Mike Espy was on the ground running Wednesday, the day after coming in second to Cindy Hyde Smith, interim U.S. Senator. He campaigned at Jackson's restaurant Wednesday morning and challenged Hyde-Smith to an open debate.…

WLOX staff report: This week, plans to resume passenger train service along the Gulf Coast were thwarted by the refusal of Mississippi and Alabama to pay for the project.

While Mississippi still has a lot of work ahead of it, the state's education system is making progress. In some areas, Mississippi's education system is close to or better than that of the national average,…

The Senate elects the leadership position and it is "by tradition" given to the longest-serving senator of the majority party. Cochran, 80 is now third in line for the presidency, behind the Speaker and vice…

Reeves was faced with a couple of Republican challengers, among them former chief justice Bill Waller Jr. who had unexpectedly jumped into the primary. Reeves was subject to constant scrutiny by public school educators and…

"Voices of Mississippi - Artists and Musicians Documented By William Ferris" was awarded the Grammy Award for Best Historical Album. The accompanying 120-page book, which was also a Grammy winner for best album notes, received…

Mangum gave the final play all he had just like he did on the play before and every play in his incredible Mississippi State career. Mangum's last Bulldog game was a win for Mississippi State,…

Nonprofit Mississippi News CLARKSDALE – K'Acia Drummer, a native of Cleveland, knew that she wanted to be a teacher after receiving a bachelor's in sociology from Tougaloo College in 2015. K'Acia Drummer, 26, looked up…