Both past and current members of the armed forces, first responders and healthcare professionals will be honored during Itawamba Community College’s All-American Heroes Night, Oct. 26, at Lambert Stadium/Eaton Field at the Fulton Campus during the Indians’ football...
Steel Dynamics, Inc. is beginning to hire workers as part of the largest economic development project in state history. The project represents a $2.5 billion investment that will create approximately 1,000 jobs with an average salary of almost $100,000. “I was...
by Sophia Paffenroth, Mississippi Today October 13, 2023 The Mississippi Legislative Black Caucus will announce its intent to file a bill protecting Mississippians’ right to contraception at the State Capitol Friday morning. The proposed bill will be filed in January...
Calgon Carbon Corporation (“Calgon Carbon”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Kuraray Co., Ltd. (TYO: 3405) (“Kuraray”), today announced that it has completed its capacity expansion at its Pearlington, Mississippi site. This expansion includes the addition of a second...
by Taylor Vance, Mississippi Today October 13, 2023 Gov. Tate Reeves rolled up in his blacked-out SUV to a DeSoto County church earlier this month to meet with conservative voters who felt uninspired about his first term in office. The closed-door meeting, held in a...
by Bobby Harrison, Mississippi Today October 15, 2023 Gov. Tate Reeves and legislative leaders, especially House Speaker Philip Gunn, did a lot of chest thumping with the passage of a personal income tax cut in 2022. The tax cut appears to be doing what was projected,...
by Taylor Vance, Mississippi Today October 15, 2023 Brandon Presley, the Democratic nominee for governor, got thrown off script Saturday when a DJ, in the maze of tailgating tents at Jackson State University’s homecoming game, grabbed a microphone to cut him off...
by Devna Bose, Mississippi Today October 12, 2023 A new TV ad says that Mississippians “can count on Tate Reeves” to solve complicated problems like the state’s health crisis. However, it’s not clear how large of a role the first-term governor who is running for...
by Ilyssa Daly and Jerry Mitchell, Mississippi Today October 13, 2023 A dozen days after five Rankin County deputies known as the “Goon Squad” tortured, tased and sexually abused two Black men, the Rankin County Board of Supervisors gave Sheriff Bryan Bailey a $21,059...
by Taylor Vance and Bobby Harrison, Mississippi Today October 11, 2023 Employees of a company that Republican Gov. Tate Reeves’ campaign accused in a TV ad of illegally donating to his Democratic opponent, Brandon Presley, is threatening to sue the governor’s campaign...
by Alex Rozier, Mississippi Today October 12, 2023 A group of Ocean Springs residents, a business owner and a church all filed a lawsuit in federal court against the city on Thursday over an urban renewal plan that labeled certain properties as “slums” or...
by Molly Minta, Mississippi Today October 10, 2023 William Brown and Millard Bingham, standing with their arms crossed, are waiting in a hallway of classrooms for the executive session to end, hoping it’ll bring some information about who is going to be the next...
by Geoff Pender, Mississippi Today October 11, 2023 A defendant in the state’s welfare scandal lawsuit sued Gov. Tate Reeves on Wednesday, claiming the governor is illegally controlling the lawsuit to protect himself and political allies including former Gov. Phil...
On Oct. 19, Mississippi Public Broadcasting will premiere the first episode of a new three-part documentary detailing the harrowing destruction and ongoing recovery in Rolling Fork, where a deadly tornado tore a path in March 2023. The “Rolling Fork Tornado of 2023:...
The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency is encouraging Mississippians to participate in the ‘Great ShakeOut’ earthquake drill on Thursday, October 19, 2023, at 10:19 a.m. During the self-led drill, participants will practice the three essential actions to take...
As residents of Louisiana prepare for possible disruptions in their drinking water caused by saltwater intrusion, researchers from the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) are assisting the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) New Orleans District...
By Bob Garver The creative, commercial, and overall cultural impact of 1973’s “The Exorcist” cannot be overstated. Every Halloween, you’re bound to see and hear references to the film, from facsimiles of Linda Blair’s otherworldly-affected face to recreations of the...
by Mina Corpuz and Kate Royals, Mississippi Today October 10, 2023 Last month, Charles Young told a prison guard he needed medical attention not long after he first saw bright blood in his urine. It was a day before a nurse treated him, took a urine sample and...
Mississippi Department Wildlife Fisheries and Parks’ Mississippi Museum of Natural Science is delighted to invite the public to an interactive event featuring acclaimed author and photographer Wesley L. Shoop on November 11, 2023, from 10 – 11:30 a.m. Visitors...
by Bobby Harrison, Mississippi Today October 10, 2023 Mississippi tax collections have taken a downward trend during the first quarter of the new fiscal year as the state has collected $18.9 million or 1.02% less than what was collected during the same time last year....
