Black Bear Program coordinator believes the young bear may be from Arkansas and swam across the Mississippi River.

Spring is here and bears are on the move with countless photos and videos on social media showing it. With a growing black bear population in Mississippi along with bears searching for food, mates and ...

Hancock County is seeing older residents make up a growing share of the population, raising new questions about what it means ...

The change was most clear among one population, but new Census data also shows slight growth among minority groups across the region.

A single statistic underscores all these factors. Out of the county’s 1,111 residents, just an estimated 42 people aged 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree — meaning Issaquena County’s population ...

A new lawsuit alleges that Black voters are being discriminated against by voting maps in DeSoto County, Mississippi.

Black Bear Program coordinator believes the young bear may be from Arkansas and swam across the Mississippi River.

People in Mississippi’s largest county are demanding answers about why some polling places ran out of ballots and voters had to wait for them to be replenished on the day the state was deciding ...

For nearly three years, hundreds of Harris County jail inmates have been sent to out-of-state facilities, as part of an effort to keep the local jail population down and in compliance with state ...

Shelby County lost more people in 2024 than any other county in the country, according to recent Census estimates.

(The Center Square) — A small number of people are leaving Mississippi, according to new census data. The U.S. Census Bureau’s Vintage 2022 national and state population estimates were ...