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....
Overlooking the flourishing fields of the R.R. Foil Plant Science Research Center, also known as North Farm, rests a small, blooming oasis. Not only is Mississippi State’s cut flower garden home to more than two dozen varieties of specialty-cut annual flowers,...
by Bobby Harrison and Taylor Vance, Mississippi Today September 14, 2023 With the November general election less than two months away, no agreement has yet been reached for one or more debates between Republican Gov. Tate Reeves and Democratic challenger Brandon...
by Mississippi Today, Mississippi Today September 14, 2023 The Deep South is changing—and nowhere is that change more evident than in Mississippi. From shifting demographics to economic development, the state’s growing communities are proud, actively engaged hubs for...
The Mississippi Gulf Coast Chamber of Commerce, Inc. will hold its annual State of the County Address on Tuesday, September 29, 2023, at the IP Casino Resort Spa. President of the Harrison County Board of Supervisors, Rebecca Powers, will be the keynote speaker for...
by Bobby Harrison, Mississippi Today September 13, 2023 Mississippi Public Employee Retirement System leaders will ask the Legislature for a cash infusion during the 2024 session. The board of trustees for the public pension plan is “seeking a cash infusion or direct...
For the eighth consecutive year, Mississippi State University has been honored as an exemplary employer by the Great Colleges to Work For recognition program. The latest results released this week in a special insert of The Chronicle of Higher Education are based on...
by Molly Minta, Mississippi Today September 13, 2023 It will likely be years before Jackson State University secures enough funding to fix its housing shortage as efforts are underway to seek legislative support in the absence of a deep-welled endowment. The...
Mississippi State University has received more than $1 million from AccelerateMS’s Nursing and Allied Health Grant Program. Grant funds will be used to construct an interprofessional simulation space on the university’s evolving health sciences campus in...
