James Meredith, who became the first Black student to enroll at the University of Mississippi in 1962, inspects a painting of himself during...

Mississippi executes the longest-serving man on the state's death row for a woman's murder in 1976

Jordan had kidnapped and killed a bank loan officer's wife in a violent ransom scheme.

Richard Jordan, Mississippi’s longest serving and oldest death row inmate, died by lethal injection Wednesday evening at the Mississippi Sta...

Richard Gerald Jordan, 79, received a lethal injection at the Mississippi State Penitentiary after being on death row since 1976

Kerlin Moreno-Orellana is facing deportation over a misdemeanor charge that usually results in a fine. He was picked up by Immigration and C...

Deep South Today is pleased to announce that it has received a $300,000 grant from theWalton Family Foundation (WFF) to expand education rep...

MIAMI: A man sentenced to death for murder in the state of Florida was executed late Tuesday, one of two executions in the United States thi...

Editor’s note: This essay is part of Mississippi Today Ideas, a platform for thoughtful Mississippians to share fact-based ideas about our s...

youtu.be/782f0AtqfMEIn this episode of Mississippi Stories, Marshall Ramsey talks with the owners of two Jackson culinary staples; Camp...

A federal judge will hear arguments Tuesday over enforcement of a new law that bans diversity, equity and inclusion programs from Mississipp...

Politically connected members of a Mississippi company have fallen out with their Georgia partner in what promised to be a profitable busine...

Give Mississippi legislators credit. Without being cajoled, threatened or begged, they fully funded education during the recently completed...

Mississippi State added to its 2026 class on Saturday with a commitment from Buford (Ga.) High safety Jax Pope.Pope is a 6-foot-1, 190-p...

Mississippi State added a transfer commitment on Saturday from right-handed sophomore pitcher Tyler Pitzer. A Pennsylvania product, Pitz...