TEC, a leading rural broadband provider, has completed construction on the most recent project in Scott County. This undertaking extends Gigabit-speed internet coverage by an estimated 46 miles, providing connectivity to more than 550 customers. TEC was one of the 386...
by Molly Minta, Mississippi Today August 7, 2023 A Jackson-based LGBTQ+ organization is withdrawing its volunteer support from this year’s Mississippi Book Festival due to the addition to a panel of former Vice President Mike Pence, a current Republican presidential...
Methodist Rehabilitation Center in Jackson recently named Rev. Maxine Bolden as its new chaplain. An ordained elder in the United Methodist Church, Rev. Bolden serves as chaplain of Tougaloo College—the first female and only the second alumnus to serve in her alma...
by Taylor Vance, Mississippi Today August 4, 2023 Current presidential candidate and former Vice President Mike Pence will come to Jackson on Aug. 19 to speak at the Mississippi Book Festival, according to the festival’s website. The event’s website notes that Pence...
Officials gathered in Madison to break ground on a local project that calls for the construction of 1.3 miles of new two-lane roadway from Parkway East to U.S. Highway 51. Reunion Parkway will eventually connect I-55, U.S. 51 and Bozeman Road. It will provide a...
by Brian Howey, Nate Rosenfield and Jerry Mitchell, Mississippi Today August 3, 2023 Six law enforcement officers who called themselves the “Goon Squad” pleaded guilty Thursday to federal charges they tortured two Black men, hurled racial slurs and used a sex toy on...
