Plans for an anticipated steel plant in Perry County have silently ended, leaving local residents unaware of what comes next.
There’s no signpost marking Mississippi’s only nuclear test site. There’s no visitor center, either — just timberland, wildlife … and a radioactive legacy buried beneath the surface.
Betty has been on the Gulf Coast for three years. Her journey away from her hometown of Fourt Collins, Colorado, began when she and her mother lost their home.
For the second consecutive year, an attempt to legalize mobile sports betting in Mississippi collapsed in the Senate Gaming Commission as House Bill 1302 failed to advance on March 4.
Despite overwhelming support in the House, where it passed 89-11, the bill met the same fate as last year’s proposal, dying in committee without reaching the Senate floor.
Federal food aid has dwindled after Gov. Tate Reeves opted out of the federal Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer program for the second year in a row, leaving more families in southeast Mississippi struggling to put food on the table.
Across Mississippi, pets are being abandoned on bridges, at dead ends and even outside closed animal shelters. The issue has grown more pressing as shelters reach full capacity, leaving pet owners with two options: wait for an available surrender date or leave their animals in a place where no one will see them.
A reader recently asked “What Is True?” if a Trump administration executive order would halt federal funding aimed at expanding broadband internet access to rural portions of Mississippi.
Misinformation spreads faster than ever. A single post, video or manipulated image can travel across the internet in seconds, reaching thousands...
Social media posts regarding bounties for reporting immigrants who lack permanent legal status in the U.S. contain misinformation.