8+ hour, 24+ min ago  (403+ words) Quick-thinking middle-school students in Mississippi kept their school bus from crashing after their driver passed out while on a four-lane highway." The bus had just left Hancock Middle School in Hancock County on Wednesday with about 40 children on board when…...

15+ hour, 31+ min ago  (1339+ words) Families with children who have dyslexia have long pushed lawmakers to respond to a pressing concern: Too many young students struggle for years to learn to read, before schools recognize the problem. In response, nearly every state in the U. S. passed…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago  (1469+ words) Baptiste approached cautiously, asking the driver what he was doing. A neighbor had told him ICE had been in their neighborhood days before. Baptiste informed the agent that two boys from the Republic of the Congo were living with him,…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago  (428+ words) Former Mississippi House Rep. Nick Bain pledges to investigate public officials for fraud and embezzlement if voters elect him to serve as Mississippi's next state auditor in the 2027 election, the Corinth, Mississippi, Republican announced on Monday in his hometown. "Mississippi's…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago  (565+ words) Thornell died Thursday at a hospital in the New Orleans suburb of Metairie from complications from kidney disease, his son, Jay Thornell said Friday. In June 1966, Thornell, then 26, was assigned to cover a civil-rights march led by Meredith, who had…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago  (409+ words) Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves has called a special legislative session to address redistricting for the Mississippi Supreme Court, saying the Legislature will convene 21 days after the U. S. Supreme Court issues its ruling on Louisiana v. Callais. That case will determine the constitutionality…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago  (1126+ words) GREENWOOD, Miss. Curressia Brown opened Monday's information session with a question to the audience about Greenwood Leflore Hospital in Greenwood, Mississippi: "How many of you know how we got to the position of bankruptcy? Raise your hands," she said. After…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago  (738+ words) LEAKESVILLE, Miss. Main Street Leakesville is working to rebuild chamber-style support for businesses in Greene County, with local leaders and business owners saying the effort could help small businesses grow, connect with resources and keep more investment in the local…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago  (555+ words) I am originally from El Paso, Texas, and though I will not drive through El Paso on this trip, this will be the furthest west I have traveled since leaving El Paso 26 years ago. In fact, I've never gone further…...

5+ day, 13+ hour ago  (997+ words) The Trump administration also said it was jump-starting the process for reclassifying marijuana more broadly, setting a hearing to begin in late June. Trump told his administration in December to work as quickly as possible to reclassify marijuana. On Saturday,…...