Elections

Elections | Frank Corder •

June 5, 2025

Flaggs concedes Vicksburg mayor race

Former Alderman Willis Thompson, a Democrat, won Tuesday's election, with no candidate receiving 50 percent of the vote.

Elections | Frank Corder •

June 3, 2025

Keating wins contentious Gulfport mayor race

Absentee ballots have been tallied into the final count.

Elections | Frank Corder •

June 3, 2025

Democrats have good night in Mississippi mayor elections

Here's a recap of unofficial results as of late Tuesday night.

Elections | Frank Corder •

June 2, 2025

Top 10 mayor races to watch in Mississippi’s Municipal General Elections

Voters across the Magnolia State will decide who will lead their cities and towns on Tuesday.

Elections | Frank Corder , Daniel Tyson •

May 30, 2025

Jackson voters to elect next mayor, city council on Tuesday

John Horhn is the frontrunner to be the Mayor of Mississippi's capital city but there are five other names on the ballot. See who is running for mayor and city council in Jackson.

Elections | Frank Corder •

May 30, 2025

Democrat mayoral candidate in Gulfport meets with AG over vote buying allegations

Sonya Williams Barnes called the accusations false and said she fully cooperated with investigators. Voters will decide between the Democrat nominee and Republican Hugh Keating on Tuesday.

Elections | Frank Corder •

May 28, 2025

Allegations of vote buying in Gulfport mayor’s race leads to AG investigation ahead of Tuesday’s election

Attorney General Lynn Fitch says her office "has reason to believe" the Democratic mayoral candidate "may have committed violations of state campaign finance laws."

Elections | Frank Corder •

May 28, 2025

DuPree to run for new State Senate District 45 seat

No Republican candidate has emerged for the Pine Belt seat as of yet. Qualifying begins June 2.

Elections | Frank Corder •

May 23, 2025

Democrats invest, organize to flip Gulfport’s mayor seat blue

In the most hotly contested municipal race in Mississippi, both political parties are bringing in state and national figures to back their nominees.

Elections | Frank Corder •

May 13, 2025

Keating, Williams Barnes vying to be next Mayor of Gulfport

Republicans are working to hold on to the mayor's seat in Mississippi's second largest city while Democrats work for an upset in the open seat election.

Elections | Frank Corder •

May 13, 2025

Hosemann expects he’ll run for Governor in 2027

The gubernatorial field in Mississippi continues to take shape as Lt. Governor Delbert Hosemann says he will "end up running governor this next time."

Elections | Frank Corder •

May 9, 2025

Hyde-Smith draws GOP challenger as Democrats target her Mississippi U.S. Senate seat

Voters in the Magnolia State have not sent a Democrat to the U.S. Senate since 1982. National Democrat strategists want to change that in the 2026 midterms.

News

News | Jeremy Pittari •

May 29, 2026

Joint legislative committee discusses Mississippi’s Rural Health Transformation Program

News | Frank Corder •

May 29, 2026

No agreement reached in Mississippi Supreme Court redistricting case

News | Frank Corder •

May 29, 2026

Illegal aliens sentenced for ATM jackpotting in Mississippi, await deportation

Business

Business | Daniel Tyson •

May 20, 2026

International Paper breaks ground on new $225 million facility in central Mississippi

Business | Frank Corder •

May 14, 2026

Azuria Water Solutions breaks ground on new manufacturing facility in Batesville

Business | Frank Corder •

May 12, 2026

M&M Bank’s Legear named chair of Atlanta Fed’s Community Depository Institutions Advisory Council

Culture

Culture | Alistair Begg •

May 29, 2026

Where are you?

Culture | Associated Press •

May 28, 2026

SEC formally eliminates ‘cupcake weekend’ beginning in 2027

Culture | Susan Marquez •

May 28, 2026

Things to do in the Magnolia State this June

Opinion

Opinion | Brent Sadler •

May 27, 2026

The Navy needs a strategic industrial plan to realize the Golden Fleet

Opinion | Sid Salter •

May 27, 2026

For most Americans, gas prices are the top public policy concern rising from Iran conflict

Opinion | Roger Wicker •

May 26, 2026

Elections

Flaggs concedes Vicksburg mayor race

Keating wins contentious Gulfport mayor race

Democrats have good night in Mississippi mayor elections

Top 10 mayor races to watch in Mississippi’s Municipal General Elections

Jackson voters to elect next mayor, city council on Tuesday

Democrat mayoral candidate in Gulfport meets with AG over vote buying allegations

Allegations of vote buying in Gulfport mayor’s race leads to AG investigation ahead of Tuesday’s election

DuPree to run for new State Senate District 45 seat

Democrats invest, organize to flip Gulfport’s mayor seat blue

Keating, Williams Barnes vying to be next Mayor of Gulfport

Hosemann expects he’ll run for Governor in 2027

Hyde-Smith draws GOP challenger as Democrats target her Mississippi U.S. Senate seat

News

Joint legislative committee discusses Mississippi’s Rural Health Transformation Program

No agreement reached in Mississippi Supreme Court redistricting case

Illegal aliens sentenced for ATM jackpotting in Mississippi, await deportation

Business

International Paper breaks ground on new $225 million facility in central Mississippi

Azuria Water Solutions breaks ground on new manufacturing facility in Batesville

M&M Bank’s Legear named chair of Atlanta Fed’s Community Depository Institutions Advisory Council

Culture

Where are you?

SEC formally eliminates ‘cupcake weekend’ beginning in 2027

Things to do in the Magnolia State this June

Opinion

The Navy needs a strategic industrial plan to realize the Golden Fleet

For most Americans, gas prices are the top public policy concern rising from Iran conflict

Deterrence is cheaper than war

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