A new analysis shows where people go when they move out of Mississippi. U-Haul released information on the U.S. metropolitan areas where people are moving the most in 2025. The company recorded all ...

LELAND, Miss. (AP) — High school homecoming celebrations in Mississippi ended in gunfire, with two separate shootings on opposite sides of the state Friday night that left at least eight people dead ...

In 2023, having the lowest cost-of-living index in the U.S. allowed Mississippi to attract 64,610 movers, staving off another year of population decline. While this state isn’t one of the most popular ...

Mississippi continues to have one of the lowest life expectancies in the nation, raising questions about why residents here die years earlier than the U.S. average. According to the Centers for ...

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People who get Supplemental Security Income checks won't get a payment in early March. But that's no reason to worry. Payday is coming early. Social Security recipients will receive their regular ...

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As of August 2024, approximately 642,000 Mississippians relied on Medicaid and CHIP for healthcare coverage. Although Mississippi has not yet adopted Medicaid expansion, discussions about its ...