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

US Marshals arrest Memphis, Tennessee’s Travon Marshall

Travon Marshall, 19, of Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States has been arrested. He was wanted for a murder in Frayser, Memphis.

Travon Marshall (©Shelby County Sheriff’s Office)

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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

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

Pay attention to God’s ‘warning lights,’ Orr urges in opening session of 2024 SBC Pastors Conf

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 Southaven, Mississippi, since 1989, spoke on the life of Hezekiah, chronicled in 2 Kings and 2 Chronicles, and used a traffic light to illustrate his sermon title, “Watch the Light.”

the first session of the 2024 Southern Baptist Convention Pastors Conference

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Folsom's Penelope Oliver Makes List Of Presidential Scholars

The United States Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona has announced the 2024 U.S. Presidential Scholars and Folsom resident Penelope Oliver is amongst the list of 161 high school seniors being recognized for their accomplishments in academics, the ... Read more

Hillwood Obtains $41M Loan for 900K-SF Mississippi Industria

Hillwood Obtains $41M Loan for 900K-SF Mississippi Industrial Portfolio

Hillwood Investment Properties has acquired a three-building, 900,000-square-foot industrial portfolio in Mississippi. The three warehouses within the portfolio rang ... Read more

Two Boston Red Sox Prospects Named Player of the Week

Blaze Jordan Career

Jordan was drafted by the Red Sox in the third round of the 2020 MLB Amateur Draft out of the DeSoto Central High School in Southaven, Mississippi. In his first season in the system, he played for the Red Sox rookie b ... Read more