Mississippi News

Warner Alford, who served as Ole Miss athletic director and was a key figure in the university’s sports history, died Friday at age 87. His legacy includes playing on the 1960 national championship team and impacting countless lives.

Mississippi legislators finalized the majority of their $7.36 billion budget Sunday night, with plans to conclude their 2026 session by week’s end. Key increases include funding for teacher pay raises and Medicaid.

Democrats point to stronger-than-expected primary turnout in Mississippi and around the country as a sign of momentum, though Republican U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith remains the favorite for reelection, according to state results and party officials.

Mississippi lawmakers are advancing a plan to allocate nearly $60 million from opioid settlement funds, sidestepping the advisory council tasked with oversight. The move raises questions about transparency and adherence to established procedures.

Thousands turned out Saturday for Hal’s St. Paddy’s Parade in downtown Jackson, which carried the theme “Stars, Stripes & Shamrocks — Jackson Celebrates America250,” Mississippi Today reported.

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.