by Jerry Mitchell, Mississippi Today August 30, 2023 Rankin County residents could face a huge tax bill for current and future litigation involving the Rankin County “Goon Squad,” which tortured two handcuffed Black men and shot one of them, legal experts say. Rankin...
by Bobby Harrison, Mississippi Today August 30, 2023 One incumbent state House member was defeated in Tuesday’s party primary election and another, veteran Rep. Nick Bain of Corinth, appears dangerously close to losing. Runoff elections were held Tuesday for various...
The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks (MDWFP) is excited to announce the re-opening of Lake Monroe after abruptly closing at the end of March 2023 due to extensive tornado damage. Starting at 6:00 a.m. on Saturday, September 2, 2023, anglers...
By Bob Garver Like its main character, “Gran Turismo” fights hard to overcome the stigma of its association with a video game. Video game movies have taken some big steps lately, both creatively and commercially, with efforts like the “Sonic the Hedgehog” series and...
by Taylor Vance, Mississippi Today August 28, 2023 Brandon Presley, the Democratic nominee for governor, alleged that when his political opponent Gov. Tate Reeves fired the attorney working to recoup misspent welfare dollars, it led to a spike in fundraising donations...
Coach Mark Potter, powerful inspirational speaker, will present “The Silent Epidemic” at 7 p.m., Sept. 20, at the Davis Event Center at the Itawamba Community College Fulton Campus. This keynote provides a real, relevant and new story of Potter’s personal experience...
by Taylor Vance, Mississippi Today August 29, 2023 Police in two Pine Belt towns have found no evidence to back up a claim made Monday by Republican Gov. Tate Reeves’ campaign that members of their Democratic opponent’s campaign recently vandalized businesses. TV...
By Kara Kimbrough The internet is full of tips and tricks to create an enjoyable Labor Day weekend barbecue. Most that I read made sense, but this took the cake for nonsensical advice, especially here in the Deep South where we practically invented outdoor grilling....
by Molly Minta, Mississippi Today August 25, 2023 The governing board of Mississippi’s public universities has formed a task force to study accessibility for possibly the first time since the Americans with Disabilities Act was passed 33 years ago. The initiative by...
The Mississippi Society of CPAs recently celebrated two Bulldog graduates for scoring the highest in the Magnolia State on the 2022 state-certified professional accountancy exam. Karis Pannel, of Tupleo’s Byrne Zizzi CPAs, received the MSCPA’s Fred...
Itawamba Community College will honor its 2023 Alumnus of the Year, Athletic Hall of Fame inductees, Distinguished Service and Young Alumnus of the Year award recipients during Homecoming activities, Oct. 5, at the Fulton Campus. They include Ret. Col. Sheldon Morris...
by Bobby Harrison, Mississippi Today August 28, 2023 Two Mississippi House incumbents will be fighting for their political lives in Tuesday’s primary runoff elections, and four other legislative seats across the state will have party nominees. State Rep. Nick Bain of...
by Bobby Harrison, Taylor Vance and Geoff Pender, Mississippi Today August 28, 2023 Democrat Shuwaski Young’s abrupt Sunday announcement that he plans to drop out of the race for secretary of state for health reasons coincided with the Mississippi Elections Commission...
Zacchaeus’ Tree Adoption Ministry will host their next adoption and foster care class on Wednesday, September 6th from 6:00p-7:00p in room 207 at Crossgates Baptist Church located at 8 Crosswoods Rd, Brandon, MS 39042. The class is free to attend and Crossgates...
The Mississippi State University community continues to mourn the death of a sophomore student from Madison who died on campus over the weekend. MSU officials and law enforcement agencies, including Oktibbeha County Coroner Michael Hunt, are investigating the death of...
by Bobby Harrison, Mississippi Today August 27, 2023 Based on Republican Gov. Tate Reeves’ campaign rhetoric and how he spends his campaign funds, it is reasonable to think he believes transgender issues are the state’s No. 1 problem. A Reeves campaign commercial is...
“The Gift of Life,” a collection of paintings by 94-year-old Virginia Jackson of Verona, is currently on display in the W.O. Benjamin Fine Arts Center Gallery at the Itawamba Community College Fulton Campus. The show includes Jackson’s acrylic paintings of landscapes...
Mississippi State University is investigating an anonymous suspicious device threat Friday night [Aug. 25]. There were no injuries reported. Out of an abundance of caution, MSU swept impacted areas, observed all safety precautions, and updated students. The threat was...
by Jerry Mitchell, Mississippi Today August 28, 2023 Award-winning historian Tim Tyson swears he heard admissions regarding Emmett Till’s lynching and another racial murder. Admissions that weren’t recorded. Admissions that no one else heard. Admissions that he began...
by Taylor Vance, Mississippi Today August 27, 2023 Shuwaski Young, the Democratic nominee for secretary of state, announced on Sunday that he intends to withdraw his candidacy from the general election. Young said he recently suffered a “hypertensive crisis,” which...
