by Geoff Pender, Mississippi Today November 6, 2023 Incumbent Republican Agriculture Commissioner Andy Gipson faces Democratic nominee Robert Bradford in Tuesday’s general election. Gipson, 46, of Braxton, is a lawyer, a tree and cattle farmer, a Baptist...
by Geoff Pender and Bobby Harrison, Mississippi Today November 7, 2023 State and local offices will be on the ballot across the state on Tuesday, headlined by the governor’s race between incumbent Republican Gov. Tate Reeves and Democratic challenger Brandon...
Pacesetter Gallery artists have risen to the occasion, creating inspired work for the Taking Flight Group Show opening November 11, 2023. The wine and cheese come and go event is open to the public from 6-8 PM at Pacesetter Gallery located in Flowood. “With the...
by Jack Criss The Mississippi Monitor Serving over 40 people with unique challenges in Pike County, REM Mississippi also serves such clients statewide out of their home base in Flowood. Opening in 2013, McComb was REM’s first office in the state and provides...
The University of Mississippi Medical Center’s fall 2023 Leapfrog score is a B, a grade that shows the results of the Medical Cente.r’s laser-like focus on quality care, patient outcomes and experiences. It is the highest score UMMC has ever received from Leapfrog, a...
by Taylor Vance, Mississippi Today November 6, 2023 Welcome to The Homestretch, a daily blog featuring the most comprehensive coverage of the 2023 Mississippi governor’s race. This page, curated by the Mississippi Today politics team, will feature the biggest...
by Taylor Vance, Mississippi Today November 3, 2023 When the U.S. Supreme Court determined last year that Americans no longer had a constitutional right to obtain an abortion, Greta Kemp Martin felt like she had been sucker punched in the stomach. She said she felt so...
by Devna Bose, Mississippi Today November 3, 2023 Gov. Tate Reeves, the state’s most powerful opponent of Medicaid expansion, repeated a familiar claim at Wednesday night’s gubernatorial debate: that the program wouldn’t save the state’s failing hospitals. But health...
by Bobby Harrison, Mississippi Today November 3, 2023 Welcome to The Homestretch, a daily blog featuring the most comprehensive coverage of the 2023 Mississippi governor’s race. This page, curated by the Mississippi Today politics team, will feature the biggest...
By: Rachel Vanderford As maternal mortality continues to rise across the country, barriers to comprehensive maternal care are particularly evident in Mississippi. With the highest infant mortality rate, preterm birth rate and low-weight births in the nation, the state...
A new music performance degree program builds upon Mississippi State University’s long-standing tradition of providing students with a comprehensive education in the arts. Introduced this fall, MSU’s Bachelor of Music in Performance degree prepares...
The Mississippi Children’s Museum (MCM) opens a new water table in the existing Exploring Mississippi gallery. The new water table offers innovative experiences, along with similar charm of the previous water table, which still takes visitors on an adventure...
Mississippi State Presidential Scholar Ann Olivia Radicioni is the university’s newest Rhodes Scholarship finalist. The senior political science major and Shackouls Honors College student from Clinton also is being honored by the university this week as Miss MSU...
Mississippi’s General Election Day is less than a week away. The November 7 ballot features statewide, state district, county, and county district offices. To familiarize yourself with the upcoming election, visit the My Election Day portal to receive election...
A $4 million gift from the Luckyday Foundation of Jackson announced today [Nov. 1] will benefit the construction of Mississippi State University’s new 412-bed residence hall complex. This gift will also continue the philanthropic legacy of Frank Rogers Day....
More first-time students are attending Mississippi State this fall than ever before. The university announced today [Nov. 2] an 11.4% increase in first-time students this semester, the largest entering class in the school’s 145-year history. MSU also recorded...
by Alex Rozier, Mississippi Today November 2, 2023 North Gulfport residents came to Jackson on Wednesday as part of a years-long effort to block the building of a military storage facility that would require construction on contaminated property and filling in...
by Mina Corpuz, Mississippi Today November 2, 2023 When Gov. Tate Reeves was sworn into office nearly four years ago, his very first priority was addressing the long-troubled Mississippi prison system. Deadly riots at the Mississippi State Penitentiary and violence in...
Through the creation of a new online university database, a Mississippi State forensic anthropologist is using his expertise to help find missing people. The Mississippi Repository for Missing and Unidentified Persons, launched this month...
by Geoff Pender, Mississippi Today November 2, 2023 Mississippi voters who tuned in Wednesday night were treated to the most heated gubernatorial debate in recent history, as Republican Tate Reeves and Democrat Brandon Presley accused each other of lying, corruption,...
