Hancock County Port and Harbor Commission (HCPHC) is pleased to announce the newest addition to our team: Geoff Clemens, in the position of Deputy Director. “Hancock County is grateful an experienced and dedicated leader like Geoff would join our team. Geoff’s...
by Wendy Bailey, Executive Director, Mississippi Department of Mental Health In Mississippi, one of the most powerful forces preventing someone from seeking mental health treatment is stigma – the negative perceptions and misconceptions someone may have around a...
By Bob Garver It’s weird when a super-low-budget cult movie like 1981’s “The Evil Dead” gets a well-funded sequel. So many elements are bound to be better with a properly-paid crew of professionals, as opposed to amateurs with a scraped-together budget. The 1981 film...
by Kate Royals, Mississippi Today April 21, 2023 Attorneys for a woman convicted of capital murder in the death of her then-fiance’s son are once again asking the court for a new trial. This time, the request is partly based on what defense attorneys say is...
by Bobby Harrison, Mississippi Today April 21, 2023 Legislation that would create a separate judicial district within Jackson, the state’s capital and largest city, was signed into law Friday by Gov. Tate Reeves. Reeves had indicated earlier in the week he would sign...
by Bobby Harrison, Mississippi Today April 23, 2023 The ink was barely dry on Gov. Tate Reeves’ signature of legislation designed to create a separate judicial and law enforcement district within the city of Jackson before the NAACP filed a lawsuit challenging the...
By: Mike Lopinto Nicholas Dauerer, a junior music performance major with a business administration minor at The University of Southern Mississippi (USM), was recently named the 2023 Presser Undergraduate Scholar. Selected by the music faculty guided solely by...
The Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning appointed the members of the search committee for the Jackson State University President Search at its meeting held yesterday in Jackson. The Trustees who will serve on the JSU Board Search Committee...
Officials at the Hank Aaron Sports Academy announced today that the Hope Credit Union Championship Baseball Tournament will be taking place in just one week on April 27th – 30th at Smith Wills Stadium. In a 6 team conference, consisting of 2 Mississippi schools...
by Julia James, Mississippi Today April 18, 2023 Two weeks after being rejected by the Senate to serve as state superintendent, Robert Taylor defended his record of improving schools and said his nomination was manipulated into a political issue by Sen. Chris McDaniel...
by Bobby Harrison, Mississippi Today April 19, 2023 The United States Supreme Court has postponed for the eighth time this year a decision on whether to hear a case challenging the constitutionality of a Mississippi provision enacted in 1890 with the intent of...
by Devna Bose, Mississippi Today April 19, 2023 Mississippi parents can opt out of vaccinating their children for school on account of religious beliefs, a federal judge has ruled. U.S. District Judge Halil Sul Ozerden on Monday issued a preliminary injunction in a...
by Geoff Pender, Mississippi Today April 18, 2023 Lieutenant governor candidate Chris McDaniel has reported returning legally questionable large donations from a Virginia dark-money nonprofit, and shutting down his PAC through which the donations flowed to his...
by Jerry Mitchell, Mississippi Today April 19, 2023 Double murderer James Williams III is set to walk out of a Mississippi prison May 16. The state Parole Board has agreed to release Williams, who was convicted in 2005 of shooting to death his father, James Jr., and...
As NASA innovates for the benefit of humanity and strives to improve life on Earth through technological advances, it needs people to help guide the innovations through the proper channels and share the story of how the technologies ensure a better future. Enter Tom...
by Sara DiNatale, Mississippi Today April 20, 2023 A 19-year-old farmworker from South Africa suffocated to death in a Delta farm’s grain bin last year because of his employer’s negligence, according to a report and citations from the U.S. Department of Labor....
The Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning approved changes in the leadership at Alcorn State University at its meeting held today in Jackson. Dr. Ontario S. Wooden, who currently serves as Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs,...
The MLB Jr. Home Run Derby that was previously scheduled for Saturday, April 22nd has been rescheduled for Saturday, May 13th at Smith Wills Stadium, the home of the Hank Aaron Sports Academy. The start time for the MLB Jr. Home Run Derby will be at 10:00 a.m. and the...
by Sara DiNatale, Mississippi Today April 20, 2023 For years, Mississippi children were more likely to miss out on early childhood development screenings than anywhere else in the country. But after a $17-million federal grant and the work of a state health childhood...
by Molly Minta, Mississippi Today April 20, 2023 The new president of Delta State University was appointed with a split vote by the Institutions of Higher Learning Board of Trustees, a rare occurrence from the governing board that typically projects an organized,...
