22+ min ago  (139+ words) Kendrick Perkins, an NBA veteran and ESPN analyst, has agreed to become general manager of the Jackson State men's basketball program. Shams Charania broke the news Friday for ESPN. Charania reported that Perkins will also "have a connection" to JSU's…...

1+ hour, 8+ min ago  (188+ words) WAPT Madalyn Sullivan, a rising junior at Oxford High School and the newly crowned Miss Mississippi's Teen, is using her title to promote her community service initiative, Millie's Mission, which advocates for autism awareness and inclusivity."My sister was diagnosed…...

9+ hour, 34+ min ago  (225+ words) How Juneteenth began " and how it grew into a national holiday WAPT While relatively new on the national stage, the Juneteenth holiday has been celebrated in African-American communities for more than 150 years On June 19, 1865, two months after the end of…...

2+ hour, 40+ min ago  (214+ words) Tropical Storm Arthur is blamed for extensive flooding and one death in Mississippi. Heavy rain associated with the storm caused flooding, road closures, power outages, and damage to homes, businesses, and roads across multiple counties. As of Friday morning, one…...

6+ hour, 20+ min ago  (120+ words) Jackson police are investigating a robbery that ended with one store employee dead and another wounded. Officers responded to an armed robbery at about 1 a. m. Friday at a business in the 200 block of N. Flag Chapel Road. Police officials did not release…...

20+ hour, 33+ min ago  (215+ words) Jackson's annual Juneteenth extravaganza has been moved indoors to the convention complex due to rainy weather, but the celebration is continuing as planned. Vendors setting up earlier said Thursday's rain would not stop the festivities. The event will feature food…...

16+ hour, 14+ min ago  (385+ words) A Jackson homeowner said years of flooding in his backyard have turned heavy rain into a recurring problem, and now a city councilman is working to determine what can be done. Jose Palma, who lives on Dogwood Hill Drive, said…...

13+ hour, 45+ min ago  (259+ words) The Adams County Sheriff's Office announced a major development in the homicide investigation into the death of Sincyr Miller, with one suspect now in custody, a second awaiting formal charges and a third still on the run. Sheriff Travis Patten…...

18+ hour, 22+ min ago  (567+ words) Some blue material at the bottom of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is peeling off, days after the pool was painted blue and refilled as part of a multi-million dollar renovation ordered by President Donald Trump. On Thursday at the…...

14+ hour, 36+ min ago  (258+ words) The U. S. military attacked a boat accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Thursday, killing three people, as the Trump administration wages a monthslong campaign against alleged traffickers in Latin America. The latest attack brings the number of…...