The Latest Breaking News from Mississippi

OLD What is Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization? How one Mississippi lawsuit overturned abortion rights

One case threatens a landmark Supreme Court decision

The Independent UK · Jun 23, 2022

Guest faces Cassidy in Republican primary runoff in Mississippi’s 3rd District on June 28, 2022

Incumbent Michael Guest (R) and Michael Cassidy (R) are running in a Republican Party primary runoff in Mississippi’s 3rd Congressional District on June 28, 2022, to determine which Republican candidate will run in the district’s general election on Nov. 8, 2022. Guest has represented this district in Congress since 2019.

Ballotpedia · Jun 22, 2022

Can You Get A Life Sentence For Weed Possession? Mississippi Supreme Court Says Yes If You've Got Priors

Can one be sentenced to life in prison for cannabis possession? Under certain  circumstances, it can happen. 

Benzinga · Jun 22, 2022

A Mississippi sports anchor savagely torched the Cowboys during a weather report

Cowboys fans, it's best to look away from this one.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Jun 14, 2022

Hilarious moment woman freaks out when ostrich pokes its head through her car window

Chloe Benham, 22, visited Safari Wild Animal Park in Como, Mississippi, with her friend Stephen Malon when an ostrich poked its head through their window looking for food

Daily Mirror · Jun 13, 2022

Amid abortion debate, clinic asks: Who's caring for moms?

The founder of a midwifery clinic in Mississippi's capital is trying to open the state's first birth center

The Independent UK · Jun 12, 2022

Eagles WR A.J. Brown gifts $25K to his high school football team during 7-on-7 camp

Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver A.J. Brown gifts $25K to his high school football team in Starkville, Mississippi during 7-on-7 camp

USA Today Sports Media Group · Jun 11, 2022

Sixteen Republican governors oppose Biden administration’s executive order regarding taxpayer-funded construction contracts

Sixteen Republican governors wrote a letter to President Biden on April 26, 2022, opposing his executive order to mandate project labor agreements (PLAs) on taxpayer-funded construction contracts exceeding $35 million. The letter was signed by governors from Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South…

Ballotpedia · Jun 10, 2022

ICYMI: Top stories of the week

We covered elections in seven states on Tuesday, including statewide primaries in California, Iowa, Mississippi, Montana, New Jersey, and New Mexico. 

Ballotpedia · Jun 10, 2022

Teachers Don’t Want Guns in Their Classrooms

In 1997, Joel Myrick, then an assistant principal at a Mississippi high school, used his personal pistol, which he kept in his truck, to stop a 16-year-old school shooter with a rifle. Even Myrick—one of the extremely rare cases of an armed teacher intervening in a school shooting—says that arming…

Texas Observer · Jun 10, 2022