3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (431+ words) Published 8:00 pm Wednesday, September 9, 2026 All of us who lived through 9/11 can recount the moment we heard the news. That morning, I had attended breakfast at the Pentagon with Defense Secretary Rumsfeld. By the time I left, I had learned that…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (126+ words) Picayune Item Statement on college atheltics Published 8:00 am Wednesday, September 9, 2026 “The University of Mississippi and Mississippi State University run two of the very best football programs in the country. I support their right to do what is necessary to protect…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (216+ words) Published 8:00 pm Friday, August 28, 2026 These statistics prove that words like “Mississippi Momentum” are more than slogans. But if anyone still doubts that Mississippi is on the move, they might consider these examples, which I witnessed firsthand over the past few…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (155+ words) Published 6:00 pm Tuesday, August 25, 2026 On behalf of the Opioid Settlement Fund Advisory Council, Attorney General Lynn Fitch announced new materials are now available for the 2026 Opioid Settlement Fund grant cycle on her website and on a comprehensive new portal for…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (491+ words) Picayune Item Wicker celebrates Gulf Coast rail success Published 4:00 pm Friday, August 21, 2026 Passenger rail returned to the Gulf Coast a year ago, and what a success it has been. Demand has shattered expectations. Officials hoped to sell 71,000 tickets in the…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (465+ words) Wicker introduces bill honoring American Founders and Founding Principles picayuneitem.com Wicker introduces bill honoring American Founders and Founding Principles Published 12:00 pm Wednesday, August 19, 2026 U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., Tim Kaine, D-Va., and Dave McCormick, R-Pa., introduced the National American History…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (388+ words) picayuneitem.com Hyde-Smith bill to improve Federal Education Scholarship tax credit Published 8:00 am Tuesday, August 18, 2026 U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced she has introduced legislation to increase the impact of an existing federal education scholarship tax credit by indexing it…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago   (50+ words) Picayune Item The distraction in our pocket Published 12:00 pm Thursday, August 13, 2026 Wicker advances maternal healthcare Wicker promotes workforce development News You Can Use Coldest Augusts in Mississippi since 1895 JacksonMS How gas prices have changed in Jackson in the last week...

1+ mon, 17+ hour ago   (221+ words) Published 6:00 pm Wednesday, August 12, 2026 U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) is cosponsoring bipartisan legislation to require the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to allow the U.S. Coast Guard to enter into intergovernmental support agreements (IGSAs) with host states and communities. The Strengthening Coast Guard…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago   (359+ words) Published 2:00 pm Tuesday, August 11, 2026 That clock is surely spinning! When I realize we are in the 2nd week of the dreaded month, August, my least favorite of the year, it blows my mind. Yes. I’ve had a few trips around the…...