Locals and tourists are invited to enjoy an exciting Spring Break “Week of Wonder” in Jackson’s award-winning LeFleur Museum District (LMD) from March 13-17, 2023. LMD’s four uniquely amazing museums, located at I-55 and Lakeland Drive, are offering visitors special...
by Bobby Harrison, Mississippi Today The Mississippi House, with most Democrats voting present, approved by a 75-9 margin on Wednesday a proposal to restore the ballot initiative process after it was struck down in 2021 by the state Supreme Court. The measure required...
by Julia James, Mississippi Today The Mississippi Senate on Tuesday unanimously approved two bills to change the state’s school funding formula and “fully fund” the new version, but the bills may face challenges in the House and from the governor. The funding formula...
by Geoff Pender, Mississippi Today A proposal to place Jackson’s troubled water system under a regional authority board — once it comes out from federal receivership — died on the House calendar without a vote with a Tuesday night deadline. Senate Bill 2889 had...
Everyone knows how to procrastinate – including me. I decided about two months ago to write this column. Finally, today I had to force myself to sit down and begin. Why? Why do we humans put off doing what we know we need to do? From what I have observed, the animal...
by Rick Cleveland, Mississippi Today This past week, the Yazoo High basketball Indians painted Mississippi Coliseum bright red, knocking off defending state champion Raymond 53-43 for the State 4A Boys State championship. This week, Coach Anthony Carlyle’s team...
Critically acclaimed for their innovative combination of well-known masterworks and pieces from underrepresented modern composers, the Lysander Piano Trio will perform Tuesday, March 21 at 7:30 p.m. at Marsh Auditorium on The University of Southern Mississippi (USM)...
Four outstanding young women represented Southern Pine Electric at the Youth Leadership Workshop sponsored by Electric Cooperatives of Mississippi. Ruby Sage Rogers of Presbyterian High School, Claire Hennington of Union High School, Emma Grace Thomas of Morton High...
by Rick Cleveland, Mississippi Today Just seconds remained. Louisville’s girls led Pontotoc 36-35. The State Class 4A Championship was the prize. Fans on both sides of Mississippi Coliseum were yelling themselves hoarse. Pontotoc had the ball, holding for the last...
by Mina Corpuz, Mississippi Today A reworked version of a controversial House bill that will add a total of five appointed judges to the Hinds County court system and expand Capitol Police presence throughout Jackson passed by a majority vote in the Senate Tuesday....
by Sara DiNatale, Mississippi Today A Delta health care center had to pay $201,000 in missing wages owed to its staff – including nurses – according to investigators with the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hours Division. The facility – North Sunflower Medical...
by Mina Corpuz, Mississippi Today Years after a federal lawsuit was filed on behalf of a mentally ill Mississippi man jailed in Clay County for 11 years, the case was settled this week. Steven Jessie Harris, now 42, was charged with murder, kidnapping and other...
by Geoff Pender, Mississippi Today The House on Tuesday sent Gov. Tate Reeves a bill to extend postpartum Medicaid coverage for new mothers in Mississippi from 60 days to a year. Reeves, who for more than a year refused to endorse the idea, recently announced he would...
The IRS will open the Jackson Taxpayer Assistance Center on Saturday, March 11 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 100 W. Capital St., Jackson, Mississippi 39269. The special opening is part of its efforts to improve service this tax season. During the special Saturday opening,...
After highlighting some (notice, I said “some,” as there are hundreds more) of the best places to visit in Mississippi cities and towns north of the Capital City, it’s only fair that I mention a few spots further south. Spring, which seems to have...
by Mina Corpuz, Mississippi Today Lawmakers backing House Bill 1020 say Hinds County’s backlog of cases is an emergency that justifies having five non-elected judges to pick up the slack. Cliff Johnson, attorney and director of the MacArthur Justice Center,...
Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Andy Gipson joined Governor Tate Reeves as he signed Senate Bill 2137 into law designating April as Mississippi Native Plant Month in order to preserve the heritage and importance of native plants for clean air, water and soil...
Senate, Hosemann want to spend $181 million more to ‘fully fund’ public education in Mississippi By Julia James Senate leaders announced Monday a plan to give an additional $181 million to K-12 public education and make changes to the state’s school funding...
The 100 Men Hall will relive its glory days as a “Juke Joint” on “the Chitlin Circuit” when Sunny War takes the stage from 6:30 – 8:30 pm on Tuesday, March 21, 2023. This year, Sunny War was named best new voice in Roots music by Rolling Stones Magazine, and last...
Lawmaker kills bill to raise truancy officer pay after it passed unanimously in the Senate by Anna Wolfe, Mississippi Today Terri Hill from Jones County has been working as a school attendance officer for 26 years. After taxes, she takes home about $28,000....
