The Salvation Army Jackson Metro Area is excited to announce “A Night with the Mississippi Braves” fundraiser on Saturday, June 10th at Trustmark Park. This exciting event will feature a baseball game between the Mississippi Braves and the Biloxi Shuckers, with...
By Bracey Harris The tornado that plowed through Rolling Fork on March 24 was a monster that families living in mobile homes on the plains of the Mississippi Delta needed to flee. At its widest, the dangerous twister careening through one of the nation’s poorest...
by Jerry Mitchell, Mississippi Today May 9, 2023 It’s the new silent killer in Mississippi. Since 2020, the state has seen at least 27 overdose deaths from the animal tranquilizer xylazine, either alone or combined with fentanyl, said Col. Steven Maxwell, director of...
United States Representative Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) announced The National Science Foundation has awarded $500,000 to Jackson State University. This project, entitled “Excellence in Research: Spontaneous Nucleation Strategy for High-Quality Perovskite...
State Fire Marshal and Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney joined Governor Tate Reeves, Attorney General Lynn Fitch, and Commissioner Sean Tindell today for the Governor’s Public Safety Awards ceremony to honor five public safety leaders who have gone above and...
American Legion Post 1995 recently named local students as Boys State and Girls State delegates, as well as recognized outstanding local educators. Representatives from the organization presented recognitions at Long Beach High School and Pass Christian High School....
by Rick Cleveland, Mississippi Today May 9, 2023 Twenty-four-year-old professional golfer Wilson Furr, from Jackson, made national news two times recently for all together different reasons. Stay with me here. As so often happens in the perplexing sport of golf, this...
by Devna Bose, Mississippi Today May 9, 2023 Following a few hiccups, the federal government finalized Alliance Healthcare System’s rural emergency hospital status, according to the hospital’s leaders. This makes Alliance the first in the state to receive such a...
by Bobby Harrison, Mississippi Today May 9, 2023 State Rep. Earle Banks, a Democrat representing Jackson in the House since 1993, faces a federal criminal charge for allegedly evading payment of federal income taxes. According to court documents unsealed this month,...
A junior biochemistry major from Pickens is Mississippi State’s latest student to be selected for the prestigious Barry Goldwater Scholarship. James. T. Feduccia is receiving one of the nation’s premier undergraduate scholarships for STEM students with...
By Kara Kimbrough Retracting last week’s statement proclaiming spring is the perfect time to grill may be necessary. When temperatures rose to the mid-80s this week, all pleasant grilling conditions disappeared. In my defense, technically, it is still spring....
By Lt. Col. Adam Marsh, Army Baton Rouge Recruiting Battalion Commander This is the time of year when our young men and women walk across the stage to collect their diplomas before commencing the next adventure of their life, which may look different for each...
By: David Tisdale The Frances A. Karnes Center for Gifted Studies at The University of Southern Mississippi (USM) announces that the application deadline for its summer 2023 day programs Young Gifted Students and Summer In the Middle has been extended until May 15....
Kansas City Southern (KCS) Railway is providing railroad HAZMAT training this Wednesday May 10, 2023, on the Mississippi State Fire Academy (MSFA) Campus from 8:30am-4:30pm. MSFA is excited to use the Train Derailment scenario and the variety of props at our disposal...
by Bobby Harrison, Mississippi Today May 7, 2023 Democrat Brandon Presley’s task of defeating incumbent Republican Gov. Tate Reeves in the November general election seems insurmountable. After all, a Republican has won seven of the last eight gubernatorial elections...
Itawamba Community College sophomores Emma Grace Allen of Fulton and Payton Atkins of Hamilton have been accepted into the Mississippi Rural Physicians Scholarship Program (MRPSP). The MRPSP offers scholarships to medical students in Mississippi who agree to practice...
Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Andy Gipson gave the following statement regarding the announced plan to mitigate flooding in the South Delta. I am encouraged by the proposed water management solution presented today to mitigate flooding in the South Delta....
Who says attending summer school means missing out on summer fun? With Mississippi State’s 2023 edition of Summer Advantage, there is plenty of action for scholars at every level. Students can explore new interests, engage with faculty and students in smaller...
by Mina Corpuz, Mississippi Today May 5, 2023 A 24-year-old former Ole Miss student accused of stabbing a Tennessee man in the neck in 2019 will graduate from another school days before his attempted murder trial begins. Despite being indicted, New Albany resident...
by Taylor Vance, Mississippi Today May 5, 2023 Democratic gubernatorial candidate Brandon Presley on Wednesday night rattled off a list of talking points about Medicaid expansion and New Testament theology to about 50 people crowded into pews at St. Luke Missionary...
