Tag: Mississippi

Mississippi Federal Judge Rules Male Student Identifying as Female Must Comply With Graduation Dress Code

A federal judge ruled that a biologically male student who identifies as a woman would have to comply with a Mississippi high school’s dress code for graduation on May 20. The decision adds to the national debate as definitions about sex and gender are being challenged by progressives, who advocate for minors being able to…


‘Every State Has Become a Border State’: Mississippi Sends National Guard to Texas

Republican Gov. Tate Reeves announced on Wednesday the deployment of Mississippi National Guard troops to the southern border, saying that every U.S. state has become a border state, with trafficked drugs impacting the entire country. Reeves, who mobilized the National Guard in response to an urgent call for help from Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, expressed…


Mississippi Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Challenging Constitutionality of State Crime Bill Establishing Unelected Judges

A Mississippi judge has dismissed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of legislation supporters say was written to combat crime while opponents call the bill a racist power grab in the state capital. On Monday, Hinds County Chancery Judge Dewayne Thomas ruled that the process by which judges would be appointed written in the legislation doesn’t…


GOP Governors Urge Biden Admin to Drop Title IX Overhaul, Protect Women’s Sports

Half of the nation’s governors are asking the Biden administration to either withdraw or delay a proposed rule aimed at preventing schools from barring biological males from participating in female athletics programs. Led by Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves, 25 Republican governors submitted a joint comment on May 11 to Education Secretary Miguel Cardona opposing his…


Louisiana’s Biggest Hospital System Lays Off 770 People

Louisiana’s largest hospital system and one of its largest private employers, Ochsner Health, plans on laying off 770 employees. The job cuts will affect 42 hospitals and more than 200 urgent care and health centers in Louisiana and Mississippi. Ochsner CEO Pete November wrote in a May 11 email to employees (pdf) that the cutbacks would not affect doctors, nurses,…


Arrest Made in Mississippi Shooting That Killed 1, Injured 6

OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss.—Police in Mississippi have arrested a suspect in a shooting that left one person dead and six others injured at a restaurant during a Cinco de Mayo party. Ocean Springs police announced the arrest in a statement Saturday evening. Police Chief Mark Dunston declined to release the suspect’s name, citing the ongoing investigation….


Sheriff: Last of 4 Escaped Mississippi Prisoners Found

CRYSTAL SPRINGS, Miss.—The last of four inmates who escaped from a Mississippi prison was found Thursday morning at a home not far from the detention center, the sheriff announced. Corey Harrison, 22, was taken into custody at a home in Crystal Springs, about 20 miles from the prison. A female acquaintance was also arrested and…


1 Dead, at Least 6 Injured at Mississippi Party Shooting

OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss.—One person is dead and at least six other people were shot during a Cinco de Mayo party at a Mississippi restaurant late Friday night, police said. Ocean Springs Police Capt. Ryan LeMaire, in a news release, confirmed that seven people were shot at The Scratch Kitchen on Government Street. The surviving victims…


Mississippi River Crests at Davenport, Testing Barriers

BUFFALO, Iowa—Dale O’Donnell bought his small brick home only 100 yards or so from the Mississippi River because he enjoys watching the river and wanted a good view from his front porch. He got his money’s worth Monday as the Mississippi crested at a near-record high just feet from his home, which was surrounded by…


2 Killed, 4 Wounded in Mississippi Shooting; Man Arrested

BAY ST. LOUIS, Miss.—Police have charged a 19-year-old man with killing two teenagers and wounding four others in an early Sunday shooting at a house party on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Cameron Everest Brand of Pass Christian is charged with murder and aggravated assault, jail records show. Bay St. Louis Police Chief Toby Schwartz said…