Today marks 100 years since Tom Lee saved over 30 people from the Mississippi River

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Back on May 8th, 1925, Tom Lee saved over 30 people after a steamboat overturned on the Mississippi River. Quincy Morris, the Executive Director of Klondike Smokey City CDC, said Lee didn’t even hesitate to jump into a boat and save …

Mississippi death row inmate once again files petition ahead of his execution

BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) - Mississippi’s longest-tenured death row inmate, Richard Gerald Jordan, has a petition pending before the U.S. Supreme Court. Jordan is set to be executed on June 25 at 6 p.m. He was sentenced to death for the kidnapping and killing …

Curious Mississippi: How will new MS federal judges be picked?

Two Mississippi federal judge seats are currently unfilled. It is unclear when and how the Trump administration will fill the vacancies. Trump is expected to consult with Mississippi Senators Cindy Hyde-Smith and Roger Wicker. Senators can influence …

Public Divided on $3M Slot Win in Mississippi

On some rare occasions, one’s life can change in literally seconds, which is what happened to a gambler who just won over $3 million at a slot machine in Mississippi. Lucky Slot Machine Player Wins Jackpot Announced in a Facebook post, the man played a “ …

OSU men's tennis hosts Mississippi State in NCAA super regional

Music review: Parchman Prison Prayer — Another Mississippi Sunday Morning (album)

TWO years after the success of the first album of gospel recordings from Parchman Prison comes a further release, Parchman Prison Prayer — Another Mississippi Sunday Morning, which maintains the standards and authenticity of its predecessor. From the first …

Ole Miss baseball series key one for Mississippi State

Mississippi State pitcher Pico Kohn is expected to get the game one start once again against Ole Miss Friday night. Jeremy Miller Like many times in Bulldog baseball history, there have been some extreme lows and some extreme highs in the last five years. …

Mississippi Medical Cannabis Advertising Ban Challenge Declined by US Supreme Court

Earlier this week, the US Supreme Court decline to hear a challenge involving Mississippi’s medical cannabis advertising ban (1). Led by Clarence Cocroft, owner of Tru Source Medical Cannabis, he expressed in a statement how (2), “Tru Source is tucked away …

Mississippi Power finalizing storm plans ahead of Hurricane Season

GULF COAST, Miss. (WXXV)- Mississippi Power’s storm directors met this week to finalize their 2025 Atlantic Hurricane Season storm plans. The meeting took place at Mississippi Power’s Operations Center in Lyman where company leaders from across the service …

Hellacious amount of hail poured down across parts of north Mississippi

Falling hail looked like snow on Thursday in Lee County. STARKVILLE, Miss. (WTVA) — Large amounts of hail poured down across parts of north Mississippi on Thursday afternoon, May 8. WTVA received pictures and videos of hail from the Starkville area and Lee …