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 ...

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.

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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