Mississippi holds municipal elections. Follow live coverage

9:05 pm CTShare this update Ward 1 race extremely close Charlie Drape Only a couple of votes separate the three candidates vying for the Ward 1 seat on the Jackson City Council. Independent candidate Grace Greene surged late to take the lead with 1,684 …

Remains found in Mississippi River identified as Louisville man missing since 2022

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - A Louisville family finally has some answers about what happened to their missing loved one. Robert Eaton Jr. was last seen on February 20, 2022, at Caesar’s Southern Indiana Casino in Elizabeth, Indiana. Eaton’s family told WAVE …

RHS alum Madelynn Green one of two Mississippi State students to receive State Department's Critical Language ...

Local Weather Russellville, AL --° 6/3/2025 4:47:17 PM By Submitted Two Mississippi State undergraduates will study foreign languages abroad and virtually this summer thanks to the U.S. Department of State’s Critical Language Scholarship Program. …

Woman dead after car crash in Tunica, Mississippi

The woman was in the car with a male juvenile, who was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment. MEMPHIS, Tenn. — On Tuesday, June 3, a woman died after a car crash in Tunica, Mississippi. At approximately 9:45 a.m., the Tunica County Sheriff's Office …

Earl Fred Copeland, formerly of Braxton, Mississippi

Please note that this post contains affiliate links and any sales made through such links will reward MageeNews.com a small commission – at no extra cost to you. Earl Fred Copeland, known to many as Fred, passed away on Saturday, May 31, 2025, at his …

‘I just went to hollering Jesus’: Bystanders react to boat capsizing in Mississippi Sound

GULFPORT, Miss. (WLOX) - Erica Johnson was one of many who saw a small boat overturn on Tuesday, tossing four people into the Mississippi Sound. “Immediately right then, I just went to hollering, ‘Jesus, Jesus, Jesus,’” she explained. “Everybody was …

Mississippi 2025 Municipal Election begins

Body of missing Savanna boater recovered from Mississippi River

Authorities have confirmed the body recovered from the Mississippi River near Savanna is that of a missing boater who disappeared after a May 31 accident. SAVANNA, Ill. — Authorities have confirmed that the body of a missing boater has been recovered from …

Mississippi voter ID laws in effect for general elections

US FDA bans Mississippi seafood wholesaler Quality Poultry and Seafood from importing for five years

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has banned Biloxi, Mississippi, U.S.A.-based seafood wholesaler and retailer Quality Poultry and Seafood (QPS) from importing food into the U.S. for five years. The agency said in a recent Federal Register notice …