WILL A JURY CONVICT HER AGAIN…?
A Hattiesburg native will be tried for murder a 2nd time in the death of her stepdaughter.
T'kia Smith Bevily is...
T’kia and Morris Bevily Full Interrogation Videos
Below is T'kia Bevily's first interview with detectives
Below is T'Kia Bevily's Full 2nd Interrogation Video
Below is Morris Bevily's 1st and...
Prosecutors Ask to Sequester Jury Due to Defense Counsel’s ‘SweetNLow’ Efforts to Influence Jurors
Claiborne County prosecutors have asked Circuit Judge Tomika Irving to sequester the jury in the May 2 capital murder retrial...
Legislature ends session without reviving ballot initiative
The Mississippi Legislature ended the 2022 session not restoring the initiative process that allowed citizens to place issues on the...
Spending billions, cutting taxes, fear and loathing: The 2022 legislative session wasn’t pretty, but it was historic
During the three-month 2022 legislative session, House Speaker Philip Gunn kept a copy of a January Mississippi Today article that...
After lawmakers go home without extending postpartum Medicaid, six moms speak out.
Thousands of Mississippians stand to lose health insurance later this year because of Speaker of the House Philip Gunn’s refusal...
‘You stuck your neck out for me’: Brett Favre used fame and favors to pull welfare dollars
Former NFL quarterback Brett Favre had a way with Mississippi government officials.
Whether the football star was looking for funds to...
Lawmakers end 2022 session with historic spending spree
Mississippi legislators ended the 2022 session on a two-day spending spree where they spent funds at a pace never before...
‘My Governor is counting on me’: Disgraced welfare director bowed to Phil Bryant’s wishes
Phil Bryant had found his yes man.
Whether the governor wanted grant funds directed to his favored vendors, a partner to...
Governing by text: Phil Bryant’s hidden hand picked welfare winners
The tidal wave of alleged misspending identified by auditors at the Mississippi Department of Human Services was not confined to...
State Auditor Shad White discusses welfare investigation, former Gov. Phil Bryant
Since Auditor Shad White arrested Gov. Phil Bryant’s appointed welfare director in 2020 within a sprawling fraud scheme, state and...
FEMA Experts Offering Free Repair and Rebuilding Tips at Home Improvement and Hardware Stores
MADISON, Miss. – FEMA is bringing its Hazard Mitigation Community Education and Outreach specialists to home improvement and hardware stores in or near the communities affected by the June tornadoes and severe storms. These specialists can...
Sheriff Joe Berlin and Chief Deputy Sued by Former Jones County Deputy
Jones County Sheriff Joe Berlin and chief deputy Mitch Sumrall have been sued by former Deputy Bradley Boyd. According to the lawsuit Boyd was fired for refusing to drop a DUI against against Brian...
Laurel PD Officers Civil Rights Trial Begins Today
Clint Hedgepath, Justin Landrum, Josh Welch, and John Windsor will go to trial today in federal court in Hattiesburg today for allegedly violating the civil rights of Mekale Ducksworth. Ducksworth was arrested while vaccuming...
Jones County, Sheriff Berlin, and Four Deputies Sued for $5 Million in Thirteen Count Civil Rights Complaint.
Sheriff Joe Berlin, Sergeant Jake Driskell, Captain Vince Williams, Deputy Andrew Yates, Deputy Chase Smith, and Jones County have been sued on thirteen counts in federal court involving ten separate Constitutional violations. The complaint...
Entertainment Announced for Midnight on Front Street, Hattiesburg’s NYE Celebration
Hattiesburg, Mississippi – Residents and visitors alike are in for a treat with an early confetti countdown for children, two live musical acts, vendors and a street party during Midnight on Front Street, Hattiesburg’s...
Former Gov. Phil Bryant subpoenaed for USM volleyball stadium documents
Nancy New’s attorney has filed a subpoena directly on former Gov. Phil Bryant for documents related to the use of federal welfare funds to build a volleyball stadium at his alma mater, University of...
State fires attorney probing former Gov. Phil Bryant in welfare scandal lawsuit
The state welfare department has fired Brad Pigott, the former U.S. attorney it contracted to claw back millions in misspent federal funds from dozens of people in Mississippi’s sprawling welfare scandal.
The termination comes about...
Guns have been allowed in Mississippi schools (for some people) since 2012
Officials at the Mississippi Department of Education “responded to misinformation” late Thursday night to clear up confusion about what the State Board of Education voted through in its meeting earlier in the day.
The State...
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