Mississippi Archives

Grand Jury Declines to Indict Woman in Emmett Till Killing

A grand jury in Mississippi has declined to indict the white woman whose accusation set...

1st Sea Turtle Nest Found on Mississippi Beach Since 2018

A Harrison County Sand Beach crew that was cleaning up found what appeared to be...

‘Guard Cat’ Credited with Preventing Would-Be Robbery

A Mississippi man said his pet cat helped prevent a robbery at his home, and...

Mississippi School Board Upholds Firing over ‘New Butt’ Book

A Mississippi educator who was fired for reading a children’s book called “I Need a...

Stinky Shoppers Unoffended after Mississippi Store Bans Them

The Greenwood Commonwealth reports a convenience store has a sign on its door stating "Notice:...

White Man Pleads Guilty to Burning Cross in Mississippi Town

Graham Williamson admitted that he and another man burned the cross to frighten and intimidate...

Candidate: Woman Reporter Needs Chaperone to Cover Him

Robert Foster told the Associated Press that he won’t be alone with any woman other...

Man Sentenced in Burning of Church Painted with ‘Vote Trump’

Investigators said Andrew McClinton belonged to the church that was vandalized and burned, Hopewell Missionary...

Mississippi Flag Ordered Out of Park Near Statue of Liberty

The Mississippi flag includes the Confederate battle emblem in the upper left corner.

Mississippi Senator’s ‘Public Hanging’ Remark Draws Rebuke

Mississippi has a bitter history of racially motivated lynchings of black people.

Did a Mississippi Democrat Propose a Law to Force Teachers to Recite the Ten Commandments?

The implications of a bill put forward by State Representative Credell Calhoun are unclear.

At Least 16 People Killed in Military Plane Crash in Mississippi

The KC-130 refueling aircraft crashed into a field 85 miles north of Jackson, Mississippi on...