Just days before the mother of four was found dead, she called deputies to her residence for help.

The lieutenant governor presides over the state Senate, appoints Senate committee leaders and has great influence over which bills become law.

Sixteen inmates died in MDOC custody in August 2018 alone, and Commissioner Pelicia Hall has said a majority of those were due to natural causes.

Guest replaced Greg Harper who retired this year.

Witnesses say he is telling a story of his family being attacked by several men, robbed at gunpoint and that they took his wallet.

Mississippi's next Governor will replace Governor Phil Bryant who has served to terms.

Flooding caused by heavy rains already leaving an estimated $5 million damages according to Mississippi Emergency Management Agency director Gregory Michel.

Mississippi's second-term Republican lieutenant governor is on track to enter the race for governor.

He says it will expand a system developed by his State Early Childhood Advisory Council and the Mississippi Department of Human Services.

Candidates file with the Mississippi Secretary of State's office.

The emergency was declared for Clarke, Covington, Forrest, Jasper, Jones, Lauderdale, Perry and Wayne counties.

The DeSoto National Forest covers 810 square miles (2,100 square kilometers) in 10 southern Mississippi counties.

The new design is being phased in during 2019, replacing one featured the guitar of blues legend B.B. King.

A federal receiver appointed to recover money for investors says the university has agreed to return $310,000 given to the foundation by Arthur Lamar Adams.

If convicted the man could face up to 180 years in prison. 

The group sued after S. Miss Correctional Institution in Leakesville began returning books, saying inmates were only allowed to receive religious books.

If the government shutdown continues, the state department health will still be able to provide assistance.

The Natchez Democrat reports Jessica Crawford with The Archaeological Conservancy wrote to Adams County Board of Supervisors attorney Scott Slover last week.

Waller is stepping down January 31.

She says she's nervous but believes her teaching background will serve her well in the new post.

The new judge is replacing Chief Justice William L. (Bill) Wallter, Jr. of District 1, postion 1, who is retiring at the end of January.

Republican Sen. Buck Clarke of Hollandale announced his candidacy Wednesday.

News outlets reported that Jeffrey Havard was sentenced Monday to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

Attorney General Jim Hood filed a notice of appeal Monday in support of a Mississippi law that would ban most abortions after 15 weeks.