by Taylor Vance, Mississippi Today August 2, 2023 A Tupelo defense attorney recently subpoenaed Lauren Smith, a candidate running for the state Legislature, to testify in a criminal case involving a Democratic member of the Tupelo City Council for allegedly violating...
by Mina Corpuz, Mississippi Today July 28, 2023 A former corrections officer at the Central Mississippi Correctional Facility could face prison time for punching an inmate and striking them with a canister of pepper spray. Jessica Hill pleaded guilty Thursday to using...
by Devna Bose, Mississippi Today August 1, 2023 Instead of potentially closing, the Coahoma County Health Department is moving to a nicer, newer home. The move to a building at the local hospital will preserve public health care in Clarksdale, the heart of the...
Austin Jenkins is the newest addition to the Hancock County Port and Harbor Commission (HCPHC) team, as the Airport Director for Stennis International Airport. Jenkins will start with HCPHC on July 31, 2023. “After conducting a regional search, we are ecstatic to add...
During a hospitalization two years ago, Old Town Presbyterian Church’s Clerk of Session and Treasurer Dana Nelson happened upon a YouTube video of Bay St. Louis’ The King’s Kitchen that piqued her interest. Upon her recuperation, Dana contacted the...
On Thursday, August 3, 2023, The Hinds County Youth Court along with Families as Allies a back-to-school Family Resource Academy this Thursday, August 3rd, from 3 to 5 p.m. at 940 East McDowell Road in Jackson. This event is for all Hinds County families, not just...
Mississippi State University has a longstanding history of sending Bulldogs to the front lines of federal cybersecurity efforts, and that tradition will continue as MSU receives $4.1 million over five years from the National Science Foundation to renew its CyberCorps:...
By Bob Garver The other half of this summer’s “Barbenheimer” phenomenon, “Oppenheimer” did so well in its second weekend that it gets a full review all its own. Sure, it came in a distant second to “Barbie” both weekends, but with an estimated $174 million at the...
by Bobby Harrison, Mississippi Today July 13, 2023 Attorney General Lynn Fitch wants to ensure Mississippi authorities are allowed to investigate and gather information on abortions performed out of state on Mississippi women. Fitch, Mississippi’s first-term...
by Molly Minta, Mississippi Today July 28, 2023 Delta State University President Daniel Ennis met Thursday with the school’s marching band students in the wake of revelations that the recently hired band director had mocked trans people and agreed pro-LGBTQ+...
A new group of U.S. Army Engineer and Research Development Center (ERDC) retirees were celebrated for their contributions and enshrined into the agency’s most esteemed collective in Vicksburg, Mississippi. Dr. Alfred Cofrancesco, Patti Duett, and Dr. William Grogan...
By Mika Hartman This morning, I am writing this from the seventh floor of the Marriott in Orlando, in the quiet of my room; however, this weekend has been anything but quiet. The theme surrounding this years National Down Syndrome Congress Conference was “Dreams do...
By Kara Kimbrough You don’t need to watch the 24-hour weather reports with the gloom-and-doom reports of this being the “hottest summer on record.” We get it…it’s HOT! And along with that no-brainer knowledge comes the fact that turning...
TEC, a leading rural broadband provider, has broken ground on a project in Simpson County. This undertaking will extend Gigabitspeed internet coverage by an estimated 67 miles, providing connectivity to more than 680 residential and business customers. TEC was one of...
by Devna Bose, Mississippi Today July 27, 2023 The University of Mississippi Medical Center, approved in April to host the state’s next burn center, didn’t fully meet almost a third of the required criteria. However, an expert said that wasn’t uncommon, and UMMC filed...
by Julia James, Mississippi Today July 27, 2023 After pandemic-driven declines on the kindergarten readiness exam last year, more students are meeting benchmarks in kindergarten and some pre-K programs, while other pre-K programs did not see any change. The...
That nostalgic back-to-school feeling is in the air, and August 1 kicks off a busy month of milestones for prospective Mississippi State students entering their senior year of high school, as well as new and returning MSU students. Undergraduate students planning to...
by Bobby Harrison, Mississippi Today July 26, 2023 Mississippi election officials cannot prevent people with disabilities from seeking assistance to vote absentee or by mail in the upcoming Aug. 8 party primary election or in the November general election. The...
The Mississippi Transportation Commission (MTC) on Tuesday, July 25 announced funding for 40 Emergency Road and Bridge Repair Fund (ERBRF) projects. The approved projects will revitalize local, public roads and bridges across the state. Ensuring these emergency repair...
The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks is excited to announce another major renovation project for Mississippi State Parks. Starting Tuesday, September 5, 2023, Roosevelt State Park will be closing all RV campsites, primitive camping sites, and...
