Governor: 1 storm-related death in north Mississippi

OXFORD, Miss. (WTVA) — At least one person died because of Saturday’s round of storms in north Mississippi. The death happened in Lafayette County, Gov. Tate Reeves announced on Saturday afternoon. He said a tree fell on a vehicle near Delay Road. The …

20 Years After Katrina - Reflection And Preparation In Mississippi

IN SPACE - AUGUST 29: In this satellite image from NOAA, a close up of the center of Hurricane ... More Katrina's rotation is seen at 9:45am EST on August 29, 2005 over southeastern Louisiana. Katrina made landfall this morning as a Category 4 strom …

New Madrid Fault Triggers Quake Near Mississippi River

Never underestimate the New Madrid Fault to surprise you. A quake happened late Friday night that was strong enough to be felt in Missouri centered right next to the Mississippi River. As I was doing my daily check of the USGS earthquake map, I noticed a …

Virginia outfielder Aidan Teel transferring to Mississippi State baseball

First Buc-ee's in Mississippi will open soon. What to know about when, where

Buc-ee's, a popular travel center chain, is opening its first Mississippi location in Pass Christian on June 9. The 74,000-square-foot store boasts 120 fuel pumps, 24 EV charging stations, and famously clean restrooms. Beyond gas, Buc-ee's offers a …

Intense rainfall from Barry swamps Louisiana, Mississippi

Barry quickly lost its punch after coming ashore Saturday as the first hurricane of the year. But up to 20 inches of rain may fall as the system moves inland. Omar Villafranca, in Mandeville on Lake Ponchartrain, reports.

The Mississippi used to flow into the Gulf of Mexico … until Trump

The latest of many changes in its history is the only one that hasn’t altered the course of the Mississippi. Donald Trump recently renamed the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America: the river has taken this in its deep, wide, long stride. Slavery, cotton, …

Mississippi State transfer OF Nolan Stevens commits to Oklahoma

On Friday, former Mississippi State outfielder Nolan Stevens committed to Oklahoma via the NCAA Transfer Portal. Stevens announced his commitment with a post on X that oddly included a picture of man, who doesn’t appear to be him, posing with a deer he’d …

Mississippi seeing a shortage of physical therapists

Mississippi is facing a growing shortage of physical therapists, a new study predicts the problem will only get worse over the next decade. One university is launching a program to help close the gap. More than 50 million Americans turn to physical therapy …

Marooned on the Mississippi

(Photo provided) Towboat ISTHMIAN high and dry near Wolf Island Bar on the Mississippi River in December 1935, copied from Reflector magazine, March 1998 issue. “Our next misadventure came about 11am on December 27, 1935.” This was the recollection of …