Category: Morning Newscast

Adams County Administrator Mitzi Conne resigns, remaining through July 8 to oversee the airport’s launch. NOAA forecasts a below‑average hurricane season; also: third‑grade reading results, Memorial Day travel surge and river update.

The Mississippi Court of Appeals has upheld the 20‑year manslaughter conviction of Reginald Butler in the 2020 shooting of Braylon James. The ruling comes as regional battles over redistricting and term limits intensify — Louisiana lawmakers push a two‑consecutive‑term governor amendment, proposed maps threaten a majority‑Black district, and voting‑rights advocates rallied in Jackson. Mississippi River…

Police arrested a man after a Natchez chase ended in a ravine. A recall against Governor Jeff Landry gains momentum amid GOP pushback, Senator Bill Cassidy says he won’t seek further office, and the U.S. Supreme Court vacated a Mississippi redistricting case.

Natchez will demolish the asbestos-contaminated Frye Building for Eola Hotel parking using more than $1 million in cleanup funds. Louisiana voters rejected all five constitutional amendments, and Mississippi’s Operation Hope located 13 missing foster children.

Natchez began annual testing of 800+ fire hydrants. In Louisiana, Rep. Julia Letlow and John Fleming head to a June 27 GOP Senate runoff. Mississippi officials consider redrawing districts after a Supreme Court ruling, and Louisiana advances a bill targeting shrimp co-mingling.

City officials in Natchez will revisit proposed Duncan Park tennis‑court changes Monday, Louisiana heads to a U.S. Senate primary tomorrow featuring Cassidy, Fleming and Letlow, and Mississippi and Louisiana lawmakers are advancing redistricting changes after recent court guidance.

Vidalia’s Board of Aldermen approved a new ordinance regulating golf carts after years of limited enforcement, while a controversial proposed congressional map that would likely produce a 5-1 Republican delegation advanced from committee amid protests over minority representation.

Natchez aldermen have agreed to join Meadville and Brookhaven officials to advance plans for a potential Natchez–Brookhaven passenger train along a 65‑mile freight line. The proposal—in partnership with Natchez Railway—remains contingent on federal funding and significant work, as Natchez–Adams County also readies the return of commercial air service in July.

Two teens were killed and the driver arrested after an SUV overturned in Concordia Parish early Sunday; investigators say alcohol appears to be a factor and none of the occupants were wearing seat belts. Other local updates: Democrats led early voting turnout, wildfire-safety recommendations were issued, Louisiana will allow recreational alligator hunting, and the Mississippi…

Local headlines: a spike in deer collisions injured a dirt-bike rider in Adams County; Louisiana lawmakers clash over a new congressional map and a four-day school week bill; Mississippi storm injuries rise to 26 as the Natchez–Vidalia river continues to climb.