The Vicksburg 200 Committee and the City of Vicksburg have announced they will be presenting the second Bicentennial Symposium featuring “Vicksburg’s Legacy of Lifelong Learning” Tuesday, Feb. 18, at ...

House Bill 1 creates a new 5% sales tax on top of the current gas tax. The Senate plan raises the current gas tax by 3 cents each year over the next 3 years. Speaker Jason White has touted the support ...

The Mississippi State Senate has introduced a tax cut plan that contrasts with the House's proposal, focusing on a gradual income tax reduction and a gas tax increase.

Catch up with the latest from the Mississippi legislative session with our weekly recap from the politics team.

Vicksburg Mayor George Flaggs Jr. and Vicksburg Fire Department Associate Fire Chief Trey Martin  took the Polar Plunge ...

Cell phones could be restricted in public schools if legislation makes it through the legislative process. It has already cleared a Senate committee.

The top potential contenders for governor in 2027 -- at least to date -- appeared to up their fundraising efforts last year.

Women represent half of the U.S. population. But it’s still rare in some states for female lawmakers to have leading roles in ...

“I’m sure there are some minuses and pluses (to the project), but by and large I think it needs to happen.” Sen. Briggs Hopson, R-Vicksburg, recalled that almost half of his district was underwater in ...

Sen. Briggs Hopson, R-Vicksburg, recalled that almost half of his district was underwater in 2019. “I’m very pleased that the Corps has issued this (decision),” Hopson told Mississippi Today ...