Friends and relatives of the Evers joined more than 100 people for the ceremony Thursday outside the home.

Relatives found the 54-year-old victim inside a freezer in his Purvis home on Tuesday.

The victim was charged with resisting arrest. It's unclear if he has a lawyer.

Mississippi is among the states where most counties use electronic voting machines that don't leave a paper trail.

The sheriff says he's not sure how the man died, but says his body is being taken for an autopsy at the state Crime Lab in Pearl.

The state Board of Education voted to approve the change Thursday. It takes effect immediately.

The Rankin County town's government has been the focus of a power struggle between Mayor Ryshonda Beechem and aldermen.

April's U.S. unemployment rate fell to 3.9% from 4.1% in March. The U.S. Labor Department released figures Friday, adjusted to cancel out seasonal changes.

"Every game that is being played and bet on right now, they're being bet on in Las Vegas, they're being bet on illegally. So what's the difference?"

It appears the officer lost control of his vehicle, left the road and hit a tree and caught fire.

The barges don't contain hazardous material. The U.S. Coast Guard is investigating.

Adams took part in a panel discussion about opioids Thursday at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson.

The changes would take effect for students entering in fall 2022. Trustees must vote later on final approval for the change.

Most students pay less than the sticker price, but costs continue rising faster than incomes. Sixty percent of Mississippi students graduate with debt.

Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba says he spoke with the victim's father and is deeply troubled.

Earlier this month, 18 U.S. House Republicans formally nominated Trump, who's preparing for a historic summit with North Korea's Kim Jong Un.

A colonel in the military, the former director served in Germany, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Iraq.

Ross Barnett Reservoir Police say a fisherman on Friday alerted them after seeing an unusual image on sonar usually used to find fish.

Mississippi Power says the general rate increase will allow it to rebuild its credit rating.

U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves signed the partial settlement order Thursday.

Hattiesburg police spokesman Ryan Moore didn't provide further information about O'Neal's disappearance or where he may have been.

These license plates will be available in January 2019.