Press Releases

Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (MEMA)

WASHINGTON — In response to a Presidential disaster declaration issued June 30, the U.S. Small Business Administration announced the availability of low interest disaster loans for Mississippi businesses, private nonprofits, and residents affected...

Mississippi Department of Employment Security

Date: July 9, 2026 Jackson, MS – On June 30, 2026, the State of Mississippi received a major disaster declaration (DR-4922-MS). The Mississippi Department of Employment Security (MDES) announced today that Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) is...

DVIDS - Georgia

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM (July 6, 2026) - Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Mississippi (SSN 782) returned to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam following deployment, July 6, 2026. During the deployment, Mississippi’s crew performed a...

Missouri Department of Transportation

SIKESTON- Northbound Interstate 57 in Mississippi County will be reduced to one lane as Missouri Department of Transportation crews preform pavement repairs.

Mississippi Lottery

Mega Millions Jackpot Rolls to Estimated $604 Million JACKSON, MISS. – Twelve Mississippi Lottery players turned non-winning scratch-off tickets into life-changing prizes, with an incredible $1.8 million awarded in the Lottery’s 2nd Chance...

GlobeNewswire, Inc.

At a glance Network Response: Verizon teams are actively staging mobile assets while monitoring conditions 24/7. Ahead of the storm, crews are topping off generators with fuel.

GlobeNewswire, Inc.

HOUSTON, Oct. 07, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- W&T Offshore, Inc. (NYSE: WTI) (“W&T” or the “Company”) today announced that on October 1, 2026, the Company entered into the Second Amendment to its Credit Agreement with Texas Capital Bank, as...

Visit Mississippi

June 24, 2026 (Daytona Beach, FL) – CLASH Endurance is thrilled to announce to age group athletes that registration is now open for CLASH’s Coastal Mississippi event being held on April 2-4, 2027. On the heels of an exciting debut in March, 2,000+...

Mississippi Department of Archives and History

The Rev. Ed King, a United Methodist Church minister and co-founder of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP), is remembered by the Mississippi Department of Archives and History as a key figure in the Civil Rights Movement.

Mississippi Department of Archives and History

Relatives of Ralph Boston, from left to right: Dietrich Taylor, Angela Taylor, Gene Ferguson and Janna Newell.

Mississippi Department of Marine Resources

BILOXI, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources has set the opening date of the 2026-2027 shrimp season in state territorial waters for 6 a.m. Tuesday, May 26, 2026. All regulations of the MDMR will be in full force and effect, and...

Mississippi State University Extension Service

Consumers may be looking to purchase more locally raised beef despite a 90-day beef import policy enacted in August that reduced tariffs on 300,000 metric tons of imported beef.

Mississippi Department of Archives and History

Two days before our nation marked 250 years since the signing of the Declaration of Independence, 19 people became American citizens during a ceremony at the Two Mississippi Museums.

Mississippi Lottery

Saturday’s Lotto America Jackpot Third Largest in Game History JACKSON, MISS. – Big jackpots continue to build as Mississippi Match 5 climbs to an estimated $500,000 for tonight’s drawing and Lotto America rolls to an estimated $25.75 million for...

Mississippi Department of Archives and History

Author and native Mississippian Eddie S. Glaude Jr. offered his take on the nation's legacy when he recently stopped by the Two Mississippi Museums for a conversation about his book, America, U.S.A.: How Race Shadows the Nation’s Anniversaries....

Mississippi Lottery

April 2026 Transfer Totals $9.66 Million JACKSON, MISS. – The Mississippi Lottery Corporation sent $9.66 million to the State for the month of April, pushing total transfers since inception past a major milestone of $800 million for Mississippi...

Mississippi State Department of Health

Jackson, Miss. — A novel statewide program from the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) is expanding access to substance use disorder care across all 82 counties by identifying risk earlier, reducing barriers to treatment, and bringing...

Mississippi Department of Archives and History

W. C. and Elaine Gryder House Nine Mississippi properties have been listed in the National Register of Historic Places so far this year, including the Terry Rosenwald School that served Black students in Hinds County from 1924-1948; the W.C. and...

Mississippi Democratic Party

TRUMP'S ECONOMY IS FAILING MISSISSIPPI: MANUFACTURING JOBS VANISH, COSTS SOAR, AND TRUMP ABANDONS HOUSING RELIEF New data shows Mississippi has lost 2,300 manufacturing jobs since Trump took office — as the Iran war, healthcare cuts, and a...

Missouri Department of Transportation

SIKESTON- Southbound Interstate 57 in Mississippi County will be reduced to one lane as Missouri Department of Transportation crews preform pavement repairs.