Mission Mississippi, a nonprofit organization committed to Christian reconciliation and racial healing throughout the community, will host a conference and banquet today at the Jackson Convention Complex in downtown Jackson. This event will serve as the culmination...
by Geoff Pender, Mississippi Today October 25, 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 Rick Cleveland, Mississippi Today October 25, 2023 Brett Favre famously won three NFL MVP trophies. Eli Manning was a Super Bowl MVP, twice, beating Tom Brady both times. Steve McNair was once a co-NFL MVP with Peyton Manning. Archie Manning once led the NFC in...
What is a Sewer Water Slushee? Put any of your favorite fresh fruits into the blender. Add a bit of vanilla or cinnamon. Then pour in a splash of your favorite milk and some sparkling clean ice cubes. Blend it all together, then pour into a tall glass and sip away....
by Taylor Vance, Mississippi Today October 24, 2023 Brandon Presley, the Democratic nominee for governor, said at a campaign event on Tuesday that he believes Mississippi’s minimum wage, currently set at the national minimum wage of $7.25, should be increased to a...
Mississippi State students have chosen a new group of Bulldog royalty to represent the university in its 2023 Homecoming Court, which will be presented formally during halftime of the MSU vs. University of Kentucky football game Saturday [Nov. 4] at 6:30 p.m. This...
The Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame proudly announced the selections for Hall of Fame Induction Class of 2024 today. The newest group includes three NFL football players, a tennis professional, a track and field star, a basketball coach, a baseball Hall of Fame...
by Devna Bose, Mississippi Today October 25, 2023 An event aimed at improving health care and expanding Medicaid in Mississippi is making its way to Jackson Thursday. Together for Hope, a nonprofit working with the poorest counties in America, teamed up with the...
Hancock County Port and Harbor Commission (HCPHC) is excited to announce Taylor Lee Ladner, as the newest addition to our team, as a Business Development Specialist. Ladner will assist the economic development team with marketing HCPHC and the county, workforce...
Halloween should be scary and fun, not scary and dangerous. Keep trick-or-treaters safe from injury by following advice of paramedics at AMR. Remember: More youngsters are struck by cars on Halloween than on any other day. Injuries from falls are also common. ...
Itawamba Community College’s Commercial Truck Driving program will benefit from a $500,000 donation from the Ashley Charitable Foundation (ACF), a nonprofit organization founded by Ashley Furniture Industries, LLC and committed to supporting education and workforce...
by Mina Corpuz, Mississippi Today October 24, 2023 The case of a woman convicted over 20 years ago for the death of her former-fiance’s son could be reexamined through a conviction integrity unit proposed by Democratic Attorney General candidate Greta Kemp Martin....
by Molly Minta, Mississippi Today October 25, 2023 This article was copublished with The 19th, a nonprofit newsroom covering gender, politics, and policy. Sign up for The 19th’s newsletter here. Marie and Brian Bauman held hands as they walked into the quiet worship...
By Kara Kimbrough What do you do when your football team is playing badly? Find a comfortable spot in the tailgate tent and find solace in the dips. Lack of entertaining football action can be tolerated and in some cases, totally ignored by continuously dipping chips,...
The Mississippi Farmers Market will host the Halloween Extravaganza 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Saturday, October 28. The Market will feature complimentary bags of popcorn, a photo opportunity for attendees to pose in their Halloween costumes, a variety of food trucks and...
Alden Group Renewable Energy is opening a new facility in Smith County. The project is a $12.535 million investment that will create 30 new jobs. Alden Group works with area poultry processors to transform waste products into a dry matter that is then sold to...
Recently, over 100 regional and national stakeholders attended the Mississippi Delta region’s first-ever Civil Rights Heritage Tourism Summit at the B.B. King Museum and Delta Interpretive Center in Indianola, MS. The Summit was free and open to the public with...
by Robert Scott African American undergraduate students Diane Hardy, Barbara Turner and Laverne Greene, and graduate students Jacqueline Edwards, Mary Flowers and Eula Houser, stepped foot on the campus of Mississippi University for Women in 1966, facing all manner of...
by Devna Bose, Mississippi Today October 20, 2023 Mississippians in counties with Uber services can request free rides to their county health department appointments starting next month. As the state’s health care crisis persists and Mississippians may increasingly...
The Mississippi Agriculture and Livestock Theft Bureau (MALTB) recovered a stolen skid steer, with an estimated value of $50,000, in Hinds County last week. On October 15, 2023, MALTB investigators started an investigation after receiving anonymous information of...
