SpaceXAI started Southaven data center construction without water permits, state alleges. Fines could exceed $6M

Attorney Whitney Lipscomb announces run for secretary of state

Whitney Lipscomb said her priorities as secretary of state would include cutting red tape for businesses and protecting "every lawful vote" in elections.

Mississippi GOP chair vows to ‘fight like hell’ in Senate midterm vote counting 

The razor-thin margin of votes between Hyde-Smith and Colom in a state considered a Republican stronghold has sent shockwaves across the nation, but it remained too close to call on Thursday.

Thursday: What races the AP has not yet called in contests for Senate and governor

There are just four races for U.S. Senate and governor that The Associated Press has not yet called, as of Thursday. Contests in Alaska, Kansas and Mississippi have narrow margins with votes still outstanding.

DeSoto County elects its first Black judges

Voters in a DeSoto County subdistrict elected Southaven attorneys John Hughes as circuit court judge and Gwen Baptist as a chancery judge, making them the county's first Black judges.

Thousands of affidavit ballots outstanding in Mississippi Senate election. Campaigns prepare for legal fight

Election lawyers from across the country have descended on Mississippi as the national Democratic and Republican parties scrutinize the final count of the midterm Senate race between Scott Colom and Cindy Hyde-Smith.