Mississippi News
News about Events in Mississippi
Aggregated Mississippi News Articles
- 100,000 people in four states without power after Hurricane Nate
CBS News Correspondent Mark Strassman provides an update from Biloxi, Mississippi where Hurricane Nate made landfall as a category one hurricane overnight.
CBS News. Thu, 06 May 2021 10:48:12 -0400. - New Orleans readies for storm surge from Hurricane Nate
Preparations for Hurricane Nate are underway along the Gulf Coast. A state of emergency has been declared for 29 counties in Florida as well as Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi and New Orleans. ...
CBS News. Thu, 06 May 2021 09:55:12 -0400. - 4 dead after small plane crashes into Mississippi home, police say
Four people were killed when an aircraft crashed into a Mississippi home, authorities say. It is not immediately clear what caused the crash.
KETV - Omaha, Nebraska. Thu, 06 May 2021 02:41:00 GMT. - Plane Collides with Mississippi House in Deadly Crash
Four people died Tuesday night after a plane crashed into a house in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. ...
Jack Davis. Western Journal. Wed, 05 May 2021 18:45:20 +0000. - 4 people dead after small plane crashes into Mississippi home
Four people are dead after a small plane crashed into a home in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, late Tuesday night, according to the Hattiesburg Police Department.
ABC News. Wed, 05 May 2021 12:43:57 -0400. - Four are killed after plane crashes into Mississippi home
Emergency crews rushed to the street in Hattiesburg at about 11.20pm on Tuesday. Police did not confirm whether the causalities were in the aircraft or if they were residents of the house.
Daily Mail. Wed, 05 May 2021 16:32:02 GMT. - Clayton wealth management firm Smith Moore expands to 10 offices with additions in outstate Missouri
The firm, founded in 1913, has grown to 10 offices in Missouri, Illinois, Kansas and Mississippi.
Greg Edwards. American City Business Journals. Tue, 04 May 2021 18:34:14 +0000. - Severe Weather Threatens South as Tornadoes Tear Across 4 States
The authorities blamed the weather for one death as tornadoes touched down in Mississippi, Georgia, Kentucky and South Carolina.
Jesus Jiménez. New York Times. Tue, 04 May 2021 13:33:32 +0000. - South on alert again Tuesday after storms spawn twisters in Mississippi, kill 2 in Georgia
The risk follows heavy weather that moved across the South, damaging homes and uprooting trees from Mississippi to West Virginia.
KETV - Omaha, Nebraska. Tue, 04 May 2021 13:04:00 GMT. - Storms spawn twisters in Mississippi, kill 2 in Georgia
YAZOO CITY, Miss. (AP) - Much of the South is facing the risk of more severe weather Tuesday, forecasters say, after tornadoes struck parts of the region Sunday night and Monday, causing heavy damage in some parts of Mississippi. ...
Rogelio V. Solis. Washington Times. Tue, 04 May 2021 00:40:38 -0400. - Rare tornado emergency issued overnight
A total of 23 reported tornadoes have struck across 4 states -- 18 of them in Mississippi, one in Louisiana, two in Nebraska and one in Colorado.
ABC News. Mon, 03 May 2021 13:02:08 -0400. - Foreign companies could make millions, while destroying Maine's forest in the name of green energy
'Tucker Carlson Originals' investigates how a green energy plan in Maine could destroy thousands of acres of the largest continuous forest east of the Mississippi.
Kelsey Koberg. Fox News. Sun, 02 May 2021 00:19:05 GMT.
Mississippi Population Trends and Information Resources
The U. S. Census Bureau estimates the population of Mississippi as follows:
| Date | Estimated Population | Yearly % Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 1, 2016 | 2,988,726 | -0.02 |
| July 1, 2015 | 2,989,390 | -0.10 |
| July 1, 2014 | 2,992,400 | 0.06 |
| July 1, 2013 | 2,990,482 | 0.19 |
| July 1, 2012 | 2,984,945 | 0.23 |
| July 1, 2011 | 2,978,162 | 0.26 |
| July 1, 2010 | 2,970,322 |
According to the 2010 census, the population of Mississippi was 2,967,297.
In 2008, the estimated population of Mississippi was 2,938,618, whereas
in 2006, the population of Mississippi was about 2,896,713.
For detailed, up-to-date information about Mississippi's demographics,
visit the U.S. Census Bureau's
QuickFacts about Mississippi web page. For maps of Mississippi,
visit this Mississippi Map
website.
The photograph above shows the state capitol building
in Jackson, Mississippi.
Mississippi newspaper publishers are listed here, along with their
addresses, phone numbers, and website links;
Mississippi library names, descriptions, and
website links are listed on this page.
More information about Mississippi
can be found here.