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The Mississippi House of Representatives approved legislation that would prohibit public educational institutions in the state from creating, promoting, or implementing DEI programs.

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Forrest County leaders aren't giving up on plans for a new trail that would offer a walking and biking path that leads up to the pedestrian bridge, better known as the old River Avenue Bridge, along the Leaf River. According to WDAM, the county has applied for a multi-million grant for the $18 million project, a plan that's been rejected in the past. Plus, if you're looking for an affordable way to travel to Disney World from the Mississippi Gulf Coast, you’re in luck. Breeze Airways is now offering twice-weekly flights from the Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport to Orlando, Fla

MORE INFO: https://www.supertalk.fm/breeze-airways-now-offering-direct-flights-from-gulfport-to-orlando/

A manhunt is underway for a suspect who brutally beat a woman to death in a Jackson hotel room. The body of 21-year-old Jessenia Cruz was found around 10 p.m. on Tuesday. Joshua Malik Boothe is wanted for murder. Plus, the body of a Clay County man who was reported missing on January 31 was found near his home along Highway 46 on Wednesday. 67-year-old Earvin Kirkwood's death is being treated as a homicide due to multiple stab wounds found on his remains

Mississippi gaming revenue topped $2.4 billion in 2024. Jay McDaniel, the Executive Director of the MS Gaming Commission, told us they are losing money to illegal gaming operators online.

A bill that would legalize mobile sports betting statewide is still alive in the legislature.

MORE INFO: https://www.supertalk.fm/mississippi-house-of-representatives-votes-overwhelmingly-to-legalize-mobile-sports-betting/

It’s been nearly two years since an EF-4 tornado ripped through the Mississippi Delta town of Rolling Fork and neighboring communities, claiming multiple lives, destroying several homes and businesses, and causing mass devastation. Now, technology has been installed in the city to prepare for possible future natural disasters. North Mississippi Storm Chasers, a nonprofit committed to safely documenting and reporting storms, placed a sky camera on Academy Drive near Highway 61 in Rolling Fork, which was arguably hit hardest in the March 2023 storms.

MORE INFO: https://www.supertalk.fm/sky-camera-placed-in-rolling-fork-to-monitor-weather-nearly-2-years-after-devastating-tornado/

Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith is siding with farmers and ranchers who testified to the need for Congress to act to strengthen the commodity safety net in a new Farm Bill. She argues that input costs are through the roof, but crop prices are lower than they were 15 years ago.

Deshaude Jones received two life sentences without parole for a murder in Ocean Springs in 2018. Tuesday, the MS Court of Appeals upheld that conviction. Jones shot and killed Troy Taylor in the parking lot of Kahuna's Bar and Grill.

A good samaritan who stopped to help out a man whose vehicle had overturned in Warren County on Wednesday ended up getting carjacked. Investigators say a woman got out of her car on Paxton Road just before 8 a.m. to see if the driver of the wrecked vehicle needed help. He allegedly pulled out a gun and carjacked her.

Employees at the Nissan plant in Canton are being offered voluntary buyout packages as the automaker moves to cut costs. John McKay, President of the Mississippi Manufacturers Association, told us the Canton plant has never laid off full-time employees. Nissan representatives have said forced layoffs are not part of their plans.

Enviva will close its biomass plant in Amory on Friday. The facility was the company's first plant operating in the U.S., but they filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy last March to restructure their $2.6 billion debt. Enviva, the world's largest supplier of wood pellets, emerged from bankruptcy in December.