by Mississippi Today, Mississippi Today April 5, 2023 Mississippi Today has won the University of Mississippi School of Journalism and New Media’s prestigious Silver Em award. This year marks the first time a news organization has received the award. The Silver Em...
by Anna Wolfe, Mississippi Today April 5, 2023 Mississippi is one step closer to having a permanent U.S. Attorney for the Southern District, who is expected to oversee the prosecution of what’s been called the largest public fraud case in state history. Both Sens....
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), in partnership with the Small Business Administration (SBA) and the Federal Depository Insurance Corporation (FDIC), is hosting a series of regional economic development workshops on the “Path to Prosperity” in Mississippi,...
by Molly Minta, Mississippi Today April 5, 2023 When the Mississippi Community College Board unanimously selected Kell Smith as executive director earlier this year, it discriminated against a more-educated Black applicant who had worked at the agency longer,...
Six 7-12th grade Mississippi teachers have been named 2022-23 state-level finalists for the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST). The PAEMST program is the nation’s highest honor for teachers of mathematics, science,...
by Geoff Pender, Mississippi Today April 5, 2023 Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann and any state senator with an opponent for reelection this year can expect to field lots of questions and campaign-ad jabs about the Senate killing a measure to restore voters’ right to...
