A casino would not be the economic salvation for the city of Jackson that some people believe it might be. That’s the opinion of Ashby Foote, who represents Ward 1 on the Jackson City Council.

The Madison County Board of Supervisors have purchased the last piece of right-of-way needed for a project to improve Catlett Road.

Oral arguments in the Gluckstadt-Madison annexation case are scheduled to begin Feb. 3 in Madison County Chancery Court. Both Gluckstadt and Madison are vying for the additional land so they can grow.

Florida A&M Rattlers (5-11, 2-3 SWAC) at Alcorn State Braves (3-15, 3-2 SWAC) Lorman, Mississippi; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Florida A&M visits Alcorn State after Milton Matthews scored 23 ...

Low-income women would be able to access free prenatal care faster under a bill that passed the House Medicaid committee ...

A warning has gone out to seafarers in the Persian Gulf over what appear to be attempts by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard to compel ships to enter Iranian waters.

Mississippi State Bulldogs (15-4, 3-3 SEC) at South Carolina Gamecocks (10-9, 0-6 SEC) Columbia, South Carolina; Saturday, 1 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: South Carolina takes on No. 14 Mississippi State ...

Bethune-Cookman Wildcats (6-11, 3-2 SWAC) at Jackson State Tigers (7-10, 5-1 SWAC) Jackson, Mississippi; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Jackson State takes on Bethune-Cookman after Taleah Dilworth ...

Florida A&M Rattlers (6-11, 3-3 SWAC) at Alcorn State Braves (2-13, 1-4 SWAC) Lorman, Mississippi; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Alcorn State comes into the matchup against Florida A&M after ...

Southern Miss Golden Eagles (8-11, 3-4 Sun Belt) at Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (6-14, 4-4 Sun Belt) Lafayette, Louisiana; Saturday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Southern Miss plays Louisiana in Sun Belt ...

Southern Miss Eagles (6-12, 2-5 Sun Belt) at James Madison Dukes (15-4, 7-0 Sun Belt) Harrisonburg, Virginia; Friday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: JMU will attempt to continue its seven-game win streak ...

Michael Watson continues to lead the good fight to get Mississippi’s campaign finance reporting brought into the 21st century.