2+ hour, 42+ min ago   (900+ words) Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith suggested that supporters of her Democratic challenger in the upcoming U.S. Senate race may have been involved in a 2023 shooting targeting her. Hyde-Smith spoke with two attendees at an Aug. 31 campaign event in Brookhaven, according to audio…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (138+ words) The Clarion-Ledger Mississippi among states getting $500 Obamacare refunds, White House says WASHINGTON - The federal government will issue $500 refunds to nearly a million Americans for Obamacare overcharges, the White House said on Thursday. Checks will be sent to eligible Americans starting…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (375+ words) Two Mississippians are now among the leaders in United States military policy, partially charged with steering the nation through the monthslong conflict with Iran that has skyrocketed gas prices. President Donald Trump named Adam Telle the Acting Secretary of the…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (573+ words) Auto parts manufacturers, medical suppliers and metal producers are among the Mississippi industries feeling the biggest effects from President Donald Trump's tariffs. New data offers a closer look at where those costs are landing and how trade patterns are changing....

4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (569+ words) Access to clean, safe drinking water and accurate information from public officials are not constitutional rights, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on Sept. 4. A handful of Jackson residents sued the city and its top officials in 2022, shortly after…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (644+ words) A woman interrupted a Jackson City Council meeting Tuesday, Sept. 8 to accuse city and state leaders of failing to address what she called “the lynching problem in Jackson, Mississippi.” Celina Charles stood and addressed council members and Mayor John Horhn…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (634+ words) Madison County Supervisors are expected on Tuesday, September 8, to take a final step in advancing a major conference center and hotel development in Ridgeland, with the board scheduled to consider final approval of up to $48 million in urban renewal revenue…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (463+ words) Jackson residents could face a water-rate increase come 2027 as JXN Water works to stabilize cash flow and long-term system needs, court records show. A 30-page financial management plan filed in August in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (783+ words) Next year, Mississippians will elect a new governor. For the first time in years, there is no incumbent and no obvious heir apparent. Both our governor and lieutenant governor are term-limited, creating a wide-open race at an unusually consequential moment…...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago   (519+ words) Jackson Mayor John Horhn offered a candid assessment of his first year in office during Delta Fest, discussing both the demands of the job and the challenges facing the capital city. Horhn, who won the mayor’s office in June 2025 on…...