The Latest Breaking News from Mississippi

US taps interim manager for struggling Jackson water system

The federal government filed a proposal Tuesday to appoint a third-party manager for the troubled water system in Mississippi’s capital city, which nearly collapsed in late summer

The Independent UK · Nov 29, 2022

Tornado outbreak underway across southern U.S., with 40 million at risk

Some "strong tornadoes" are possible, particularly in Mississippi, the NWS warns.

Axios · Nov 29, 2022

Brett Favre Seeks Dismissal of Welfare Lawsuit in Mississippi

The former NFL quarterback said last month that he did not know that the money he received was designated for welfare recipients.

Sports Illustrated · Nov 29, 2022

Company fires 2,700 workers while they were sleeping days before Thanksgiving

Workers at Mississippi-based furniture company received text saying they were terminated just before midnight on 21 November

The Guardian - US · Nov 26, 2022

Patient mistrust and poor access hamper federal efforts to overhaul family planning

JACKSON, Miss. — Two years ago, after an emergency cesarean section at a Mississippi hospital, Sherika Trader was denied a tubal ligation. Trader, now 33, was told that to have her tubes tied, she had to have a second child or a husband’s permission, even though she wasn’t married.

Tribune News Service · Nov 24, 2022

On Gardening: Wojo’s Jem Vinca is an extraordinary spiller plant no matter the season

I remember the day we were filming "Southern Gardening" as part of my duties with Mississippi State University. Friend and garden designer Lori Hitchcock presented an urn for the front porch of the historical home in Kosciusko, Mississippi. It was all decked out for the holidays with red cyclamen, holly…

Tribune News Service · Nov 23, 2022

Men indicted for shooting at Mississippi delivery driver

A father and son have been indicted by a grand jury after allegedly chasing and shooting at a FedEx driver in January after he dropped off a package in a Mississippi city

The Independent UK · Nov 23, 2022

Bowie knife statutes 1837-1899

Bowies were regulated like other knives; knives were sometimes regulated like handguns

Reason · Nov 20, 2022

Environmental groups sue DOT over Mississippi road project

A group of environmental and racial justice are suing the U.S. Department of Transportation and its secretary, Pete Buttigieg, seeking to halt a Gulf Coast road project that the group says will harm the environment near historic Black neighborhoods in north Gulfport, Mississippi

The Independent UK · Nov 18, 2022

Mississippi sets execution date for 21-year death row inmate

Mississippi has set an execution date for an inmate who has been on death row for 21 years after his appeals and legal challenges were unsuccessful

The Independent UK · Nov 17, 2022