Texas Man Found Dead in Mississippi River in Louisiana

BATON ROUGE (KPEL) - Earlier this month, on April 1st, authorities reported that a body had been found and retrieved from the Mississippi River in Baton Rouge. The Baton Rouge Fire Department, East Baton Rouge Parish Coroner’s Office, and emergency medical …

Oxford, Mississippi: Strong on charm, literature, good eats and an incredible arts festival

Oxford, Mississippi, is as charming as the day is long — with its picturesque square, gentle rolling hills, deep roots in storytelling traditions, array of notable cuisine, a bookstore that is hard to beat and, of course, the lovely Ole Miss campus steps …

Mississippi Ranks No. 2 in 2024 GDP Growth

The Gazebo Gazette MISSISSIPPI (GG) — The latest U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Economic Analysis has ranked Mississippi #2 in the country for real gross domestic product growth for 2024. Adjusted for inflation, Mississippi’s 4.2% real GDP growth …

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Mississippi River named the most endangered of 2025

By Madeline Heim, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, and Delaney Dryfoos, The Lens The Mississippi River ranks as the nation’s most endangered river as federal plans to cut flood relief programs meet with a rise in severe weather, a new report warns. American …

Mississippi River named the most endangered of 2025 by nonprofit American Rivers

The Mississippi River is the nation’s most endangered river, a national conservation group says, because of federal plans to cut flood relief programs as severe weather threats grow. American Rivers, a nonprofit environmental advocacy organization, has …

Mississippi Mass Choir topping charts with new single

Mississippi Mass Choir topping charts with new single Copy Link Copy {copyShortcut} to copy Updated: 11:08 AM CDT Apr 16, 2025 MINUTES. >> WELL, TODAY THE MISSISSIPPI MASS CHOIR IS BACK ON TOP OF THE BILLBOARD GOSPEL CHARTS. ONLY ONE WAY HOME FOUND …

Mississippi officers charged in young father's shooting death

Two Mississippi Capitol Police officers have been charged with manslaughter in the fatal shooting of a young father during a 2022 traffic stop, part of a string of shootings by officers in an aggressive push to stamp out spiking crime in Jackson. A grand …

Severe weather possible for parts of Mississippi on Easter

The National Weather Service has issued a severe weather warning for parts of Mississippi for Easter going into Monday, but the timing and severity of the possible storms is a bit up in the air. "As of this morning (April 16), we had enough confidence …

Mississippi River named the most endangered of 2025 by non-profit American Rivers

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. The Mississippi River is the nation’s most endangered river, a national conservation group says, because of federal plans to cut flood relief programs as severe …