The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) has invalidated 934 spring 2023 state assessment results after an investigation of testing irregularities in five districts and 12 schools. The invalidated tests represent less than two-tenths of 1% of the 578,515 tests...
In honor of Christopher Columbus, the Gulf Coast Italian American Cultural Society (GCIACS) will be holding their tenth annual Columbus Day evening dinner and dance on Saturday, October 7, 2023, at the Beau Rivage Casino and Resort in Biloxi. The event will begin at...
Officials joined Central Transportation Commissioner Willie Simmons in Jackson today to announce a partnership between the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT), Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC), the Hinds County Board of Supervisors and Hinds...
by Geoff Pender, Mississippi Today September 7, 2023 Republican Rep. Jason White, heir apparent to the House speakership, said Medicaid expansion, long a bugaboo for the state GOP, will be on the table and at least thoroughly vetted as a solution to...
by Rick Cleveland, Mississippi Today September 7, 2023 News of the death of baseball’s Doug Shanks earlier this week brought back several vivid memories, including the one that follows. This was a bluebird Delta day, in February in 2010. The previous day’s rainstorm...
by Taylor Vance, Mississippi Today September 7, 2023 The leader of the Mississippi Democratic Party announced Thursday that Ty Pinkins, an attorney, will become the party’s replacement nominee for the ongoing secretary of state’s race. Democratic Party Chairman Cheikh...
By Bob Garver It has been five years since we last saw Robert “The Equalizer” McCall, as played by the ever-arresting Denzel Washington. In that time, we’ve had a pandemic, three seasons of the Queen Latifah TV series (not to be confused with the Edward Woodward TV...
by Julia James, Mississippi Today September 5, 2023 The 2022 historic teacher pay raise has been largely negated by the impact of inflation, according to a new report. Mississippi First, an education policy organization, published on Tuesday the findings from a survey...
by Molly Minta, Mississippi Today September 6, 2023 It was the fourth day of classes at Delta State University last fall when the dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, Ellen Green, asked the music department to not hate her forever. The 12 faculty members had just...
by Mina Corpuz, Mississippi Today September 6, 2023 Plaintiffs in a federal lawsuit challenging House Bill 1020 are looking for a workaround to prevent the appointment of judges to the Hinds County Circuit Court and a separate court system within the county. Under the...
by Taylor Vance, Mississippi Today September 6, 2023 Brandon Presley, the state’s Democratic nominee for governor, stood in front of the gates of the Mississippi Governor’s Mansion last week to lob two major accusations at his Republican opponent, Gov. Tate Reeves,...
by Taylor Vance, Mississippi Today September 6, 2023 Leaders of the Mississippi Democratic Party are actively courting current U.S. Senate candidate Ty Pinkins to be the party’s nominee for the ongoing secretary of state’s race, according to a source with...
The Mississippi State Board of Education (SBE) today released a survey to collect input from the public about the qualities and priorities the SBE desires in the next state superintendent of education. The survey will be open through 5 p.m. Friday, Sept. 22, 2023. Any...
Jim and Nick had been neighbors for years. Not necessarily close friends who knew each other’s daily habits and dislikes, but friendly enough. Except when Jim did something that got under the skin of his neighbor. Which, unfortunately happened more than once in...
Today, Mississippi Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Andy Gipson named Theresa Love as executive director of the Mississippi Agriculture and Forestry Museum. In this position, Love, a 26-year staff member of the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and...
Volunteer Mississippi, the Mississippi Commission for Volunteer Service, is pleased to announce the promotion of Suzanne Scales Rutherford to executive director. In her new role, Rutherford will provide vision and direction for Volunteer Mississippi staff while...
Commissioner Willie Simmons, Central Transportation District, has announced updates to several Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) projects across central Mississippi. “Each of these projects show a vital investment into our infrastructure that will...
By Kara Kimbrough “Life’s too short…” It seemed like I heard these words everywhere I went last week. The fact that I heard it as the 22nd anniversary approaches of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on New York City, the Pentagon and an aborted...
High school seniors will have an opportunity to learn about Itawamba Community College during its Fall Preview Day, which is scheduled for September 28 from 2:30-5:30 p.m. at the Fulton Campus. Fall Preview Day attendees will also have free admission for the...
by Molly Minta, Mississippi Today September 1, 2023 Delta State University appears to have never had a policy on academic freedom, a core tenet of higher education that ensures faculty will not be disciplined for conducting research that could be considered...
