A federal trial has been delayed until Aug. 3 for Stephen Spencer Pittman, who is charged in setting fire to Mississippi's ...

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Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves (R) announced on Friday that he will call a special session to consider new voting maps after the U.S. Supreme Court rules on a landmark redistricting case. Reeves said ...

BLYTHEVILLE, Ark. (KAIT) - Mississippi County’s Emergency Management office is asking residents to hold off on any outdoor burning, even though there’s no official burn ban in place. Dry conditions ...

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Mississippi regulators authorized xAI to build a power plant with 41 natural gas-burning turbines in Southaven to power its nearby data centers. The company, now part of SpaceX, obtained permits to ...

Mississippi will hold its federal primary elections on Tuesday, March 10, for U.S. Senate and House seats. Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., and voters must present a valid photo ID. Mississippi ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Virginia’s annual 4 p.m. burning law is making a return on Sunday. On Thursday, Feb. 12, the Virginia Department of Forestry announced the start of the spring fire season, and ...

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Mississippi’s upward progress has made it the center of conversation in the education world over the past few years, as people consider how one of the poorest states could manage such significant ...

(CNN) — The suspect in a fire at a prominent Jackson, Mississippi, synagogue, confessed to starting the blaze, according to a criminal complaint submitted by the FBI. The suspect set fire to Beth ...