by Kate Royals, Mississippi Today June 5, 2023 St. Dominic Memorial Hospital in Jackson is laying off 157 employees, or 5.5% of its total workforce, and closing all of its behavioral health services. The employees range from full-time, part-time and PRN (as needed)...
The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks (MDWFP) began lowering the water level at Natchez State Park Lake on June 1, 2023, for a lake improvement project. The lake will remain open to fishing; however, the boat ramp will be closed once the water...
by Devna Bose, Mississippi Today June 2, 2023 The Yazoo County Health Department will reopen next week after nearly nine months. As Mississippi’s health care infrastructure continues to crumble, the reopening could mean more access to health care in Yazoo County....
United States Representative Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) announced The National Science Foundation has awarded $600,004 to Jackson State University. This project, entitled “Excellence in Research: Exploring Effectiveness of Automatic Assessment of Cognitive and...
by Molly Minta, Mississippi Today June 1, 2023 The University of Mississippi Medical Center will dissolve the LGBTQ+ clinic that came under lawmakers’ scrutiny last fall because it offered gender-affirming care like hormone therapy and puberty blockers to trans...
by Molly Minta, Mississippi Today May 31, 2023 Over the last year, students, alumni, faculty and staff at Mississippi’s eight public universities have come to know this routine well: The Institutions of Higher Learning Board of Trustees fires or lets go of a...
