Angela Williams

July 1 marks the first official day for Lance Evans as Mississippi’s superintendent of education.

Days after a transformer stopped working at the Raymond Detention Center, the jail is still dealing with cooling issues.

An inmate at the Central Mississippi Correctional Facility has been sentenced to 30 additional years in prison after he was convicted of sexual battery against a prison employee.Ernest Mayfield was convicted after a two-day trial in April and recently received the maximum sentence, which he must serve day for day. Prosecutors said Mayfield, who on Sept. 17, 2021, had only recently been booked into the CMCF a few days prior, broke into a female employee’s office at the correctional facility and s…

U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson confirmed that one of his staffers made an inflammatory post on social media about the assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump.A post on a Facebook page associated with Jacqueline Marsaw suggested the shooter needed lessons, “so you don’t miss next time.” “I was made aware of a post made by a staff member and she is no longer in my employment,” Thompson said in a statement.

A Reservoir police officer, who is on administrative leave, is charged with statutory rape in Smith County.

Capitol police are investigating an early-morning stabbing.Officers were called about 6 a.m. Monday, to the bus station on Capitol Street, where they found someone who was suffering from what officials said appeared to be a stab wound.The person, whose name has not been released, was taken to the University of Mississippi Medical Center for treatment.No arrests have been made. Anyone with information about the stabbing is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 601-355-TIPS.

Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff to appear at campaign reception in Mississippi in support of his wife, Vice President Kamala Harris.

There are five items on the Madison County general election ballot.

A restaurant that opened in 2023 at The District at Eastover has closed.

Governor Tate Reeves holds a news briefing to release details about a special session for the Mississippi Legislature.