Mississippi State Board of Education awards $24 million grant to 20 school districts

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - The Mississippi State Board of Education has awarded $24,064,656 in grants to 20 school districts to continue State Invested Pre-K (SIP) programs. The purpose of these grants is to provide funding to support high-quality pre-K …

Mississippi State lands commitment from pitcher who…

Ocean Springs OT Jayden Ross commits to Mississippi…

St. John deputies ask for help to ID woman after body pulled from Mississippi River

Investigators with the St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office are asking for the public's help in identifying a woman whose body was recovered from the Mississippi River on Saturday.  The department received a report of a person who was …

Belhaven student crowned Miss Mississippi 2025 with inspiring journey

Anna Leah Jolly, a Belhaven student, has been crowned Miss Mississippi 2025."This is definitely a blessing and something that feels like a dream," Jolly said.Jolly marked a significant milestone, as the first foreign-born winner of the title.…

Ocean Springs OT Jayden Ross commits to Mississippi State football 

Woman found dead in Mississippi River near LaPlace has been identified, deputies say

The body was recovered Saturday evening. Authorities say the woman was identified by a family member on Monday. LAPLACE, La. — A woman whose body was found in the Mississippi River in LaPlace over the weekend has now been identified, authorities announced …

Alabama attempted murder suspect captured in south Mississippi

MAGEE, Miss. (WTVA) — South Mississippi law enforcement captured an Alabama attempted murder suspect outside a popular restaurant. Magee police officers responded Sunday night to Newk's Eatery for a suspicious person near the restaurant's dumpsters …

Mississippi lineman commits to Nebraska

Hayden Ainsworth, a three-star offensive lineman from Biloxi, Mississippi, committed to Nebraska over Ole Miss and NC State, Monday in the Huskers’ second commit in a month. Ainsworth, who completed high school in three years to reclassify to the Class of …

Man wanted in Semmes shooting that injured woman is arrested in Mississippi

MAGEE, Miss. (WALA) - A man wanted by police in connection for a shooting in Semmes that left a woman injured has been apprehended in Mississippi, according to the Magee Police Department. Magee police said it was shortly before 10 p.m. Sunday when …