William Carey University mourns the passing of President Emeritus Dr. Tommy King, whose wisdom guided the university for more than 15 years – overseeing explosive growth in student enrollment and visionary expansions in programming and infrastructure. “Dr....
The season of giving took an unexpected turn for The Salvation Army last night when our facilities fell victim to a heartless break-in reminiscent of a classic Dr. Seuss tale. The Grinch, it seems, chose the day before Thanksgiving to unleash his mischief on our...
by Molly Minta, Mississippi Today November 21, 2023 The Delta State University faculty senate called on the dean of the liberal arts college to immediately resign last week in a no-confidence vote, citing a failure to advocate for faculty and an ineffectiveness in...
By Kara Kimbrough For the first time in six months, give or take a few pleasant days, it’s finally cool enough to venture outdoors and enjoy the best of Mississippi’s wide open spaces, natural beauty and colorful fall foliage. There’s no way I can narrow down each and...
MGCCC’s team of NASA NCAS scholars have successfully completed both Mission One and Mission Two and are awaiting notification of whether they have been accepted into Mission Three. If chosen, the six students from all three of MGCCC’s campuses will have the...
50 million Americans will take to the roads for the long Thanksgiving weekend this year, says the American Automobile Association (AAA). AMR, Mississippi’s busiest ambulance service, urges drivers to put safety first in their holiday driving. Ryan Wilson, operations...
by Molly Minta, Mississippi Today November 17, 2023 The same day the governing board of Mississippi’s public universities appointed one of its own to lead Jackson State University, a lawsuit filed in federal court by a former female vice president alleges she was...
WHAT: Mississippi Gulf Coast Chamber of Commerce will host its 2023 Pre-Legislative Briefing WHEN: Wednesday, November 29, 2023. Doors open at 7:30 a.m. for breakfast and networking, with the program beginning at 8:00 a.m. WHERE: Golden Nugget Biloxi – Grand Ballroom....
As wildlife researchers continue studying the spread of chronic wasting disease, a fatal infectious disease threatening North America’s deer populations, scientists in Mississippi State University’s Deer Lab are sharing how certain management practices,...
by Rick Cleveland, Mississippi Today November 20, 2023 Ole Miss and Mississippi State will play football for the 118th time Thursday in Starkville. The weather forecast calls for partly cloudy skies, a slight chance of rain and a football-friendly 50 degrees at...
by Jerry Mitchell, Mississippi Today November 20, 2023 On Monday, the mother of Dexter Wade finally got to tell her son goodbye. The 37-year-old man, who had been battling mental illness, wandered across I-55 on March 5 when an off-duty officer driving a Jackson...
by Alex Rozier, Mississippi Today November 17, 2023 The third-party manager of Jackson’s water system introduced a proposed new tiered billing system on Friday that would raise rates for most in the city and reduce bills for low-income residents. The change...
By: Rachel Vanderford The University of Mississippi Medical Center is the first institution in the state to offer patients operations assisted by the new Da Vinci SP surgical system. The addition of this state-of-the-art technology will provide patients with improved...
Hancock County Port & Harbor Commission staff, local officials, and industry representatives gathered for the groundbreaking of the new Port Bienville Railroad Storage Yard on Wednesday, November 15, 2023, at the McDonald Business Center in Bay Saint Louis. The...
by Erin Jordan, The Gazette, Madeline Heim; Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and Mónica Cordero, Investigate Midwest, Mississippi Today November 20, 2023 When the U.S. Department of Agriculture denied Albert Johnson Sr.’s application for a farm loan in the mid-1980s,...
by Bobby Harrison, Mississippi Today November 19, 2023 With Mississippi’s general election in the rearview mirror, some conservative groups and politicians are calling for legislation in the upcoming 2024 session to send public money to private schools. The...
The Salvation Army is delighted to announce its annual Thanksgiving Day holiday feast, a heartwarming tradition that brings joy and nourishment to elderly senior centers and underserved seniors across the greater Jackson area. This Thanksgiving, we are on a mission to...
by Julia James, Mississippi Today November 15, 2023 Jackson Public Schools concluded its series of community meetings on proposed school closures Tuesday night with multiple parents saying they still lacked clarity about the specifics of how this plan will be...
Thanksgiving is the peak day for home cooking fires, according to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA). Unattended cooking has caused seven fire deaths in Mississippi so far in 2023. There were three cooking-related fire deaths in 2022. “Make your home...
TRAFFIC ADVISORY: South frontage road over Hanging Moss Creek to temporarily CLOSE in Jackson WHO: The Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT). WHAT: Temporary bridge closure. WHEN: Beginning Monday, November 27, 2023. The closure is...
