Campaign Set for Healthy Eating in Mississippi

MISSISSIPPI - Mississippi Agriculture Commissioner Andy Gipson is encouraging healthier eating across the state with a new campaign called “Make Mississippi Healthy Again.” The initiative promotes locally grown fruits and vegetables and includes visits to …

Mississippi’s longest-serving death row inmate is executed

Update: 6:45 p.m. Richard Gerald Jordan was pronounced dead at 6:16 p.m. The execution was conducted in a square room with Jordan strapped to a gurney in the center. His hair was white and thinning, and he wore a beige garment while a white cloth covered …

Cater's at the Museum recognized with a Mississippi Main Street Award

Downtown Meridian has been thriving with new businesses and local events that bring the city together for a good time. At this year’s Mississippi Main Street award ceremony, Cater’s at the Museum was the recipient of the Outstanding Adaptive Reuse Project. …

Mississippi Mud Monsters fans embrace the heat at Trustmark Park

Fans of the Mississippi Mud Monsters enjoyed a baseball game at Trustmark Park, where efforts to beat the heat included shade, snow cones, and plenty of water."Trustmark Park was built with that in mind. We have more shade than any ballpark in the …

New church opens at Mississippi jail

The Mississippi Department of Corrections opened its newest chapel for inmates.The white church features a tall steeple with a cross perched on top at the South Mississippi Correctional Institution in Leakesville. The 6,000-square-foot chapel, which seats …

Man charged with capital murder in death of baby in central Mississippi

CARTHAGE, Miss. (WTVA) — A baby’s death in central Mississippi landed a man behind bars for capital murder. The Leake County Sheriff’s Office arrested Robert Pigg, 32, BreezyNews.com reported. Sheriff Randy Atkinson said investigators learned of the 3- …

LIVE: Protesters gather as officials prepare for execution of Mississippi's longest-serving death row inmate

Mississippi executes state's longest-serving death row inmate: What we know

Richard Gerald Jordan (Photo courtesy of the Mississippi Department of Corrections) Mississippi’s longest-serving death row inmate was executed on Wednesday, almost 50 years after he kidnapped and killed a bank loan officer’s wife in a ransom scheme. The …

Mississippi executes man on death row for nearly 50 years

Richard Jordan, the longest-serving death row inmate in Mississippi's history, was executed Wednesday night at the Mississippi State Penitentiary in Parchman. Photo by Mississippi Department of Corrections June 25 (UPI) -- Richard Jordan, the longest- …

Mississippi's longest-serving death row inmate to be executed today

Despite decades of attempted legal interference and motions filed to prevent it, Mississippi's longest-serving death row inmate is scheduled to be executed Wednesday at the Mississippi State Penitentiary, also known as Parchman Prison.Richard Jordan, …