April storms that killed 24 in US made more severe by burning fossil fuels – study Study finds human-caused climate change made four-day rainfall across central Mississippi valley 40% more likely The Guardian - US · May 8, 2025
Man who police say crashed into Jennifer Aniston's front gate is charged with stalking and vandalism Prosecutors say a Mississippi man who harassed Jennifer Aniston for two years then crashed his vehicle through the front gate of her home has been charged with felony stalking and felony vandalism The Independent UK · May 7, 2025
‘A safe haven from racial violence’: Sinners shows the importance of juke joints Ryan Coogler’s smash hit horror focuses on the opening of a juke joint, a one-time mainstay in Black southern culture The Guardian - US · May 7, 2025
‘Food is medicine’: Mississippi grocery store revitalizes its majority-Black town with fresh produce Through a new food-access initiative, J’s Grocery provides its Clarksdale community with hard-to-come-by crops The Guardian - US · May 6, 2025
Mississippi Man Accused of Kidnapping Young Girls After Killing Their Mom Finally Gets Trial Date David Callihan has been deemed competent to stand trial for the murder of a mother and fatal kidnapping of her young daughters in Lousiiana and Mississippi. Latin Times · May 2, 2025
Mississippi sets an execution date for a man who's been on death row since 1976 The Mississippi Supreme Court has scheduled the execution for the state's longest-serving death row inmate for June 25 The Independent UK · May 1, 2025
A mom vanished after her nightshift at a bar. Cops now say the man she was seeing is her killer Brett Huntley Keel, 37, of Pass Christian, Mississippi has been charged with murder in the death of 38-year-old Joyce Gomez The Independent UK · Apr 29, 2025
US Supreme Court declines review of Mississippi death row inmate's convictions in killings of 8 The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to review a Mississippi death row inmate’s convictions for the slayings of eight people, including his mother-in-law and a deputy sheriff The Independent UK · Apr 28, 2025
‘A sweeping catastrophe’: 20 years after Hurricane Katrina, a photo exhibit honors Mississippi victims Hurricane Katrina: Mississippi Remembers captures the grief and resilience of survivors in the Magnolia state The Guardian - US · Apr 25, 2025
Giant 'sea dragon' fossil could be largest mosasaur ever discovered in Mississippi Researchers may have discovered Mississippi's largest ever mosasaur after pulling a Cretaceous-aged fossil out of a riverbed south of Starkville. LiveScience · Apr 24, 2025
“Chess was cussin' when I got to the session with Muddy. But when he heard me, he just sat there with his mouth open”: Leonard Chess wanted to cash in on the folk boom, and asked Muddy Waters to bring him an old acoustic bluesman. He brought him Buddy Guy Knowing his Mississippi roots, Chess essentially wanted Waters to find for him his own Robert Johnson. Waters had other ideas Guitar World · Apr 23, 2025
The Independent UK · Apr 22, 2025 Mayor of Mississippi's capital city fights for third term despite federal bribery indictment The mayor of Mississippi’s capital city, who’s under indictment on federal bribery and conspiracy charges, is fighting to keep his job
The Independent UK · Apr 21, 2025 Two Mississippi Capitol cops indicted for manslaughter after shooting of Black man during traffic stop Police officers are accused of unreasonably using gunfire against a 25-year-old during a 2022 traffic stop
The Guardian - US · Apr 16, 2025 The great Mississippi tops list of most endangered rivers amid fears over Trump rollbacks Cuts to disaster agency and deregulation of fossil fuels, plus rise of water-guzzling datacentres, highlighted in new report
The Independent UK · Apr 15, 2025 'Sinners’ mixes blues, vampires and the Mississippi Delta into Ryan Coogler’s 1st original film Filmmaker Ryan Coogler has made his first truly original film in “Sinners,” which opens in theaters nationwide Friday
The Guardian - US · Apr 14, 2025 ‘Tornado tortoise’ reunited with its family a month after deadly US storms Central Mississippi Turtle Rescue facilitated viral reunion after pet Myrtle was brought to organization with injuries
BANG Premier · Apr 13, 2025 Ryan Coogler's family history influenced vampire horror Sinners 'Black Panther' director Ryan Coogler has revealed the "seed" of his new 1930s set horror movie 'Sinners' was sown with the relationship he had with his late uncle.
Reason · Apr 11, 2025 Mississippi Is Ditching Its Income Tax. Other States Should Follow. The poorest state in the nation just passed bold tax reform that empowers workers, attracts investment, and simplifies the system. It’s a model worth copying.
The Guardian - US · Apr 11, 2025 Mississippi orders deletion of race and gender databases in state libraries Library commission says state ‘in dire shape’ and has ‘had a reconsideration of everything with regard to’ Doge
Reason · Apr 10, 2025 Postnatal Drug Tests Turn Mothers Into Felons A Mississippi mom was charged with a felony years after she gave birth for drug use early in her pregnancy.
Sports Illustrated · Apr 9, 2025 Fantasy Football Rookie Profile: Mississippi Wide Receiver Tre Harris Tre Harris has upside in fantasy football and could even be paired with his college QB Jackson Dart at the next level.
The Independent UK · Apr 6, 2025 Wild storms and flash flooding are hitting parts of the US. What you need to know At least 16 people have been killed in a wide swath of violent storms in the US Midwest