How do the teams on the Texas Longhorns schedule rank academically? UT's slate features a Top 20 school, an academic twin and ...

Kat Bergeron, an award-winning veteran reporter and feature writer who specializes in Gulf Coast history and sense of place, is retired from the Sun Herald. She writes this Gulf Coast Chronicles ...

Recently discovered bones of a basilosaurus in Mississippi offer insight into its life and what happened after its death.

The state's only open-admission shelter is overwhelmed. Taking in over 70 animals a day and sometimes more than 100, The ...

Marla Demita could hear the screams of her 9-month-old son as soon as she entered Little Blessings Daycare in Yazoo City.

A young male bear has been sighted in North Mississippi, moving from DeSoto County eastward. A sow with cubs was sighted in ...

Yet despite its vulnerability, the gopher tortoise is considered a keystone species; its burrows — both active and abandoned ...

Where: 5916 US 49, Hattiesburg, MS 39401 The Salvation Army Family Store in Gulfport is a thrifter’s paradise. This place is huge, with rows and rows of clothes, furniture, and household items.

The Small Ruminant Conference continues tomorrow morning at 8:30. It will highlight meat quality, and reproductive strategies ...

A black bear's journey from Arkansas to Mississippi has made headlines. But a much more famous bear — the teddy bear — is ...

Copperhead snake sightings are on the rise as people spend more time outdoors. Know what to look for in Mississippi, how to ...

Some states ban sleeping in vehicles. Here's what you need to know about Mississippi state law, where and when it's OK. What ...