by Devna Bose, Mississippi Today Mississippi hospitals, many on the precipice of closure, will be getting much-needed additional money this year. But the amount they receive might be much lower than expected. The Mississippi Division of Medicaid proposed changing the...
The Mississippi Arts Commission (MAC) announces that Edward Wilson, a Senior at Jackson Preparatory School in Jackson, MS, is the 2023 Mississippi Poetry Out Loud® (POL) champion. The first runner-up was Kalen Wallace, a Junior at Northwest Rankin High School in...
Locals and tourists are invited to enjoy an exciting Spring Break “Week of Wonder” in Jackson’s award-winning LeFleur Museum District (LMD) from March 13-17, 2023. LMD’s four uniquely amazing museums, located at I-55 and Lakeland Drive, are offering visitors special...
by Bobby Harrison, Mississippi Today The Mississippi House, with most Democrats voting present, approved by a 75-9 margin on Wednesday a proposal to restore the ballot initiative process after it was struck down in 2021 by the state Supreme Court. The measure required...
by Julia James, Mississippi Today The Mississippi Senate on Tuesday unanimously approved two bills to change the state’s school funding formula and “fully fund” the new version, but the bills may face challenges in the House and from the governor. The funding formula...
Four outstanding young women represented Southern Pine Electric at the Youth Leadership Workshop sponsored by Electric Cooperatives of Mississippi. Ruby Sage Rogers of Presbyterian High School, Claire Hennington of Union High School, Emma Grace Thomas of Morton High...
