by Taylor Vance, Mississippi Today September 19, 2023 Brandon Presley announced on Tuesday that his campaign will begin airing a new ad on more than 20 radio stations that have predominantly Black audiences, the first such ad of the 2023 election cycle from the...
The Institute for the Advancement of Minority Health’s Black Men’s Health Equity Council will host Choppin’ It Up—The Barbershop Series from 2 p.m.-4 p.m., Saturday, September 30, 2023. This installment focuses on prostate cancer awareness and will be held on the...
By Bob Garver “A Haunting in Venice” is director/star Kenneth Branagh’s third go-around as Agatha Christie-penned detective Hercule Poirot. The other two were 2017’s “Murder on the Orient Express” and 2022’s “Death on the Nile.” “A Haunting in Venice” comes barely a...
Harrison County Court and Youth Court Judge Michael Dickinson of Gulfport has been selected as an Angels in Adoption Honoree by the Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute. Sen. Roger Wicker chose Judge Dickinson for the award. The Institute in a Sept. 14 letter...
Three schools in Mississippi were among the 353 schools across the nation named as National Blue Ribbon Schools for 2023 by the U.S. Department of Education. The recognition is based on a school’s overall academic performance or progress in closing achievement gaps...
Prospective Mississippi State students and their families are invited to learn more about the Bulldog campus experience during the university’s 2023 Fall Preview Days, scheduled for Oct. 9, Nov. 10 and Nov. 20, as well as Transfer Preview Day on Oct. 27. Space...
Michael Upton of Mooreville, director of Advancement for Itawamba Community College, has been selected as a participant in the 2023-25 Jim Ingram Community Leadership Institute. “The Jim Ingram Community Leadership Institute provides wonderful insights and training to...
Generation Z. Young adults that older generations have a difficult time understanding. And a generation that, in turn, holds a lot of contempt for the lifestyles of generations before them. Boomers, as a whole, see adulthood as something that should be lived from this...
by Taylor Vance, Mississippi Today September 20, 2023 Gov. Tate Reeves, in his first term as governor, used at least $31,000 in taxpayer funds to take trips on Mississippi’s state airplane to political events that don’t appear to directly involve state business,...
By Douglas Carswell Mississippi’s fifty highest paid public officials now cost the taxpayer more than $10 million a year. After an average 5 percent pay rise, the state’s highest paid officials saw their salaries rise from $193,678 on average last year to $205,000...
“Home for the Holidays” October 20 – 22, 2022 “Bringing the Vintage Experience to You” Do you watch home remodeling shows and wonder where they find the unique pieces they put in the homes they remodel, or do you have a Pinterest board filled with ideas for your...
For a century, TEC has been a forerunner in providing telecommunications services throughout Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, and Louisiana. TEC has remained committed to connecting rural communities through unparalleled broadband internet and voice services. To...
God’s Pit Crew is delivering hope, healing, and restoration as they redeploy to Rolling Fork, Mississippi, to rebuild two homes for families who lost everything in the catastrophic and deadly tornadoes that ravaged the town earlier this March. A team of God’s Pit Crew...
A $12 million parking garage was just completed on the Belhaven University campus. The new five-story parking complex is now open, solving the University’s parking challenges and providing ample parking spaces. The garage was constructed over the existing parking lot...
By Kara Kimbrough I’m not here to reignite an argument about the differences between Cajun and Creole food. I’m gun shy about mentioning ANY food from these regions after causing a furor on social media last year. I innocently said I “didn’t like okra in my...
by Kate Royals, Mississippi Today September 18, 2023 Kayla Dominick of Meridian knew something was not right – her periods were irregular and she felt constant pressure in her pelvis. She found a local OB-GYN who accepted Medicaid, and he performed an ultrasound of...
WHAT: 35th biennial Mid-South Forestry Equipment Show WHO: The Mississippi Forestry Association, in partnership with Mississippi State University’s College of Forest Resources and the Mississippi Loggers Association, presents the longest-running, live, in-woods...
by Devna Bose and Taylor Vance, Mississippi Today September 15, 2023 After clawing itself out of closure several months ago, Greenwood Leflore Hospital once again faces that reality after being denied money from the county. The hospital, one of the largest in the...
by Bobby Harrison, Mississippi Today September 17, 2023 There’s a strong feeling of déjà vu in Mississippi politics. When Haley Barbour began his successful 2003 gubernatorial campaign, he criticized Democratic incumbent Ronnie Musgrove for expanding the state’s...
Chief Master Sgt. William B. “Blake” Stanley was recently selected to serve as the 9th Command Chief Master Sergeant for the 186th Air Refueling Wing (ARW) at a change of responsibility ceremony Saturday, September 9th, 2023, at Key Field Air National Guard Base. Col....
