The New Orleans Saints have informed their defensive coordinator Dennis Allen that they are hiring him as their next head coach according to NFL Insider Adam Schefter. Top Featured Tags: – Mississippi News Press Release Distribution Service
JPD investigates killing on Dixon Road
Investigators said they do not have any suspects at this time nor a motive for Caldwell’s death. Top Featured Tags: – Mississippi News Press Release Distribution Service
Syl Johnson, Mississippi native, Chicago soul and blues artist, dies
Syl Johnson, a Chicago soul singer and blues artist whose work was sampled by top hip-hop artists, has died at age 85. Top Featured Tags: – Mississippi News Press Release Distribution Service
More than 200 pounds of cocaine found during traffic stop
Rankin County, Mississippi, Sheriff’s deputies stopped bus Friday and discovered 200 pounds of cocaine. Two men were arrested. Top Featured Tags: – Mississippi News Press Release Distribution Service
Raise Your Pints: Small group helped bring big change to Mississippi’s craft beer movement
It started off as a group of people who enjoyed drinking a variety of beers. It grew to include lobbying the Legislature for better beer laws. Top Featured Tags: – Mississippi News Press Release Distribution Service
Authorities searching for three inmates who escaped a Tennessee jail through an air vent
The men escaped the jail through an HVAC air vent on the roof, police said. Top Featured Tags: – Mississippi News Press Release Distribution Service
Spirit and Frontier Airlines plan to merge
Spirit and Frontier Airlines on Monday announced a $6.6 billion merger, a combination of low-fare carriers that would create America’s fifth-largest airline. Top Featured Tags: – Mississippi News Press Release Distribution Service
VIDEO: Officer credited with saving child’s life after car nearly hits student crossing the street
A police officer working as a crossing guard Friday morning in Maryland saved a child’s life. Top Featured Tags: – Mississippi News Press Release Distribution Service
Lawyers demand serious charges for shooting at Black FedEx driver in Mississippi
Two white men were arrested this week, after a Black delivery driver accused them of chasing him and shooting at him in a Mississippi city. Top Featured Tags: – Mississippi News Press Release Distribution Service
New Vicksburg Civil War Museum
Charles Pendleton, owner/curator of the new Vicksburg Civil War Museum wants the museum to help show how far Mississippi has come. Top Featured Tags: – Mississippi News Press Release Distribution Service
Civil War: Vicksburg museum aims to ‘inspire you to want to become more educated’
Vicksburg man hopes his Civil War museum will inspire visitors to educate themselves about those times and realize how far we’ve progressed. Top Featured Tags: – Mississippi News Press Release Distribution Service
Free at-home COVID-19 tests coming for people on Medicare
More precise lab-based PCR tests will continue to be covered at no cost, but those must be ordered by a doctor or authorized health care professional. Top Featured Tags: – Mississippi News Press Release Distribution Service
‘Remarkable achievement’: Prince Charles leads tributes to Queen Elizabeth on her Platinum Jubilee
The 95-year-old monarch ascended to the throne on Feb. 6, 1952. Top Featured Tags: – Mississippi News Press Release Distribution Service
JPS partners with Jackson group to meet with fathers, father figures of students
In partnership with 100 Black Men of Jackson, JPS hosted the event. They are wanting to partner with dads to help ensure success for their children and find new ways to help those students thrive. Top Featured Tags: – Mississippi News Press Release Distribution Service
Furries raise money for libraries after mayor threatens to withhold funds due to LGBTQ+ books
Members of the furry community across the country and abroad have kickstarted a fundraiser for the Madison County Library System. Top Featured Tags: – Mississippi News Press Release Distribution Service
MSDH plans to start accepting medical marijuana license applications by June
According to the Mississippi State Department of Health, it anticipates medical marijuana products will become available to patients in late 2022. Top Featured Tags: – Mississippi News Press Release Distribution Service
Mississippi Attorney General investigating Express Grain president for potential fraud
Attorney General Lynn Fitch’s office declined comment, saying it could not speak about an open investigation. Top Featured Tags: – Mississippi News Press Release Distribution Service
EXPLAINER: How are organizers making the Winter Olympics happen in a snow-challenged city?
The Winter Events are taking place on powdery surfaces that took months to create with sophisticated snowmaking equipment. Top Featured Tags: – Mississippi News Press Release Distribution Service
Rankin County deputies seize over 200 pounds of cocaine after traffic stop on I-20
Deputies found approximately 20 wrapped packages and 213 pounds of cocaine worth $14 million. Top Featured Tags: – Mississippi News Press Release Distribution Service
US curlers have epic Olympic entrance behind skip, flag bearer John Shuster
About the only way the U.S. men’s curling team can top its entrance at the Beijing Olympics is by winning another gold medal. Top Featured Tags: – Mississippi News Press Release Distribution Service
Omicron causing croup in some young children. Here’s how it’s treated, what parents can do
The best tools to mitigate omicron’s spread among children is vaccination for those eligible, mask-wearing and avoiding crowded spaces when possible. Top Featured Tags: – Mississippi News Press Release Distribution Service
Hinds and Rankin counties report light flurries, weather expected to clear by weekend
Flurries and showers are expected to clear Friday afternoon, said Meteorologist Janae Elkins. The weekend is expected to be dry and cold. Top Featured Tags: – Mississippi News Press Release Distribution Service
