by Bobby Harrison, Mississippi Today March 27, 2023 The Senate Education Committee has rejected Gov. Tate Reeves’ nomination of DeSoto County resident Carra Powell to the Mississippi Board of Education. Late Sunday, the Education Committee tabled the nomination. The...
Friday, March 24, Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks (MDWFP) Conservation Officers were deployed to communities throughout Mississippi in response to the severe weather and tornadoes that shook the state. On Saturday, MDWFP’s Special...
by Bobby Harrison, Mississippi Today March 26, 2023 House and Senate conferees met for days including through the Easter weekend in 1997 to hammer out an agreement on the landmark Mississippi Adequate Education Program legislation that was ultimately approved by both...
Mississippi State University celebrated the newly added Wingo Way, named in honor of alumni brothers Turner and Dean Wingo, and their families, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony last month. The two-mile road opened shortly before the start of the fall semester along...
Alex Fratesi grew up in Leland, less than an hour from Rolling Fork, a town she knew by such landmarks as Chuck’s Dairy Bar, the post office and the tree-shaded streets where people walked their dogs. But, when she arrived in the Delta town Saturday morning, Chuck’s...
The Families First Coronavirus Response Act prevented state Medicaid agencies from disenrolling people during the pandemic. However, that provision ends on March 31, 2023, and those who no longer qualify for Medicaid based on their income will begin to be removed from...
Join the Mississippi Children’s Museum (MCM) as we welcome spring with Bunnies & Butterflies on Saturday, April 8 from 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Our beautiful garden spaces will spring to life for this special weekend celebration! Children are invited to...
The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks (MDWFP) has closed Lake Monroe until further notice due to extensive tornado damage. Lake Monroe is a 99-acre state fishing lake located in Monroe County between Aberdeen and Amory. Anglers and campers...
by Sara DiNatale, Mississippi Today March 27, 2023 Jackson County’s Board of Supervisors announced Monday it chose Louisiana Catholic nonprofit Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System to purchase the Gulf Coast’s Singing River Health System. The decision...
by Julia James, Mississippi Today March 27, 2023 Four school districts are closed Monday as a result of the deadly tornadoes that made their way across the state over the weekend and killed 21 people, according to the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency. The...
by Molly Minta, Mississippi Today March 27, 2023 A special grand jury hearing was held at the Lafayette County Courthouse Monday for Sheldon Timothy Herrington Jr., the Ole Miss graduate charged with murdering Jimmie “Jay” Lee, Mississippi Today has confirmed. Lee was...
by Bobby Harrison and Geoff Pender, Mississippi Today March 27, 2023 Mississippi lawmakers missed a Monday night deadline to complete their budget work and now will have to extend the regular session or wait for Gov. Tate Reeves to call a special session to fund...
by Geoff Pender, Mississippi Today March 25, 2023 Lawmakers on Saturday continued to haggle particulars of a roughly $7 billion state budget, and reported some progress. But they remained at loggerheads on some big ticket items, particularly the more than $2.6 billion...
by Devna Bose, Mississippi Today March 27, 2023 Tameka Myles was at work Friday evening when she got the call every mother dreads. “You need to get here,” her neighbor in Rolling Fork said. “Jay is hurt pretty bad.” Immediately, Myles got in her Nissan Maxima with a...
by Molly Minta, Mississippi Today March 23, 2023 As speculation swirled over the last month about former Jackson State University president Thomas Hudson’s resignation, the Institutions of Higher Learning Board of Trustees repeatedly promised the public it would...
By Bob Garver There’s something about a fourth movie in a series that tends to be dangerous for a franchise’s legacy. “Batman and Robin” led to the Caped Crusader being taken off the big screen for eight years. “Terminator: Salvation” is better remembered for its...
Posted in Mississippi Attractions, Small Towns by Daniella DiRienzo When they came up with the phrase “good things come in small packages,” they had to be talking about New Albany. The small town in northern Mississippi has a population of just 8,500, but what it...
By Marilou D. Horton In August 2022, Deonne Wittmann began fulfilling her dream of opening a full-time private school in Long Beach with a one-room schoolhouse vibe. Now, the Wittmann Learning Center needs playground equipment to complete the educator’s vision,...
The devastating tornadoes that hit Mississippi and other parts of the South over the weekend left a path of destruction and an estimated 26 deaths. Recovery efforts are now underway. Mississippians are always near the top in helping and giving to others in need. To...
The Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) held its annual Equipment Operators Roadeo at its District 5 office in Newton on Thursday, March 23. “Safety is always our focus. Everything we do is geared towards improving safety for the traveling...
