By: Sarah Ulmer The Joint Legislative Committee on Performance Evaluation and Expenditure Review, better known as PEER, recently released a review of the electronic monitoring oversight by the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC). View the full report here...
by Mina Corpuz, Mississippi Today June 22, 2023 Editor’s Note: This story includes a graphic photo of Damien Cameron in the hospital before his death. Two years after a Rankin County man died at the hands of sheriff’s deputies, family and community members...
by Alex Rozier, Mississippi Today June 22, 2023 During a wide-ranging discussion of the next steps for Jackson’s water system in federal court Wednesday, the attention zeroed in on a document familiar to many Jacksonians. Since 2016, after Jackson failed to meet...
The Education Commission of the States has announced Mississippi as the 2023 Frank Newman Award for State Innovation recipient in recognition of the state’s laudable improvements in academic achievement among K-12 students. In 2013, Mississippi was ranked 50th in K-12...
By: Frank Corder While most of the focus in Mississippi politics is currently on state and legislative elections this year, the 2024 Presidential and Congressional primary elections are also quickly approaching. Mississippi’s 2024 Primary Election is set for March...
BY EDWIN B. SMITH A classic Broadway musical about a heartless grifter who falls for a pretty small-town librarian is the first of a planned annual series of summer community productions at the University of Mississippi‘s Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing...
Commissioner of Insurance and State Fire Marshal Mike Chaney has named Chief Kelly Elliott as the Executive Director of the Mississippi State Fire Academy (MSFA). Elliott currently serves as Fire Chief for the City of Tupelo Fire Department and is a Mississippi Air...
The U.S. Postal Service, consistently named one of the most trusted brands in America, offers a generous salary and benefits, and job security. On Wednesday, June 28, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., job seekers will have an opportunity to meet with local postal leaders...
By: Alaina Dismukes Mississippi State is tackling the issues of environmental restoration and climate resilience through impactful research programs, and now the university’s efforts to advance projects along Mississippi’s Gulf Coast will move forward with help from a...
In the 20 years since their inception, Choose Life Mississippi has raised $4 million to protect unborn children. 166,510 car tags have been sold to people across the state who share the same dream. This achievement is monumental and one that Choose Life Mississippi...
by Rick Cleveland, Mississippi Today June 22, 2023 Recent storms and resulting power outages prompted a mini-vacation of sorts to New Orleans, not that I need a good excuse to head that way. My Sunday morning walk took me by Tulane’s Yulman Stadium, where...
By Douglas Carswell The average person in Mississippi is 25 percent richer today than they were in 2017. In just five years, the per capita income in our state went from $36,902 to $46,248. Before you ask, those dollar amounts are in constant 2022 dollars. In other...
By: Sarah Ulmer Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba held a press conference where he announced the free distribution of water filters to “vulnerable populations,” in partnership with United Healthcare. Lumumba said pregnant women and young children could benefit from the...
by Julia James, Mississippi Today June 21, 2023 On Wednesday Georgianna McKenny finally got to share a secret she’d been keeping for weeks: she beat out more than 3,300 students across the country in a national podcast competition. The 17-year-old is the winner of...
by Devna Bose, Mississippi Today June 22, 2023 For yet another year, Mississippi’s health system performance has been deemed the worst in the country. The comprehensive annual report from the Commonwealth Fund, a private health care research foundation, ranked...
The Museum Trail will unveil its newest public art installation today featuring the largest mural in Mississippi. “A Journey Through Jackson” was designed and installed by local artist, Gavin Bird. The mural spans 478 feet along the trail in Belhaven Heights Park. The...
Damage caused by severe storms and tornadoes is covered under standard homeowners and business insurance policies, as well as the optional comprehensive portion of an auto insurance policy. “Many people have seen damage and loss because of the severe storms that...
By: Laura Lee Leathers On a sunny day in May, my friend Judy and I headed north on I-55. Our destination? Water Valley, located about twenty miles outside of Oxford. The occasion was to celebrate my March birthday. After all, getting older and being of a ‘certain...
by Geoff Pender, Mississippi Today June 21, 2023 Four-term Republican state Sen. Chris McDaniel said that if elected lieutenant governor, “tax relief” would be his top priority. “That would include income tax elimination and grocery tax...
by Geoff Pender, Mississippi Today June 21, 2023 Incumbent Republican Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann said that if he is reelected, he wants to continue to cut Mississippians’ taxes, and he argues it is feasible because of conservative policies and spending he pushed...
