Mississippi News

Aggregated Mississippi News Articles

• First-ever ReliaQuest Bowl will feature Illinois, Mississippi State in Tampa
  
  The Tampa bowl game was re-branded from the Outback Bowl in June.
  Henry Queen.  American City Business Journals.  Sun, 04 Dec 2022 23:27:51 +0000.
• College student found dead on campus; homicide investigation underway
  
  A 22-year-old student at Jackson State University in Mississippi was found dead on campus and his death is being investigated as a homicide.
  ABC News.  Sat, 03 Dec 2022 20:15:15 -0500.
• Judge okays federal intervention in Jackson, Mississippi water crisis
  
  Jackson's mayor said he hoped the "collaborative effort to repair, replace and modernize Jackson's water infrastructure" would become a "model for other U.S. cities."
  CBS News.  Thu, 01 Dec 2022 07:04:48 -0500.
• 2 dead after storms fueled by record high temperatures hit South
  
  More than 50,000 customers in Mississippi and Alabama were without electricity Wednesday morning, according to poweroutage.us, which tracks utility outages.
  CBS News.  Wed, 30 Nov 2022 14:07:00 -0500.
• Severe weather updates: 2 people are dead after tornado outbreak hits the South
  
  A severe weather outbreak struck the Gulf Coast to the Tennessee River Valley on Tuesday, impacting Mississippi, Alabama and Louisiana.
  ABC News.  Wed, 30 Nov 2022 12:40:41 -0500.
• NFL Hall of Famer Brett Favre files motion to be removed from Mississippi welfare lawsuit
  
  Favre is among 38 individuals or organizations being sued by the state to recoup $24million of the $77m in federal welfare money, according to Mississippi Today.
  Daily Mail.  Tue, 29 Nov 2022 17:33:37 GMT.
• Favre files motion to dismiss Mississippi lawsuit
  
  Brett Favre filed a motion through his lawyers Monday in Mississippi judicial court to dismiss the Mississippi Department of Human Services lawsuit against he and Favre Enterprises.
  ESPN.  Mon, 28 Nov 2022 19:03:45 EST.
• Forecasters Warn of Tornado Threat Across the South
  
  A regional tornado outbreak is possible Tuesday afternoon and evening across parts of the lower and mid-Mississippi Valley, forecasters warned on Monday.
  Judson Jones.  New York Times.  Mon, 28 Nov 2022 16:57:41 +0000.
• Michigan, Maryland and Mississippi State highlight Week 13's Twitter trolls
  
  Rivalry week means college football's social media trolls didn't hold back with the jokes.
  ESPN.  Sat, 26 Nov 2022 19:53:42 EST.
• Duke Energy scoops up solar project that will sell Toyota power
  
  Duke Energy Sustainable Solutions has purchased its first solar project in Mississippi.
  John Downey.  American City Business Journals.  Wed, 23 Nov 2022 19:41:01 +0000.
• Over half of Mississippi's rural hospitals risk closing
  
  Over half of Mississippi's rural hospitals are at risk of closing immediately or in the near future, according to the state's leading public health official.
  Michael Goldberg.  Washington Times.  Tue, 22 Nov 2022 13:03:33 -0500.
• Environmental groups sue DOT over Mississippi road project
  
  
  Yahoo.  2022-11-18T18:47:29Z.

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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.

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