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Skeletal remains, later identified as those of Jimmie "Jay" Lee, were discovered by hunters in a rural wooded area of Carroll County last Saturday. | Submitted Photo

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Officials: Skeletal remains identified as missing Ole Miss student Jimmie 'Jay' Lee
By ADAM PRESTRIDGE
Wed,02/05/25-5:41PM , 1,834 Reads 38,198 Statewide
Law enforcement has officially identified the skeletal remains discovered in Carroll County last Saturday as those of Jimmie “Jay” Lee, the missing Ole Miss student, who was active in the LGBTQ+ community that has not been seen since July 2022.
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Thompson and Magaziner issue statement on nomination of Joe Kent as Director of the NCTC
By THE PRESS REGISTER
Tue,02/04/25-2:50PM , 1,252 Reads
On Tuesday, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson, Ranking Member of Homeland Security Committee, and Rep. Seth Magaziner, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence (NCTC), issued the following statement on the nomination of Joe Kent as Director of the National Counterterrorism Center.
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The availability of products containing kratom varies widely across the United States. A handful of states have outlawed kratom sales, and even in states that have not, many county and city governments have restricted or banned the product. Graphic by John McCustion/University Marketing and Communications

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Mississippi House Committee takes action to restrict kratom
By SPECIAL TO THE PRESS REGISTER
Tue,02/04/25-11:55AM , 1,160 Reads
The potential dangers from a substance currently found behind the counter of many Mississippi convenience stores is leading health leaders to call for its restriction statewide.
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FLOYD INGRAM: I don’t like being the news
By FLOYD INGRAM
Sat,02/01/25-4:00AM , 3,000 Reads
It started with the Clarksdale Press Register letting a man wash our windows after he came in and asked for a few bucks.
It ended with him going to jail for six months after he hit me with a stick in the doorway of my office in downtown Clarksdale on Jan. 1.
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