Miss Mississippi speaks at June chamber luncheon

Miss Mississippi speaks at June chamber luncheon Published 6:38 am Thursday, June 26, 2025 Miss Mississippi 2025 Anna Leah Jolly made her first official public address since winning the crown earlier this month Wednesday as the featured speaker at the June …

Reverse Course: Can massive pumps tame Mississippi River flooding?

In 2019, an unrelenting flood swamped more than half a million acres in the Mississippi Delta's Yazoo Backwater. It took more than six months to recede. Here & Now's Peter O'Dowd reports on a pumping station project that could protect …

Killer bees have arrived in Mississippi

TESTIMONY FROM THE VICTIM, THEIR SIBLING, AND FORENSIC EXPERTS, WAS PRESENTED AT TRIAL. KILLER BEES HAVE ARRIVED IN MISSISSIPPI. THEY'RE KNOWN FOR BEING AGGRESSIVE, SWARMING BEES THAT ARE ATTRACTED TO WOODS AND FLOWERS. THEY ARE AFRICANIZED KILLER BEES …

5 things to know for June 26: Classified info, Judges sued, Immigration, Mississippi execution, Man vs. machine

(CNN) — In recent years, corals across the world have been hit by mass bleaching events due to record-high ocean temperatures. Since corals support one-quarter of all marine life, reduce storm surge and protect against erosion, it’s important for humans to …

Door-to-door pine straw scam targeting older adults in Mississippi community

Community members in Gulfport are being warned of a scam that could appear right outside their front doors.The Gulfport Police Department is warning people to be on the lookout for a door-to-door pine straw scam.Scammers offer pine straw for $10 per bale, …

Botetourt County once stretched to the Mississippi. The Google deal opens the way for a new museum to tell that story.

When Malfourd “Bo” Trumbo was a circuit court judge in Botetourt County, he would often walk through the courtroom at the end of the day and find someone sitting there. The person varied from day to day, but the story was always the same. “I’d say, ‘Can I …

Mississippi executes man who has been on death row for nearly 50 years

A man found guilty of murdering a bank loan officer’s wife in 1976 was executed in Mississippi on Wednesday evening.Richard Gerald Jordan, 79, was executed by lethal injection. He was previously convicted of kidnapping and murdering Edwina Marter as part …

Mississippi carries out execution of longest-serving death row inmate for 1976 killing

Convicted killer Richard Jordan, the state's longest-serving and oldest death row inmate, has been executed. Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) officials say he died by lethal injection at the Mississippi State Penitentiary at 6:16 p.m. The …

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

Marcia Ann Seliskar Russell of Magee, Mississippi

Please note that this post contains affiliate links and any sales made through such links will reward MageeNews.com a small commission – at no extra cost to you. Marcia Ann Seliskar Russell June 3, 1940 – June 25, 2025 Marcia Ann Seliskar Russell, beloved …