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

Court disbars former Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba

The disbarment of former Jackson Mayor Chokwe Lumumba comes as he awaits sentencing on a federal bribery charge stemming from an undercover FBI corruption operation.

Facing lawsuits, Elon Musk’s SpaceXAI offers to buy homes homes near Southaven data centers

Southaven's mayor says home buyouts around data centers are good corporate citizenship.

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.

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.