Commissioner Willie Simmons, Central Transportation District, has announced updates to several Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) projects across central Mississippi. “These projects are a major investment into our infrastructure and show your tax...
By Toni Miles Those who have weathered hurricanes and other storms throughout South Mississippi’s hurricane seasons know how long it can take to clean up the damage and rebuild. The Long Beach Harbor is no exception, say City officials, especially considering the...
by Molly Minta, Mississippi Today June 6, 2023 The president of Tougaloo College, a private historically Black institution in north Jackson, is leaving at the end of this month amid growing unhappiness with her leadership, notching another name in the growing list of...
by Taylor Vance, Mississippi Today June 6, 2023 Democratic gubernatorial candidate Brandon Presley on Thursday called for state leaders to reform Mississippi’s notoriously lax campaign finance laws and expand the role of the state’s Ethics Commission to enforce...
by Geoff Pender and Bobby Harrison, Mississippi Today June 8, 2023 The Mississippi Supreme Court has ruled that Democratic gubernatorial candidate Bob Hickingbottom waited too late to appeal the state party kicking him off the ballot for the Aug. 8 primary. Specially...
by Molly Minta, Mississippi Today June 7, 2023 Aaron Lochmann’s mom was driving him home from surgery at the University of Mississippi Medical Center when he looked at his phone and got what was perhaps the most poorly timed news of his 19-year-old life. The LGBTQ+...
United States Representative Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) announced The United States Department of Commerce has awarded an Economic Development Administration grant in the amount of $250,000 to the South Delta Planning and Development District, Inc. This EDA investment...
by Bobby Harrison, Mississippi Today June 8, 2023 Even though federal judge Michael Mills has taken senior status, he says he still plans to be an active judge, though might take his band “on the road” when his replacement is finally named in the Northern District of...
by Geoff Pender, Mississippi Today June 8, 2023 Republican U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida has filed a resolution calling for censure of Democratic U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson for what Gaetz claims are violations of House Rules by the Jan. 6th Select Committee Thompson...
by Rick Cleveland, Mississippi Today June 8, 2023 Southern Miss shortstop Dustin Dickerson, from nearby Laurel, hit two home runs in his first three seasons with the Golden Eagles. At the Auburn Regional last weekend and Monday, Dickerson slammed four round-trippers,...
Jenny Bowers of Tupelo, English instructor at Itawamba Community College, has been selected as Transfer Partner Representative of the Phi Theta Kappa Mississippi/Louisiana Regional Advisory Board for 2023-25. “Serving on the advisory board helps our region and our...
The Mississippi State Fire Marshal’s Office (SFMO) has purchased nearly 45,000 smoke alarms using about $500,000 in grant money through the Fire Prevention and Safety Grant provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).The alarms will be distributed to...
by Devna Bose, Mississippi Today June 7, 2023 State Health Officer Dr. Dan Edney made one big ask of lawmakers this year: $9 million to hire the nurses needed to fully staff county health departments and a program that puts nurses in the homes of low-income pregnant...
by Mina Corpuz, Mississippi Today June 5, 2023 A federal lawsuit is challenging restrictions on protests held on public ways next to state government buildings in Jackson. The restrictions are under Senate Bill 2343, which is set to go into effect July 1. Under that...
Keesler Federal Credit Union continues to expand its central Mississippi footprint with the opening of a new Meadowbrook Road branch in Jackson, its sixth location in the central Mississippi market. The branch, which opened on June 5, is located at 1300 Meadowbrook...
The Mississippi Agriculture and Forestry Museum will host the award-winning Mississippi Pickle Fest from 3:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 10. Admission is $12 for ages 3 and up. “I want to invite the public to come out to the Mississippi Agriculture and...
by Alex Rozier, Mississippi Today June 6, 2023 Mississippi, a rural, low-income state vulnerable to a bevy of natural disasters, often looks for federal aid to support its recovery. But many Mississippians who either endure disasters or who live in rebuilding...
Huber Engineered Woods, a leading specialty building products manufacturer, is locating a state-of-the-art oriented strand board manufacturing plant in Shuqualak in Noxubee County. The project is a $418 million corporate investment and will create 158 jobs. Huber...
It was recently announced that Mississippi reached a record-low unemployment rate in April for the second consecutive month. This record low should be no surprise to those who have followed our state’s recent business and economic trends. Mississippi’s thriving...
Listless, undriven? Feel like you need a motivation just to get out of bed or roll off your couch? One sure-fire way to feel a spark of enthusiasm and vinegar that courses through your mind and body is to feel abrupt uncontrolled anger. Suddenly your body comes...
