2025 in Mississippi

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The following is a list of events of the year 2025 in Mississippi .

Incumbents

State government

• Governor: Tate Reeves (R)

Events

• March 10 – Three people, including two hospital workers, are killed when a medical transport helicopter crashes in a forested area near Tupelo. ^[1]
• March 11:
  • 2025 Mississippi House of Representatives District 23 special election ^[2]
  • 2025 Mississippi House of Representatives District 82 special election ^[3]
• April 1 – June 3: 2025 Mississippi local elections ^[4]
• June 25 – Richard Gerald Jordan is executed by lethal injection for the 1976 kidnapping and murder of a woman in the De Soto National Forest. ^[5]
• August 21 – The Mississippi health department declares a public health emergency in response to rising infant mortality rates in the state. ^[6]
• September 15 – 21-year-old Black Delta State University student Trey Reed is found hanging from a tree on campus in Cleveland. ^[7] On the same day, 35-year-old homeless White man Corey Zukatis is found hanging from a tree in Vicksburg. Authorities investigate both deaths as suicides. ^[8]

Planned

• November 4: 2025 Mississippi State Senate election ^[9]

See also

• 2025 in the United States

References

1. O'Leary, Abigail; Tonks, Phoebe (March 11, 2025). "Helicopter crash kills three in Mississippi, including pilot and hospital staff". Irish Star. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
2. "Calhoun County lawmaker Andy Stepp dies at 66 - Mississippi Today". December 5, 2024. Retrieved March 10, 2025.
3. McLaughlin, Grant. "Meridian, MS, House lawmaker dies Thursday. His colleagues reflect on his life, service". The Clarion-Ledger. Retrieved March 10, 2025.
4. "Office of Public Affairs | Mississippi District Attorney, Mayor of Jackson, and Jackson City Council Member Charged with Bribery and Other Offenses | United States Department of Justice". www.justice.gov. November 7, 2024. Retrieved March 10, 2025.
5. "Mississippi executes the longest-serving man on the state's death row for 1976 killing". CNN. The Associated Press. June 25, 2025. Retrieved June 26, 2025.
6. McPhillips, Deidre (August 22, 2025). "Mississippi declares public health emergency over rising infant mortality rate". WAAY 31 News. Retrieved August 24, 2025.
7. Harris, Bracey; Silva, Daniella (September 17, 2025). "Family of Black student found hanging from a tree in Mississippi demands answers". NBC News. Retrieved September 17, 2025.
8. Pittman, Ashton (September 16, 2025). "Homeless Man Found Hanging From Tree in Vicksburg, Raising Fears After Earlier DSU Hanging". Mississippi Free Press. Retrieved September 17, 2025.
9. "Mississippi Senate passes redistricting resolution in line with federal order - SuperTalk Mississippi". February 27, 2025. Retrieved March 10, 2025.