by Taylor Vance, Mississippi Today August 3, 2023 Republican Gov. Tate Reeves at the Neshoba County Fair gave conflicting answers to reporters on how seriously he views Mississippi’s worsening hospital crisis and what he’s proposing to fix the problem. Reeves,...
Mississippi State is welcoming four Meridian campus employees to the university’s new, innovative Master of Science in Nursing entry licensure program, the first of its kind in the state. Currently under development, the 12-month accelerated program recently...
by Taylor Vance, Mississippi Today August 3, 2023 Republican Gov. Tate Reeves on Thursday released a new TV commercial labeling a Tuesday ad from Democratic gubernatorial candidate Brandon Presley as “100% false.” Presley’s Tuesday ad claimed that while Reeves has...
by Rick Cleveland, Mississippi Today August 3, 2023 High school football coaches often bemoan “rebuilding years,” but few, if any, have ever faced anything like what South Delta head coach KePatrick Barnes is up against. His Bulldogs have no place to play, and no...
by Brian Howey, Nate Rosenfield and Jerry Mitchell, Mississippi Today August 3, 2023 Six law enforcement officers who called themselves the “Goon Squad” pleaded guilty Thursday to federal charges they tortured two Black men, hurled racial slurs and used a sex toy on...
William Carey University’s fall term starts Monday, Aug. 21, at campuses in Hattiesburg, Biloxi and Baton Rouge, La. Walk-in, open registration is Thursday, Aug. 17. Admissions staff will be available from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. New students can meet with faculty...
by Bobby Harrison, Mississippi Today August 2, 2023 U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson of Bolton, who chaired a special committee that investigated the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol and the attempt to overturn the 2020 election results, said the criminal indictment Tuesday of...
Visit the Mississippi Children’s Museum for Aquatic Animals Day on Saturday, August 12, in conjunction with the summer visiting exhibit Splash and Bubbles: Dive In, Lend a Fin! Learn about: How do Ocean Animals Stay Warm? How do Fish Breathe Underwater? How does...
Zacchaeus’ Tree Adoption Ministry will offer adoption and foster care classes at Crossgates Baptist Church in Brandon, MS starting on Wednesday, August 16th. Chris Gray who is the founder of Zacchaeus’ Tree states that this is the fifth year that the classes have been...
We all know how it feels to have done it. We wanted to be brave, but at the last minute we pulled up stakes and ran for the hills. Our self-preservation the only thing on our chicken-liver minds. Then we spend the rest of our life beating ourself up for not saying...
The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) has designated 11 elementary schools as Mississippi Emerging Science of Reading Schools (SOR) for the 2023-24 school year. This recognition is for schools that have trained teachers in the science of reading, exemplified a...
The Chamber of Flowood, Greater Jackson Chamber Partnership, and Rankin County Chamber of Commerce are partnering to create “Network Your Needs – Breakfast Social Series.” This series of mini social events provides members from each Chamber the opportunity to network...
By: Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Andy Gipson Growing up on our small farm, I remember days that started out with bright sunshine, not a cloud in the sky. And I remember that sometimes before the day’s work was done, I could look across the pasture...
by Alex Rozier, Mississippi Today July 31, 2023 At the U.S. District Court in downtown Jackson Monday, Judge Henry Wingate approved putting even more of the city’s aging and broken infrastructure under the control of a third-party manager. Ted Henifin, who is...
by Mina Corpuz, Mississippi Today August 2, 2023 Pamela Grimsley was in a race against time to help her only child, Nathan Cox, get out of jail. It was a year ago that the west Tennessee resident learned from a family member that he was detained at the Alcorn County...
by Julia James, Mississippi Today August 2, 2023 The Harrison County School Board approved a change to its dress code policies last month that requires students to dress according to the gender they were assigned at birth, the Sun Herald first reported. Multiple...
The inaugural school year for the SR1 College Preparatory and STEM Academy began on Thursday, August 3rd in Canton. The 2023-2024 school year opens with kindergarten and first grades. Provost Kristen Williams serves as the instructional and operational leader of the...
Apelah, a Mississippi-based non-profit provider of specialized foster care and in-home care services, is seeking individuals and families throughout Mississippi who will open their homes to help care for the growing number of children in need of foster care. More...
The online application for the new Nurse Retention Loan Repayment program opens Friday, August 4, 2023. Early career nurses may apply online at www.msfinancialaid.org/NULR/. The Nurse Retention Loan Repayment Program was created in 2023 by the Mississippi Legislature...
by Geoff Pender, Mississippi Today August 2, 2023 Incumbent Republican Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann’s campaign far outraised his main opponent, longtime state Sen. Chris McDaniel in the home stretch before Tuesday’s primary. Hosemann continued his call for an...
