Kids celebrate Kermit the Frog’s birthday while learning Mississippi art history

DIAMONDHEAD, Miss. (WLOX) – Kids at the East Hancock Public Library spent Friday morning celebrating a famous green icon – Kermit the Frog. Every Friday in June, the library’s ‘Art in Mississippi’ summer camp teaches children about artists who shaped the …

Former Mississippi Prison Employee Urges an End to Violence

GREENWOOD-From the outside, prison looks quiet, but in the inside it’s another world.  So, says Dazondria Curry, who worked in the Mississippi Prison System for three years. “Families are hurting we are experiencing tragic loss to our youth to the criminal …

Northeast Mississippi farmers struggle as excessive rain has inundated fields, stunted growth

SHANNON – By now, Clay Mask should be standing knee high in soybeans. Instead, the soybeans are stunted, barely sticking out of the ground in water-logged fields that have seen more than enough rainfall this year. × Javascript is required for you to be …

Executed this week in the US: A Florida inmate with severe mental illness, a Vietnam veteran in Mississippi with PTSD

Twenty-five men have been sent to their deaths in the first half of 2025, the same number executed in all of last year. Executions took place in 10 of the 27 states, along with the US military and federal government, that still have capital punishment on …

Boater has close encounter with waterspout over Mississippi Sound

Upper Mississippi Tour Continues In The PNW

A host of leaders from across the Northwest, and the country are set to wrap up their tour of the Columbia-Snake River dam system Friday.   Members of the Upper Mississippi Waterway Association, Iowa-based Riverview Tug Service, the Pacific Northwest …

Howard Industries Investing $236M in Mississippi

Electrical distribution transformer and technology products manufacturer Howard Industries is expanding operations across its Mississippi facilities in Clarke, Jones and Simpson counties. The project is a $236.95 million investment and seeks to create a …

Magnolia Springs' DeRoy tops Alabama-Mississippi Optimist Junior Golf Championship

GCM Staff Report For the second year in a row, Matthew DeRoy of Magnolia Springs claimed the top spot with a 71 at the Alabama–Mississippi District Optimist International Junior Golf Championship held at GlenLakes Golf Club. District Gov. Michael Hanshaw …

The 10 Biggest Entertainment Venues in Mississippi

Mississippi serves up more than sweet tea and southern hospitality. The state hosts major entertainment that draws crowds from neighboring states and beyond. From massive football stadiums where college pride runs deep to casino theaters that book national …

Africanized honey bees not established in Mississippi

Published 3:53 pm Friday, June 27, 2025 By Susan Collins-Smith MSU Extension Service Mississippi State University Extension Service bee specialist Jeff Harris said he has no evidence that Africanized honey bees are established in Mississippi. (Photo by …