Former State Senator Philip Moran cut an imposing figure in the State Capitol. A mountain of a man with catcher’s mitts for hands, Moran will now be lumbering through prison. A jury found Moran and ...

His prison record, obtained from the Mississippi Department of Corrections via a public records request by the Southern Poverty Law Center, depicts an aging man who remained defiant and racist until ...

The smiling faces of these young turkey hunters and their member hosts and chaperones tell the story. The First Annual Robert Higginbotham Memorial Chapter JAKES Hunt, held this past Saturday in ...

A 75-year-old woman died in a house fire Saturday night in the Whynot community of Lauderdale County, authorities said. According to officials, Dorothy Roberts was found dead inside the home after ...

Meridian police arrested a convicted felon after a foot pursuit that ended in a creek near 14th Street and Front Street. According to the Meridian Police Department, officers responded to a report of ...

Emmett Till’s mother, Mamie Till-Mobley, wanted the world to see “what they did to my baby.” His body looked monstrous, as if the 14-year-old had absorbed every blow of hate delivered by his killers — ...

The City of Biloxi has begun work on restoring the theater’s interior and has installed the original 1929 seats. (RHCJC News) BILOXI — “There is no experience in the world like walking out on that ...

Lauderdale County officials joined other community leaders in congratulating Weems Community Mental Health on Wednesday as the organization cut the ribbon on its newly expanded Children and Youth ...

With a ceremonial ribbon cutting Thursday, the Lauderdale County School District officially unveiled its long-awaited Career and Technical Education (CTE) Center — a project leaders say represents a ...

When the shrill gobble broke the morning silence my initial thought was, “Surely that can’t be him.” I was making my way to my listening spot in the grey light of morning when the longbeard sounded ...

Lauderdale County School District leaders are preparing parents, employees and community members for significant changes to Mississippi’s school accountability system that could affect future district ...

The new mural on a broad white wall of the Tipsy Gipsy antiques and gift store, at a prime corner on Poplar Springs Drive, offers a stunning display of bright flowers with a message: “Scatter Joy and ...