Neighbors say Lafayette County asphalt plant will harm community

Mississippi seeks input on barbering, cosmetology rules

The Mississippi State Board of Cosmetology and Barbering is accepting public comments on temporary rules through June 22.

‘No-brainer’: Hinds County temporarily boosts underpaid public defenders’ salaries

A roughly $261,000 boost to the Hinds County Public Defender’s Office will narrow the pay gap between the county’s prosecutors and public defenders for the next six months.

Solar power hits new milestones in the US, Mississippi even as Trump boosts coal over clean energy

States won by Trump in the 2024 election accounted for 74% of all solar capacity installed in the first quarter of 2026, with Mississippi, Texas, Florida, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan and Arizona ranking among the top 10 states for new solar additions.

Mississippi Today pushes to unseal court filings in Greenville missing DNA evidence case

Circuit Judge Richard A. Smith sealed the court filings in a case tied to the 2002 rape and killing of a 6-year-old Greenville girl. The filings could reveal whether local government officials are to blame for the disappearance of DNA evidence in the case.

A quick look at the teams playing for a national championship at the College World Series

The College World Series opens in Omaha, Nebraska, on Friday. The last six national champions have come from the Southeastern Conference. Five SEC teams, including Mississippi, are in this year's CWS.