GMBSC of MS Annual Session was full of hope and promise 

ROOTED • READY • RESOLVED Editor’s Note: The General Missionary Baptist State Convention of Mississippi held its Annual Session July 21-24, 2025, at various venues in Jackson, MS. Member churches across the Magnolia State came together once again...

Mississippi Lottery Mississippi Match 5, Cash 3 results for Aug. 19, 2025

The Mississippi Lottery offers several draw games for those aiming to win big. Here’s a look at Aug. 19, 2025, results for each game: Winning Mississippi Match 5 numbers from Aug. 19 drawing 01-06-20-21-29 Check Mississippi Match 5 payouts and...

Deputies escort governor following Donaldsonville visit

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry visited Donaldsonville and spoke at a luncheon hosted by the Donaldsonville Area Chamber of Commerce and the Baton Rouge Industrial Group. Landry highlighted the state's accomplishments since he took office and touted...

Mississippi Breaks New Ground

(Credit: Adobe Stock/SeanPavonePhoto) In February 2025, the State of Mississippi unveiled a new branding initiative titled “Let’s Break New Ground.” The campaign’s goal is to bring new investments and good paying job opportunities to Mississippi...

Mississippi a 'leader in innovation' with new Cyber, Technology Center

Mississippi broke ground on a new Cyber and Technology Center near Keesler Air Force Base. The center will house the Mississippi Cyber Initiative and focus on cybersecurity training and workforce development. This project follows significant...

As predicted, Trump’s deportation policies are damaging US economy

The U.S. economy already is showing signs of stress due to President Donald Trump’s deportation and border policies, new economic research shows. “Although current deportations are only now ramping up to the levels threatened during the 2024...

Better Business Bureau: Keep documents when necessary, shred them if notRandy Hutchinson 

The FTC recently published advice on how long we should retain documents or digital files that contain financial information. The time periods range from one year to forever. Documents you should keep for a year include: Bank statements Pay stubs...

The Rise of DraftKings and How Sports Betting Swept America

Few places rival the electric thrill of a casino: air thick with smoke, chips clinking, muted footsteps on velvet carpets, all cast in the glow of glitzy chandeliers and neon slot machines. But the lights are flickering on the Las Vegas Strip, in...

Mississippi Supreme Court Map Dilutes Black Voting Power and Must Be Redrawn, Judge Rules

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A federal judge has ordered Mississippi to redraw its Supreme Court electoral map, after finding the map dilutes the power of Black voters. U.S. District Judge Sharion Aycock ruled the map, which was enacted in 1987, violates...

Mississippi DEI ban blocked by federal judge. Will IHL walk back its new campus policies?

U.S. District Court Judge Henry Wingate on Monday, Aug. 18, indefinitely blocked Mississippi’s new law banning diversity, equity and inclusion, also known as DEI initiatives, in public education, calling the measure likely unconstitutional and...

20 years after Hurricane Katrina, Louisiana loses $720M in disaster preparedness funding

Research shows climate change intensified Hurricane Katrina, and 20 years later, scientists say hurricanes are growing even stronger due to climate change. Five years ago, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) started the Building...

Since Katrina, infrastructure shortcomings create resiliency fatigue

An American flag has been strategically placed on one of the massive beams supporting the Lake Borgne Surge Barrier, part of the New Orleans region hurricane and storm damage risk reduction system. Completed in 2009 to close off the Mississippi...

Mississippi Supreme Court map violates Voting Rights Act, judge rules

JACKSON, Miss. – A federal judge has ordered Mississippi to redraw its Supreme Court electoral map, after finding the map dilutes the power of Black voters. U.S. District Judge Sharion Aycock ruled the map, which was enacted in 1987, violates the...

DNC Criticized for Starting Meeting With Indigenous Land Acknowledgment: ‘Out of Touch With American Voters’

The Democratic National Committee (DNC) received criticism and ridicule on Monday after it began a meeting with an indigenous land acknowledgement. DNC chairman Ken Martin began the meeting by inviting Lindy Sowmick, a self-described “Indigenous...

SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loans available for Mississippi and Pemiscot Counties

Demita Passley, Public Affairs Specialist with the Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience, announced that businesses in Mississippi County and Pemiscot County may be eligible for assistance due to the April storms and flooding. Due to the...

Democrats decry Trump’s order to train Guard troops to maintain public order is militarizing domestic law enforcement

‘QUELLING CIVIL DISTURBANCES AND ENSURING THE PUBLIC SAFETY AND ORDER’: One of the knocks against President Donald Trump’s use of federalized National Guard troops to beef up his crackdown on crime and enforcement of immigration law is that...

The Ruth Bader Ginsburg ruling that just helped Trump wasn't made for people like him

Six years ago, in Timbs v. Indiana, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg wrote a majority opinion that pointed out the origins of the Eighth Amendment’s Excessive Fines Clause and the original intent that it be a shield for the weakest...

Mississippi public school DEI ban partly blocked

A federal judge has blocked portions of Mississippi’s ban on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) practices in public schools from being enforced while a lawsuit against it is under way. The provisions blocked by US district judge Henry Wingate...

What are blue slips and why does Trump want to end them?

Senate Republicans do not always bow to President Donald Trump's wishes. He wants to end "blue slips," an informal practice that lets individual senators block Trump's appointments of federal judges and prosecutors in their home states. The Senate...

The Biggest Surprise I Came Across While Hiking This Incredible Trail in Mississippi