By: Frank Corder Last month, Mississippi residents across much of the central part of the state were hit with repeated severe weather over the course of two weeks. The result was a prolonged loss of power for many Entergy Mississippi customers, the likes of which had...
by Taylor Vance, Mississippi Today July 10, 2023 State Rep. Cheikh Taylor has only been the chairman of the Mississippi Democratic Party for a few days, but he’s planning to use his transition as the newly minted head of the organization to advocate for more resources...
by Bobby Harrison, Mississippi Today July 12, 2023 Mississippians convicted of certain felonies have few options to regain their voting rights — a standard practice in most other states — after the U.S. Supreme Court refused to take up a case attempting to end the...
by Bobby Harrison, Mississippi Today July 10, 2023 Mississippi finished the just completed fiscal year with nearly $700 million in surplus funds, according to a preliminary report compiled and recently released by the staff of the Legislative Budget Committee. During...
Today, at their annual meeting, the Natchez Trace Compact was presented as the winner of the 2023 Byway Organization Award for Communications by the National Scenic Byway. This is one of the Foundation’s eight national awards presented annually. The Natchez Trace...
A new executive committee, two at-large board members, and a directors’ representative have been elected to the Mississippi Main Street Association (MMSA) Board of Directors to lead the efforts of the statewide community and economic development organization for...