Juneteenth Committee hosts interactive storytime at Mississippi County Library

Photo By Joseph Fondren The Juneteenth Committee led a storytime Friday afternoon at the Mississippi County Library in Blytheville where two ladies —Dr. Pacey Bowens and Sandra Harris — read and narrated Sewing Stories by Barbara Herkert. During the …

Court denies appeal, legal options dwindle for Mississippi death row prisoner

BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) - Legal options appear to be running out for Mississippi’s longest-serving death row inmate, Richard Gerald Jordan. On Tuesday, June 24, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals denied an appeal of U.S. District Judge Henry Wingate’s …

Anti-abortion doctors ask Mississippi Supreme Court to overturn 1998 ruling

Lawyers for the American Association of Pro-Life Obstetricians and Gynecologists have filed an appeal asking the state Supreme Court to overrule its 1998 decision and declare Mississippi’s effective ban on abortion constitutional. In a 1998 ruling in Pro …

Mississippi State commit Charles Humphrey transfers to Anderson County

Charles Humphrey, a rising senior offensive tackle, has enrolled at Anderson County, his third high school in three years. Humphrey, a Mississippi State commit, previously played for Memphis Academy of Science and Engineering and Bearden High School. …

Body of missing Iowa boater recovered along Mississippi River

A multi-agency team has recovered the body of a missing boater near Wever, Iowa, following a capsizing on June 21. The victim’s name is being withheld. MONTROSE, Iowa — The body of a missing boater was recovered Monday morning near Wever, Iowa, according …

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Beat the Heat Day: Entergy Mississippi to host giveaways across service area

Entergy Mississippi volunteers are spreading across the service area to give back to customers and help fight the summer temperatures during Beat the Heat Day. The company is teaming up with local community action groups in Attala, Claiborne, Hinds and …

What states have executed inmates in 2025? Mississippi likely next 

The U.S. has executed 23 people in 2025, nearing the highest mid-year count in a decade. Richard Jordan, 79, is scheduled to be executed in Mississippi on June 25th. Florida has conducted the most executions this year with six. Several other states, …

Protesters fight execution of Mississippi Army veteran

Death penalty opponents are urging Gov. Tate Reeves Tuesday to stop the execution of Mississippi Army veteran Richard Jordan with a protest. Jordan has spent almost half a century on death row. The 80-year-old Petal, Mississippi, native was found guilty of …

St. Charles man drowns in Mississippi River near 2 Branch Island

A 64-year-old man from St. Charles, Missouri, drowned June 21, 2025, in the Mississippi River near the 2-Branch Island sand bar. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the man was on the back of a boat when he entered the water for an unknown …