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What are the odds? Pastor lost two homes to tornadoes in three months, starts over again

Rev. Bob Gilliland and his wife, Betty, have done what few in the world could even imagine. They have been hit by tornadoes twice in three months.

 

With Jackson, MS, days away from no trash pickup, city council takes further legal action

There is no solution in sight in the fight over who picks up the trash in Jackson, even as the potential looms of no one picking it up next week.

 

'Racist taint.' Will the Supreme Court review a Jim Crow-era voting ban targeted at Black Mississippians?

The Supreme Court is weighing whether to hear an appeal that challenges a permanent voting ban on people convicted of certain felonies in Mississippi.

 

Battered Southeast faces more tornadoes, storms; Mississippi mourns, struggles to recover: Live updates

Flood and tornado watches and warnings rolled across much of Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia early Monday. Live updates.

 

Education advocates seek more money from Mississippi budget

Top Mississippi lawmakers are still trying to decide how much money the state will spend on public schools during this election year.

 

Initiative petition bill resurrected by MS Senate after dying earlier in session

A bill to revive the state's initiative petition process was itself resurrected by the state Senate on Monday after dying earlier in the session.

 

Tornado survivors start the clean up Monday in Rolling Fork, Miss.

Survivor's of Friday's deadly tornado begin the recovery process in Rolling Fork, Mississippi.

 

Rolling Fork work week begins with uncertainty after tornado disrupts everything

Rolling Fork began its work week Monday with a great deal of uncertainty, with residents uncertain about jobs, home and transportation.

 

Water office closed after storms damage building. Major line repair begins in NE Jackson

Jackson's Water and Sewer Billing Administration office was damaged in Sunday's storms that swept through Jackson, forcing it to close.

 

Mississippi tornado recovery: Free rooms available for Rolling Fork area disaster victims

Numerous resources are available for those recovering from recent Mississippi tornado destruction.

 

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