March 24, 2023, Severe Weather Update #8 The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency continues to assess the damage and aid in response and recovery efforts in multiple counties affected by the March 24th tornadoes and severe weather. Residents in Carroll,...
The Mississippi State Board of Education (SBE) has named Mike Kent interim state superintendent of education to serve April 3 through June 30 and announced plans to appoint a long-term interim superintendent to begin July 1. Kent has served as interim deputy...
Dear Friend: Greeting! I am pleased to announce the open season of available 2023 Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Scholarships. CBC Scholarships support current and upcoming college students across a variety of educational careers. The available scholarships for the...
by Julia James and Geoff Pender, Mississippi Today March 29, 2023 The Senate rejected the nomination of Robert Taylor for state superintendent of education on Wednesday. Taylor was most recently a deputy state superintendent for the North Carolina Department of Public...
by Geoff Pender and Bobby Harrison, Mississippi Today March 30, 2023 Mississippians over the next two years could see a boom in new major road projects after lawmakers agreed to give the Mississippi Department of Transportation an extra $620 million Thursday as...
by Bobby Harrison and Geoff Pender, Mississippi Today March 29, 2023 The Mississippi Legislature, finally reaching a budget accord, worked late Wednesday night to pass that agreement with hopes of ending its 2023 session on Thursday. A key peg in that deal is an...
