By: Annie Oeth, aoeth@umc.edu Photos By: Melanie Thortis/UMMC Photography Mississippi has seen a dramatic rise in early childhood developmental and behavioral health screenings. An increase of this type was one of the goals of Mississippi Thrive!, an innovative...
Celebrate Earth Day by joining us at LeFleur’s Bluff State Park on April 22, 2023, for the En Plein Air Paint Competition! This event, brought to you by the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks and Pacesetter Gallery, will showcase 27...
by Jerry Mitchell and Ann Marie Cunningham, Mississippi Center for Investigative Reporting, Mississippi Today March 16, 2023 Mississippi author Angie Thomas has sold millions of copies of her books, but the Mississippi Library Commission kept readers from checking out...
The Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) and Keep Mississippi Beautiful recently received a 2022 State Agency Partnership Award at the Keep America Beautiful National Conference held Feb. 20-23, 2023, in Washington, D.C. The Keep America Beautiful State...
by Bobby Harrison and Geoff Pender, Mississippi Today March 16, 2023 Mississippi lawmakers, in the final two weeks of the 2023 legislative session, will hammer out details of a major election bill that could, among other things, give state officials power to purge...
by Devna Bose, Mississippi Today March 16, 2023 Mississippians on Medicaid officially have health care coverage for a year after giving birth. Gov. Tate Reeves signed Senate Bill 2212 into law on Thursday, extending postpartum Medicaid coverage from two to 12 months....
