Mississippi Aquarium releasing seven more turtles

BILOXI, Miss. (WXXV)- The Mississippi Aquarium is hosting another turtle release this week. Seven rehabilitated turtles will be released in front of Edgewater Mall on Thursday at 4 p.m. at the beach in front of Edgewater Mall. Aquarium officials will be on …

Municipal primary elections set for Tuesday in Mississippi

Mississippi State center Jeremy Foumena enters NCAA transfer portal

Mississippi State center Jeremy Foumena entered the NCAA transfer portal, On3 has learned. He originally began his college career at Rhode Island. Foumena saw reduced playing time this past season with the Bulldogs. As a freshman with Rhode Island, he …

'Mississippi Move' offers rides to the polls

With the municipal primary election less than 24 hours away, local nonprofit Mississippi Move is preparing to give rides to voters with their 'Roll2thePolls' service."It's very important. A lot of people don't have transportation …

LSU adds former Mississippi State center Michael Nwoko via portal

LSU head basketball coach Matt McMahon vowed to make a big splash in the transfer portal, and his initial addition was sizeable. Michael Nwoko, a 6-foot-10, 245-pound forward who previously played at Miami and Mississippi State, has joined the Tigers for …

Mississippi congress fails to pass annual budget by deadline

Tuesday is Primary Election Day across South Mississippi

South Miss (WXXV)- In-person absentee voting wrapped up this weekend ahead of Tuesday’s municipal primary elections in South Mississippi. Municipal clerks in every city except Waveland are gearing up for a busy day of managing voting precincts and counting …

Washington takes his role at Mississippi State seriously

Mississippi State safety Hunter Washington participates in spring practice. MSU Athletics The senior safety from Katy, Texas, knows his time as a Bulldog is coming to a close and he wants his teammates to know that he can be counted upon to lead by example …

Mississippi congress fails to pass annual budget by deadline

PINE BELT, Miss. (WDAM) - Over 100 budget bills died on Saturday after legislators declined to work over the weekend. Each year, the legislature must work together to pass an annual $7 billion budget. All bills in conference needed to be filed by Saturday …

Mississippi restaurant’s ‘straight couples’ discount sparks angry backlash

The owners of Darwell’s Happiness Café in Long Beach. (Facebook/Darwell’s Cafe) A restaurant in Mississippi is facing a huge online backlash over a “straight couples” discount. The owners of Darwell’s Happiness Café in Long Beach, Mississippi took to …