Reedy Press is pleased to announce the release of our newest guidebook, 100 Things to Do in Mississippi Before You Die, by Dori Lowe and Brandi Perry. Mississippi may be the best kept secret around. From spellbinding architecture to some of the best culinary...
By Bob Garver Last month, I wrote about “The Exorcist: Believer” actually working pretty well as a taut kidnapping thriller until the requisite demon possession stuff kicked in. Now comes “Five Nights at Freddy’s,” which has the opposite problem: the...
Mississippi State’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences is celebrating 120 years of teaching, research and service with events for alumni, faculty, students and staff. CALS kicked off its anniversary celebration with a recent homecoming reception for alumni...
The young lady had gigantic dreams. Visions of becoming a movie star filled her daydreams constantly. From the very first movie she saw as a child, and was entranced as the female lead lit up the big screen. She wanted to be her. Family ties, college degrees, being...
That special time of the year when children and youth are wide-eyed awaiting their gifts from families — and Santa — is nearing. However, some children and youth across Mississippi are possibly looking at a holiday season without gifts. That’s where, for more...
by Jerry Mitchell, Mississippi Today November 8, 2023 The Justice Department is now investigating the city of Lexington and the Lexington Police Department. “No city, no town and no law enforcement agency is too large or too small to evade our enforcement of the...
A new Cadillac is prowling the streets of Mississippi State University, but it is providing more than just a cool ride to a team of MSU students. MSU’s EcoCAR Electric Vehicle Challenge team officially unveiled its new Cadillac LYRIQ on Tuesday [Nov. 7] at the...
by Molly Minta, Mississippi Today November 7, 2023 Concerns about poor recordkeeping, inadequate accountability and the possible “unintended” use of restricted dollars led a member of the Jackson State University Development Foundation board to quietly resign earlier...
by Taylor Vance, Mississippi Today November 7, 2023 Chancery Judge Dewayne Thomas on Tuesday night extended voting in all Hinds County polling precincts until 8 p.m., giving voters in the state’s most populous county an additional hour to cast ballots in a crowded...
by Geoff Pender, Mississippi Today November 7, 2023 Mississippi’s seven statewide offices down-ticket from governor were contested Tuesday night, but all seven incumbent Republicans easily won reelection. Republicans also easily held legislative supermajorities...
by Geoff Pender, Mississippi Today November 7, 2023 Hinds County problems in Mississippi’s statewide general election on Tuesday caused what, in technical legal terms, is known as a mess. Numerous precincts in Hinds County reportedly ran out of ballots, or of...
by Taylor Vance and Julia James, Mississippi Today November 7, 2023 Republican Gov. Tate Reeves was reelected Tuesday, defeating Democratic challenger Brandon Presley in a tight race that political experts around the country had closely eyed for weeks as a potential...
HD Hyundai Construction Equipment North America today announced expansions in Mississippi and Kentucky to the dealership territory of Taylor Construction Equipment. Taylor Construction Equipment, a Division of the Taylor Group of Companies, Louisville, Miss., joined...
By Kara Kimbrough Thanksgiving is a couple of weeks away, but believe me when I say, you need to claim dibs on the turkey BEFORE the day arrives and here’s why. The game is not over when the turkey has been whittled down to a toothpick-like state. There are several...
by Sophia Paffenroth, Mississippi Today November 6, 2023 The nonprofit Leapfrog Group released its hospital safety grades for the fall of 2023, showing the state’s largest public hospital joined nine others in scoring a “B,” its highest score to date. Eight years...
The Mississippi Commission on College Accreditation (MCCA) is set to host its first statewide meeting on Wednesday, November 8, 2023, at Holmes Community College-Ridgeland Campus for institutions participating in the State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement (SARA)....
Mississippi State-grown sweet potatoes have gone to the dogs, literally. Scientists in the Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station at MSU have created locally-sourced sweet potato dog treats made from the university vegetable and now available for...
by Rick Cleveland, Mississippi Today November 6, 2023 And so, the question is asked: When was the last time Ole Miss played a football game as important and meaningful as the one the Rebels will play Saturday at Georgia? Good question. So glad you asked. The last time...
by Geoff Pender, Mississippi Today November 6, 2023 Incumbent Republican Secretary of State Michael Watson, seeking a second term, faces Democratic challenger Ty Pinkins in Tuesday’s general election. Watson, 45, from Pascagoula, served in the state Senate from...
by Bobby Harrison, Mississippi Today November 6, 2023 Republican Mike Chaney, seeking his fifth term as Mississippi insurance commissioner, is being challenged by Democrat Bruce Burton in Tuesday’s general election. Burton, who has run unsuccessfully for both the...
