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Special needs children and adults find their purpose with help from The Shine Foundation
A Tupelo-based nonprofit is giving people with special needs a place to create, share, and shine. Allie Martin has more...
Downtown Aliceville to be under construction for the next few months
In the first phase of renovations, old water lines are being replaced...
3 juveniles face multiple felony charges after major criminal activity in Prentiss Co.
Three juveniles are facing multiple felony charges after a wave of criminal activity in Prentiss County...
Jackpot tops $1 Billion mark
Interest and sales in Mississippi's Lottery have been growing for the past week as the Powerball jackpot creeps closer and closer to record territory...
Improvements are coming to a portion of Columbus Sandfield Cemetery
Improvements are coming to a portion of Columbus's Sandfield Cemetery, but there are going to be a few growing pains at first...
Play video games? You, too, could become an air traffic controller.
According to CBS, video gamers are in demand to help patrol the nation's skies...
Robert Gilman, U.S. Marine veteran, freed from Russian prison after nearly 4 years
CBS News reports that Russia has released an American military veteran who spent more than four years in prison, President Trump said Tuesday, days after a group advocating for his freedom said he was gravely ill...
Rep. Ilhan Omar says federal agent was stationed outside her monthly town hall meeting in Richfield, Minnesota
CBS News reports that Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar says a Homeland Security Investigations agent was outside her monthly town hall meeting in Richfield, Minnesota, on Thursday...
Golden Triangle Theatre Executive Director shares successes with Lowndes Co. Community leaders
Five and a half years into its run, the Golden Triangle Theatre continues to expand its presence in the area arts scene...
Alabama voters head to the polls for special primary election
This comes months after the state legislature redrew four of the seven congressional districts, including Districts 1,2, 6, and 7...
Senator Cindy Hyde Smith speaks at meeting for Lowndes Co. Republican Women
The Senate is in its Summer Summer recess, and some Senators are headed back to their home states. That includes Mississippi's junior Senator...
White House asked DOJ about new Reflecting Pool case against David Hearn
Sources from CBS say that White House officials have asked the Justice Department to weigh whether it is possible to bring a new criminal case against David Hearn, the former Olympian who was accused of vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial's Reflecting Pool, after federal prosecutors moved to dismiss the indictment against him earlier this month...
Farm linked to cyclosporiasis outbreak hadn't been inspected in 7 years as FDA lags on foreign inspection targets
According to CBS, the Food and Drug Administration conducted just under 1,000 foreign food safety inspections in 2025, and the farm in Mexico believed to be at the center of the ongoing cyclosporiasis outbreak in the U.S. was not one of them...
Is your career "rusting out"? Here's what that means, and how to spot it.
CBS News reports that burned-out employees are often easy to spot. But what about people who some workplace experts describe as "rusting out" on the job?