National Mississippi River Museum - Ice Dinosaurs

Check out the Ice Dinosaurs: The Lost World of the Alaskan Arctic exhibit now through September 14th. New this Summer, the museum has extended hours through August 7th with discounted admission after 4 pm! Plan your visit HERE!

‘No Kings’ demonstrations set for Saturday across Mississippi and nation

17 local athletes were selected to compete in the State Games of Mississippi

This past week, seventeen student athletes from our viewing area have been competing at Meridian Community College for the State Games of Mississippi! After tryouts in early June, the state of Mississippi was divided into eight different districts, where …

Edith Wells Sellers, 91, of Flowood, 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. Edith Wells Sellers, 91, of Flowood, Mississippi, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, June 11 …

Miss Mississippi announces night 3 preliminary winners

VICKSBURG, Miss. (WLBT) - Winners of day three of Miss Mississippi 2025 preliminaries have been announced. Miss Capital City Anna Leah Jolly and Miss Pine Belt Paige McNeil came away with the preliminary wins tonight. This comes after two days of …

Congratulations to our five tennis Mississippi Association of Coaches All-Stars!

Our WXXV Play of the Day goes to our local tennis stars for being selected to the MAC all-star team and competing in Jackson this week! Congratulations to Stone’s Cree Cunningham, Ocean Springs’s Warren Hudson, Gulfport’s Cooper Payne, St. martin’s Lennon …

Disaster unemployment assistance available for affected Mississippi counties

Disaster unemployment assistance is available for several Mississippi counties affected by severe weather in March.The Mississippi Department of Employment Security made the announcement Friday.MDES says assistance is for Covington, Grenada, Issaquena, …

Analysis: Mississippi lagging behind in tipping rates

It turns out that the Hospitality State may not be so hospitable when it comes to tipping. An analysis by Lending Tree found that Mississippians are the second-worst tippers nationwide, tipping at a rate of 4.91%. That's according to data from 2023. …

Water Taxi Service to Mississippi River at Lansing Shutting Down Friday (06.13)

On Monday (06.09), the Iowa DOT reopened the existing Mississippi River bridge at Lansing to traffic, bringing a three-week closure of the structure to an end. The Iowa DOT District 2 office closed the bridge on May 17th when sensors detected movement in …

A Kennedy Returns to the Mississippi Delta With Civil Rights Leaders to Talk Democracy, Organizing

INDIANOLA, Miss.—On a warm Thursday evening, people in tailored suits and tucked blouses sat side-by-side in metal chairs at the BB King Museum and Interpretive Center in Indianola, Mississippi. With a glow of Southern hospitality, the crowd received …