An ordinary day turned extraordinary for Madeleine Dotson this week, as she was congratulated by University of Mississippi Chancellor Glenn Boyce for becoming the institution’s 18th Truman Scholar. Winners were formally announced Wednesday (April 12) by the Harry S....
Great City Mississippi Foundation brought some of the nation’s top thought leaders to Jackson today for its inaugural summit. Over one hundred community leaders from across the city attended the event at The Railroad District, to learn and dream about ways to...
by Molly Minta, Mississippi Today April 11, 2023 The Mississippi Office of the State Auditor has asked public universities in the state to detail spending on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, the latest attempt by officials to mimic Republican efforts...
The Greater Jackson Chamber Partnership (GJCP) and Belhaven University announced a new cooperative that will provide an enrollment scholarship to all GJCP members, employees and their children, newly admitted to the University. “We are very excited about our...
On Wednesday, March 15, more than one hundred forty players took to the baseball fields at the Gulfport Sportsplex to open the fourteenth year of Buddy Ball baseball on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. This year’s spring season has grown to record participation, and...
Congressman Bennie G. Thompson will attend a Delta Regional Authority (DRA) Grant Announcement on Friday, April 14, 2023, at 10:00 am at the Mid-Delta Regional Airport located in Greenville, MS. DRA, through U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA), has granted...
by Sara DiNatale, Mississippi Today April 12, 2023 Mississippi now requires physicians to test patients for syphilis during pregnancy as a response to the alarming rate in the state of children being born with the infection, according to a recently issued emergency...
by Devna Bose, Mississippi Today April 12, 2023 Mere days after being approved as the state’s first rural emergency hospital, the federal government rescinded the designation for Alliance Healthcare System in Holly Springs. Now, it’s not clear how the hospital will...
by Molly Minta and Kate Royals, Mississippi Today April 11, 2023 The Mississippi Division of Medicaid spent months working to determine how much it paid in claims associated with gender identity disorder or gender dysphoria following an anonymous legislative request,...
The Mississippi State Department of Health has designated the University of Mississippi Medical Center as a Mississippi Burn Center. Department of Health officials reviewed UMMC’s application for designated burn center status and visited the campus March 21 to...
By Harriet Laird Mississippi State’s College of Education has the green light from the state’s higher education board to open an innovative institute focused on support and opportunity for people with disabilities in the Magnolia State. The Mississippi Institute on...
When you walk through the beautiful University of Southern Mississippi’s (USM) Gulf Park Campus in Long Beach, you may stumble upon Bear Point Bayou. This body of water is home to many plants and animals, not to mention its rich history to the area. If you look...
A new section of Mississippi highway is now open to traffic. The newly constructed “Corridor V,” designated as State Route 76, is located in Itawamba County. The 9-mile four-lane highway connects State Route 25 to State Route 23 in Mississippi. State Route 76...
You and I hear them, the stories of people who insist they are totally innocent of any wrongdoing. Yet they are definitely identified as being at the scene of the crime, in the company of the criminals. How does that happen? Realistically, how often does a person...
A collection of paintings by the Mississippi Painters Society is currently on display at the W.O. Benjamin Fine Arts Center Gallery on the Itawamba Community College Fulton Campus. The exhibit consists of 35 works in watercolor, oil, acrylic and mixed media. Subject...
by Alex Rozier, Mississippi Today April 11, 2023 Accumulating household waste continues to sit unbothered across the state’s largest city as local officials repeatedly fail to choose a garbage collector. The city’s emergency contract with Richard’s...
It’s that time of year when increased rain chances also means increased flood risk. Mississippians should consider flood insurance now, before they need it. “At last check, there were about 57,000 National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) policies in force...
By Kara Kimbrough Every now and then I run across one of those surveys that challenges you to list the contents of your “last meal on earth.” Invariably, pasta, shrimp, garlic bread and a loaded green salad with Comeback dressing are on the list. I’m not a huge sweets...
Florence Elementary School Principal Amanda Clark is in the running to be awarded a $5,000 stipend and be named the Mississippi Administrator of the Year. Recently, the Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) announced the finalists for the 2023 Mississippi...
The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency is entering into an agreement with the American Red Cross to assist in temporarily lodging displaced residents from the March 24, 2023, deadly tornadoes. Under this agreement, the American Red Cross will place eligible...
