Jessi Stevenson of Fulton, Fine Arts instructor at Itawamba Community College, has been elected as president of the Mississippi Faculty and Staff Association of Community Colleges. The Bruce native, who has been employed with ICC since 2006, teaches public speaking...
by Sara DiNatale, Mississippi Today June 7, 2023 Massive tree branches stretch overhead, shading the small brick house decades past its prime. Rundown with a rotting carport, it shows every bit of the some 100 years it’s spent on its patch of Midway Avenue. An...
by Alex Rozier, Mississippi Today June 6, 2023 Under a mystic blend of pink lightning and green sky, Victoria Jackson called her daughter in a panic, warning her of the news: A tornado was on a path towards Rolling Fork. Her daughter was working that March night at...
by Rick Cleveland, Mississippi Today June 5, 2023 The Southern Miss Golden Eagles lost eight front-line pitchers from last season — six to the MLB draft, one to the transfer portal and one to injury. They found some others. The Eagles weren’t really playing to their...
by Alex Rozier, Mississippi Today June 2, 2023 Attorney General Lynn Fitch announced Friday that Mississippi joined nine other states in a lawsuit against the federal government over its flood insurance rating system. The rating system calculates the risk of flooding...
By Kara Kimbrough The past week was filled with dichotomies. I went from sampling what can only be described as “peasant food” – tuna salad and white beans – to the following night, dining on fresh seafood topped with a heavenly homemade sauce....
On Thursday, June 8th, the Mississippi Children’s Museum (MCM) will host a ribbon cutting for its newest exhibit experience, Ride the Trails, in the existing Healthy Fun gallery. This exhibit is designed to teach children about physical exercise, heart...
BY CLARA TURNAGE Before she crossed the graduation stage in May, University of Mississippi senior and future Marine Corps officer Holland Morris received an award that hasn’t been given in more than 10 years. Morris is the recipient of the Martha Lyles Award for...
William Carey University announces “Making College Affordable” – a major restructuring of its financial aid program. Starting in fall 2023, it will mean an average increase of forty percent in scholarship amounts awarded to freshmen, transfer and international...
by Kate Royals, Mississippi Today June 5, 2023 St. Dominic Memorial Hospital in Jackson is laying off 157 employees, or 5.5% of its total workforce, and closing all of its behavioral health services. The employees range from full-time, part-time and PRN (as needed)...
by Bobby Harrison, Mississippi Today June 4, 2023 Two high-profile cases are pending where the nine justices on the Mississippi Supreme Court will decide whether to uphold the plain language of the law or find a reason to ignore that plain language. In one case the...
by Rick Cleveland, Mississippi Today June 2, 2023 Samford’s 4-2 10-inning victory over Southern Miss here Friday in the Auburn Regional leaves Golden Eagles coach Scott Berry’s last season on the brink of a sudden end. The Eagles know it. What’s more, they know why...
The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks (MDWFP) began lowering the water level at Natchez State Park Lake on June 1, 2023, for a lake improvement project. The lake will remain open to fishing; however, the boat ramp will be closed once the water...
By Douglas Carswell Far too often we only hear bad things about Mississippi. Many media organizations seem to relish any chance they get to put our state down. Mississippi is, I believe, getting a lot of big things right – and improved public policy is starting to...
By taking advantage of new and increased dual enrollment scholarship funds, incoming students at The University of Southern Mississippi (USM) can get a significant jump on their college careers. Dual enrollment is defined as a student who is currently enrolled in high...
By Bob Garver How wrong I was about 2018’s “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.” When I saw the first trailer, I remember groaning about starting a fourth big-screen Spider-Man continuity when we were still in the middle of the Tom Holland version, hadn’t had a proper...
by Alex Rozier and Geoff Pender, Mississippi Today June 2, 2023 DeSoto County officials believe they’ll need at least 10 years to move off Memphis’ sewer system, as a federal judge’s decision looms over how and when the connection will cease. Memphis...
by Devna Bose, Mississippi Today June 2, 2023 The Yazoo County Health Department will reopen next week after nearly nine months. As Mississippi’s health care infrastructure continues to crumble, the reopening could mean more access to health care in Yazoo County....
by Rick Cleveland, Mississippi Today June 3, 2023 This time last year, Billy Oldham was pitching tiny Eastern Connecticut State to the NCAA Division III national championship, winning twice, including the championship, in the D-III World Series. After helping pitch...
by Bobby Harrison, Mississippi Today June 2, 2023 A federal lawsuit has been filed saying a new Mississippi law will make it more difficult for the elderly and disabled to vote. Republicans sponsors of Senate Bill 2358 say it is designed to prohibit what they refer to...
