Medicaid Expansion 'On the Table,' Says Incoming Lt. Gov. HosemannThe Mississippi Senate could still expand Medicaid access to as many as 300,000 residents who currently have no health-care access, Delbert Hosemann, the State's incoming lieutenant governor, told members of the press Tuesday.
Elvis MujicDon't be surprised if you step into a Waffle House and find Elvis Mujic, 30, telling jokes and interacting with everybody like he would in any comedy club.
Mississippi Boychoir Brings 'Tidings of Comfort and Joy'A diverse group of young men have spent months preparing to bring holiday comfort and joy to the Jackson area, and it comes to fruition the afternoon of Dec. 14 at St. Philip's Episcopal Church.
Trump Conservative Critics Launch PAC to Fight ReelectionA small group of President Donald Trump's fiercest conservative critics, including the husband of the president's own chief adviser, is launching a super PAC designed to fight Trump's reelection and punish congressional Republicans deemed his “enablers."
McConnell Rejects Dem Push on Impeachment Trial WitnessesSenate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is rejecting the Democrats' push for fresh impeachment testimony against President Donald Trump and making a last-ditch plea for them to “turn back from the cliff" of Wednesday's expected vote to send the case to …
Girmay BerhieJackson resident Girmay Berhie became Jackson State University's new dean of the School of Public Health and Social Work in August 2019.
Curtis Flowers Released on Bail from Parchman for First Time Since 1997Curits Flowers will leave Mississippi's Parchman prison and return home for the first time in more than two decades after Montgomery County Circuit Judge Joseph Loper granted him a $250,000 bail on Monday morning.
Espy: Hyde-Smith Betrays 'Sacred Oath' With Vow to Protect Trump at TrialRepublican U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith is failing to uphold her "sacred oath to uphold the Constitution and the rule of law in this country" with her vow to protect President Donald Trump from impeachment, potential Democratic opponent Mike Espy claimed …
Pepper Palace, The Odditorium and Sweetie Pie'sThe Pepper Palace, a store that specializes in hand-crafted small batches of hot sauce, salsa, dips, seasonings, barbeque sauce, marinades, pepper jellies, rubs and more, opened at The Outlets of Mississippi on Saturday, Dec. 7.
Breein TyreeA month ago, Breein Tyree’s play in Ole Miss’s season-opener was sluggish and scattered. Despite being a first-team SEC selection last year, Tyree scored only six points against Arkansas State, was 1 for 7 from behind the arc, and played …
Mississippi Vows Further Appeal After Loss on Abortion BanPhil Bryant, Mississippi's outgoing Republican governor, vowed Saturday to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold Mississippi's ban on abortion at 15 weeks a day after a federal appeals court ruled the ban was unconstitutional.
Report: Mississippi Charter Schools Improve Grades, Need ChangesThree charter schools in Jackson raised their grades over the past year, a new legislative PEER committee report found. Still, the report recommended changes by the board that oversees charter schools in Mississippi.