Control of U.S. Senate may hinge on possible Mississippi runoff

By Sharon Bernstein (Reuters) - A crowded U.S. Senate race in Republican stronghold Mississippi could set the stage for weeks of uncertainty over which party ends up controlling the upper chamber of Congress after the Nov. 6 elections. Two Republicans and two Democrats are contesting a special election to serve out the remainder of retired Republican Senator Thad Cochran's term. Under state law, if no one gets 50 percent of the vote, the top two candidates regardless of party affiliation will go to a Nov. 27 runoff. It is a scenario that could ... Read more

Which bands are marching in the 2024 Indy 500 Festival Parad

The list of bands gearing up for the 500 Festival Parade is out.

The May 25 parade through downtown Indianapolis will feature bands from across the U.S. as well as floats, giant balloons, celebrities and all 33 drivers competing in the I ... Read more

Pay attention to God’s ‘warning lights,’ Orr urges in

and 2 Chronicles, and used a traffic light to illustrate his sermon title, “Watch

Mississippi, since 1989, spoke on the life of Hezekiah, chronicled in 2 Kings

Orr, senior pastor of Brown Missionary Baptist Church in South ... Read more

The Smashing Pumpkins Announce New Guitarist Kiki Wong

Photo: Paul Elledge The Smashing Pumpkins have revealed their new guitarist. At the start of 2024, the legendary alt-rock band announced that they were looking for a new guitarist after long-time member Jeff Schroeder decided to part ways with the gr ... Read more

Vet lab in state given national designation as bird flu spreads





The University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture's Tollett Veterinary Diagnostic Lab is better positioned to help the state's poultry industry now that it's been added to the National Animal Health Laboratory Network as a branch of the Arkansas Department of Agriculture's Veterinary Diagnostic Lab (VDL).

The Tollett lab -- now the 60th in the national network -- has been operated by the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station for 14 years, offering diagnostics for poultry and mammals.

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Memphis Grizzlies GM reveals the early NBA plan for South Ca

Memphis Grizzlies general manager Zach Kleiman knows that GG Jackson, his team’s second-round NBA Draft pick, is an “incredibly skilled player.”

But Kleiman also reiterated what Jackson himself has readily acknowledged: raw talent ... Read more

Get ready, Caniacs! Raising Cane's is finally coming to the

A beloved fast-food chicken chain is finally coming to the Mid-South.

After years of pleas from chicken tender lovers, Raising Cane's is opening a location in DeSoto County. It will be at 357 Goodman Road in Southaven, inside a closed O' ... Read more

Perseverance in ministry underscored at Pastors’ Conf. ope

Photo by Luc Stringer.

Like a traffic light tells motorists how to drive, God gives indications in pastors’ lives telling them how to remain faithful to their callings, said Bartholomew Orr, pastor of Brown Missionary Baptist Church in ... Read more