U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today welcomed the addition of Mississippi into a Medicaid demonstration program linked to additional resources for the state’s Certified Community Behavioral ...

U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) sharply criticized the use of prior authorization by health insurance companies that often delay or even deny physician-prescribed care for patients. In a floor ...

U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., questioned committee witnesses on the national security implications of the Jones Act during a Commerce, Science, and Transportation hearing. The Jones Act is a ...

Sunni Krista Mitchell was arrested on Wednesday, May 27, during a traffic stop related to drug and child endangerment charges. The Picayune Police Department’s Special Operations Division stopped a ...

Jonathan Helmers, 46, died in a crash on Hwy. 43 on Wednesday, June 3. The Mississippi Highway Patrol was alerted to the accident around 6:00 p.m. Helmers, who was from Slidell, was traveling north in ...

The Mississippi Development Authority will begin accepting applications for Gulf Coast Restoration Fund grants on June 1. Applications will be accepted through July 31. Mississippi reached a $750 ...

Jerrold Jermaine Bolton, 51, 504 Martin Luther King Dr., Poplarville. Arrested by Pearl River County Sheriff’s office for court order. Jennifer J. Bond, 39, 917 Central Ave., Picayune. Arrested by ...

U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) applauded Senate passage of legislation she cosponsored to enhance safety and accountability in federal prisons by stemming the flow of contraband. The Senate ...

Common Ground Coffee celebrated its grand opening with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Monday, June 15. Located in Resurrection Life Church at 1407 South Haugh Ave., the café will serve freshly made ...

On Sunday, June 8, four individuals were arrested following a fight involving firearms. The Picayune Police Department received a report of a fight at Lewis Circle at 8:13 p.m. Upon their arrival, ...

“I have foughta good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith:” -II Timothy 4:7 (KJV) Graveside service will be held Friday, June 12, 2026, at 11 a.m. at the 8th Street Picayune ...

In recognition of growing dangers facing the United States, my colleagues and I on the Senate Armed Services Committee recently advanced a national defense bill that significantly raises our ...