Mississippi Development Authority Names New Chief Financial Officer
McCarthy starts Aug. 1 and brings to MDA nearly 30 years of experience in finance, banking and economic development.
State News
Mississippi gets 179 children from border surge
Mississippi has received fewer than 200 of the unaccompanied immigrant children who crossed the U.S. border.
Video: Supreme Court Denies McDaniel's Rehearing Request
No legal challenge has been filed contesting the race.
Video: Houston's Sundancer Solar Race Team Take on the Texas Highways
Houston High School's Solar Car Team fighting to defend its title.
Video: Calhoun County Fair Features Food, Fun, and 4 Legged Friends
Goat show highlight of Wednesday's Fair activities
Video: World Changers Help out in Tupelo
Baptist service organization gets to work with home repair and clean-up
MDOT Issues Immediate Weight Changes for Some County Bridges
MDOT changes weights on 12 Chickasaw County bridges.
Video: Oktibbeha County Antes Up for "Communiversity" Concept
Oktibbeha County joins Lowndes and Clay Counties in supporting the workforce training facility.
Video: Tupelo City Council Approves Funding for Airport Repairs
Decision clears the way for Airport to receive grant money
Video: Tupelo's Camp G.I.R.L.Y. Giving Girls a Healthy Outlook
Tupelo's Camp G.I.R.L.Y. Giving Girls a Healthy Outlook
Video: Lafayette Lifts Gun Ban
Many local governments say they will wait to change their policies.
Brandon Man Gets Big Unclaimed Property Check
Gets $213,000, money has been sitting around since 2003.
Voting Records Suit Hearing Thursday
Suit filed over records access.
Court Ruling Deals Blow to Health Care Law
A federal appeals court delivered a serious setback to President Barack Obama’s health care law Tuesday, potentially derailing billions of dollars in subsidies for many low- and middle-income people who bought policies.
Weyerhaeuser Invests in Philadelphia
Weyerhaeuser Co. is investing $57 million to modernize over the next three years at its softwood lumber mill in Philadelphia.
Video: Myrtle Looking to Grant Money for an 'Eye in the Sky'
The Myrtle Police Department is looking to invest in a drone.
Video: Junior Police Academy Underway in Tupelo
Teens get an inside look at the work of law enforcement
Video: Monday Afternoon Wreck sends Columbus man to the Hospital
Monroe County crash sends one to the hospital, and leaves a load of steel upside down on the side of the road.
Video: Summer Scholars Onstage Production Is Back In Starkville
Summer Scholars Onstage Production Is Back In Starkville
Video: Students' Parents Mark Upcoming Sales Tax Holiday
Clothes and shoes under $100 per item are exempt from sales tax during the two days.
Video: $144 Million in Insurance Claims Paid Across State
Chaney says despite the number and size of the claims, his department has received few complaints from property owners.
Texas Gov. Rick Perry Sending National Guard to State Border
Perry says criminals are exploiting the situation for human and drug trafficking.
Children's Health Improves Slightly in State: Study
There is also a positive trend in parental education that benefits kids: In Mississippi, a smaller percentage of children live in families in which no parent has a high school diploma – from 35 percent in 1990 to 14 percent in 2012. That is a 60 percent improvement.
Severstal Sells Columbus, Dearborn Operations
Steel Dynamics To Acquire Severstal Columbus Acquisition To Accelerate Future Growth
Video: Natchez Trace Gets Visitor Boost
The Natchez Trace Parkway is seeing a boost in visitors.