Author: Peyton Taylor

Mississippi National Guard members were seen patrolling Washington as the city celebrates peak bloom of its famous cherry blossoms amid ongoing security efforts and festival events.

“Coulter Fussell: The Proving Ground” gathers five bodies of work by the Water Valley artist, using donated fabrics and mixed media to explore community, memory and place.

Legislative negotiators said Friday they reached a compromise that would give teachers a $2,000 pay raise, a figure educators say falls short of what they need amid rising costs and staffing shortages.

Gov. Tate Reeves signed a law making it a felony for landlords to collect utility payments from tenants and fail to remit them, with penalties ranging from fines to decades in prison.

The Mississippi Supreme Court on Friday turned down the NCAA’s petition to appeal a lower court injunction, clearing the way for Ole Miss quarterback Trinidad Chambliss to play this fall, the court order said.