Today State Auditor Shad White announced special agents from his office have arrested Melissa Upchurch. Upchurch is the former District Secretary for the Holmes County Water and Soil Conservation District. She is charged with embezzlement. Upchurch is accused of...
Mississippi State University’s College of Education is recognizing 15 spring semester graduates for their outstanding work as teacher interns. The Outstanding Teacher Intern award is reserved for only those who go above and beyond the typical expectations of an...
After 32 years in the Fire Service, Mississippi State Fire Academy (MSFA) Executive Director Terry Wages is retiring. Director Wages’ goal upon joining the MSFA was adding the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Bureau to the Academy. With this Bureau, MSFA can afford...
by Taylor Vance, Mississippi Today June 16, 2023 As hospitals around the state continue to bleed out critical health care services, Mississippi’s two leading candidates for governor shared different visions with the Mississippi Press Association Friday on how to stop...
Mississippi Museum of Art’s (MMA) Center for Art and Public Exchange (CAPE) unveiled the exhibition How We Get Over: We Grow On from 2023 national artists-in-residence Sarah Jené and Jasmine Williams. On display through September 3, 2023, We Grow On is an outdoor...
My husband was walking recently on a sidewalk near our home, when he saw a male who was definitely not in good humor, coming toward him. The dude was quite a bit smaller in size, weighed a lot less, and would be no match if they were to get into a physical fight....
by Julia James, Mississippi Today June 21, 2023 Janiyah Wright didn’t find out an assault report was filed with the police against her 7-year-old son until days later, when she got a call from the youth court. Grayson hadn’t known it either. He had an incident on...
Mississippi Blood Services (MBS) has issued an emergency appeal for blood donations, pleading with Mississippians to donate. MBS has seen a drastic drop in scheduled appointments and the blood center anticipates the available inventory of blood to be at less than a...
By Kara Kimbrough Lounging under shady palm trees with a tropical drink watching the waves roll in. Feeling the cool breeze floating in from the water. Standing under the refreshing waterfall of an infinity pool while gazing at the shimmering water. Sound like an...
by Bobby Harrison, Mississippi Today June 18, 2023 With one month remaining in the fiscal year, the state has collected $653 million in revenue more than Mississippi’s financial experts estimated would be collected. The official guesstimate — er, estimate — is...
Itawamba Community College has revamped its Precision Machining Technology program, transitioning it from two years to a streamlined one-year Associate of Applied Science degree opportunity, beginning this fall. The newly revised program will equip students with...
The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks (MDWFP) announces the temporary closure of Bob M. Dearing Natchez State Park Lake for repairs and renovations. Effective June 22, 2023, bank and pier fishing at Bob M. Dearing Natchez State Park Lake...
by Julia James, Mississippi Today June 15, 2023 Ray Morgigno will serve as the next interim state superintendent of education in Mississippi. The board met in executive session for four and a half hours Thursday before naming Morgigno to the role. Morgigno will...
TEC, a leading rural broadband provider in Mississippi, has broken ground on a project in Jasper County. This undertaking will extend Gigabit-speed internet coverage by an estimated 85 miles, providing connectivity to more than 600 residential and business customers...
By Bob Garver It’s been a whole two weeks since “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” opened, so it’s about time we had another superhero multiverse movie. This one takes place in the DC Extended Universe, which means we’re sure to get some fun takes on Batman and...
Central District Public Service Commissioner Brent Bailey has expressed deep concern and disappointment over Entergy Mississippi, LLC’s (EML) response efforts to the recent ongoing storm systems that continue to cause widespread outages in the Central District. The...
By: Frank Corder According to a release from the Sun Belt Conference, Southern Miss President Dr. Joe Paul has been named the Treasurer of the Conference and will serve on the Executive Committee. This also puts Paul in the Sun Belt presidential rotation to lead the...
Today, the national Blood Emergency Readiness Corps (BERC) was activated to send needed blood to the hospitals in and around Perryton, Texas, scene of Thursday’s tornados that swept through the town and claimed at least three lives and left dozens more injured....
by Mina Corpuz, Mississippi Today June 16, 2023 The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians has joined the celebration of a victory handed down by the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold a 1978 law that aims to keep together Native American children and their families and...
by Mina Corpuz, Mississippi Today June 15, 2023 Nearly a month after an Indianola police officer was accused of shooting an 11-year-old boy in the chest, the officer will continue his suspension from the force without pay and faces additional legal action. On Monday,...
