in Mississippi.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Sep 12, 2023

CDC reveals top Covid hotspots in the US as hospitalisations surge

Here is the list of the counties with the most recent highest rates of new Covid-19 hospital admissions per county

The Independent UK · Sep 11, 2023

Family demand Mississippi cops fired for arresting Black boy, 10, who peed in car park

Lawyer for family threaten federal civil rights lawsuit against Senatobia if demand not met after boy detained and placed in cell

The Guardian - US · Sep 9, 2023