The term Bible Belt was coined in 1924 by Chicago journalist H.L. Mencken. Here in Mississippi, we are smack dab in the middle of the Bible Belt. That means we are thought to have more churches and ...

For the record, in a case involving Mississippi’s capital city of Jackson, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled earlier this month that there exists no constitutional right to clean water. The ...

How much does memory care cost in Mississippi? The national average cost of a memory care facility is about $6,999 per month, according to proprietary data from A Place for Mom. Costs vary by state, ...

Two Panola teens were arrested on rape charges in Lafayette County recently. On Sept. 12, the Lafayette County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a sexual assault. Following an investigation, ...

The corner of I-55 and Hwy. 35 across from Love's Travel Stop is quickly changing - as evidenced by large tanks set by heavy industrial cranes recently. The county's focus on manufacturing and the ...

How Mississippi’s peanut crop fared this year depended mostly on location, with drastically different growing conditions from the north to the southeast part of the state. George and Monroe counties ...

Music will fill Como Community Park Saturday, Sept. 19, as friends, family and musicians gather for the third annual R.L. Boyce Memorial Picnic. The free event begins at 5 p.m. and will feature an ...

“Well hello there, my it’s been a long long time. How am I doing? Oh, I guess I’m doing fine”. Borrowed from the great Willie Nelson’s song “Funny How Time Slips Away”. I won a $100 bet on that song ...

This list was taken from the log at the Panola County Jail. A name listed does not indicate that a person is guilty of the crime with which they are charged, only that the person has been taken to, ...

Whataburger investors who are building a new franchise in Batesville held a groundbreaking ceremony last week at its location in the Covenant Crossing shopping center. City officials joined family and ...

Because it provides an outside pavilion, bathrooms, and enclosed space for display of artifacts, the new building at Batesville Mounds is both an attractive and functional addition to the park. Now ...