Mississippi again receives high marks for pre-K programs, but access remains spotty

Midterm campaigns are asking, where's the beef? And how much does it cost?

In the midterm elections, meat has become a surprising political battleground. Democrats and Republicans are clashing over who supports meat consumption more. In Mississippi, Democratic Senate nominee Scott Colom criticizes Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith for her comments on high beef prices.

Mississippi schools show progress, though higher state standards result in more C and D districts

The more rigorous standards underscore state leaders’ efforts to continue the gains that have rocketed Mississippi to national stardom, education leaders said.

These Yazoo City families overcome hurdles to own their homes

Forty families in Yazoo City learned Wednesday they will soon become homeowners — without the burden of a mortgage — after overcoming obstacles that threatened to derail their dreams of owning homes.

Sen. Raphael Warnock says Scott Colom could flip Senate seat Democratic like his Georgia upset

Warnock said Mississippi, the state with the highest concentration of Black voters in the nation, is ripe for the Democratic Party to flip the Senate seat if only they’ll consistently spend money in the Deep South state and keep working to register voters. 

Coach who recorded young gymnasts undressing is sentenced to 90 years in prison

A former youth gymnastics coach was sentenced Wednesday to 90 years in prison for secretly videotaping young female students undressing and using the bathroom at a gym in Purvis, Mississippi. Sean Gardner, 39, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Kristi Johnson. She ordered him to serve 30 years for each of the three child pornography production charges to which he pleaded guilty.