The Lee County Supervisors are looking to at least start the process to borrow up to $85 million that will largely go toward building a new ja…
Mississippi has some of the weakest laws in the nation governing lobbyist spending on lawmakers. There are no limits on how much lobbyists can…
What a sad difference three months makes.
For the past 15 years, Scott Burns has spent the week before the Fourth of July camped out at The Mall at Barnes Crossing. It is a voluntary d…
Mississippi State finally got to the top of college baseball world. The Bulldogs have long had an elite baseball program, becoming a regular h…
The city of Tupelo will swear in Todd Jordan as its next mayor on Thursday. The Republican will succeed two-term Democrat Mayor Jason Shelton,…
Tupelo High School is finding early success with its Middle College program, which allows participating juniors and seniors to obtain an assoc…
The Lee County Supervisors this week appointed Christy Jordan to serve on the board once her husband vacates his District 3 seat to become may…
Two things seem clear: The Legislature will pass a medical marijuana bill, and that bill will be more restrictive than the law adopted by the …
Among his priorities for the next legislative session, Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann wants lawmakers to tackle improving the delivery of health ca…
I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, w…
Thursday was both a day of celebration and a call to arms for the future.
Municipal election season is coming to a close. Tuesday is Election Day, and voters will cast their final ballots to choose city leaders.
There is something inside most of us that instinctively protects those we love the most, something that would cause us to fling ourselves into…
Most area schools celebrated graduations over the past weekend, marking the end to a strange, difficult year.
The Mississippi Supreme Court this week struck down the constitutional ballot initiative process in a 6-3 ruling, stating the process “cannot …
Gov. Tate Reeves is right: We have to get people back to work, or businesses and our overall economy will continue to suffer.
When Mayor Jason Shelton was running for his first term eight years ago, he campaigned on building unity among voters. Running as a Democrat i…
This weekend we saw the return of the Blue Suede Cruise. Plans for the Elvis Presley Festival have already been set. The Oren Dunn City Museum…
The first round of 2020 Census data can be read as nothing but bad news for Mississippi. We were one of only three states to lose population, …
Tupelo voters in three wards will return to the polls Tuesday, April 27, to decide runoffs for city council. These are important elections, wi…
Medicaid expansion could become a reality within two years. Exactly what that expansion looks like — and how easily it will be to adjust the s…
For a state with so many outdoor enthusiasts who love to hunt, fish, camp, hike and enjoy the natural beauty of the Magnolia State, Mississipp…
To say Public Service Commissioner Brandon Presley is excited about the potential of expanding broadband internet access in rural Mississippi …
Tuesday is Election Day. While every election is important, municipal elections are often overlooked despite the impact they can have on our d…
The case for expanding Medicaid got a lot stronger this month, to the point that most any reasonable, rational consideration would conclude th…
On Tuesday, Mississippi became the second state in the nation to open up vaccination restrictions, allowing for anyone over 18 years of age to…