The Madison County Business League & Foundation will host the 9th annual balloon release at the Madison County Sheriff’s office located at 2941 US Hwy 51, Canton, MS, on Wednesday, May 17, 2023, at 12:00 Noon to honor fallen Madison County law enforcement...
East Mississippi Community College has removed the interim tag and announced Mackenzie Byrd as the Lions’ head softball coach. The announcement was made Friday by EMCC Director of Athletics Sharon Thompson. “First, I would like to thank Coach Mack for...
by Taylor Vance, Mississippi Today May 12, 2023 Republican Gov. Tate Reeves boasts significantly more campaign dollars on hand than Brandon Presley, his Democratic opponent, providing the incumbent governor a substantial financial cushion over his top competitor....
May 10, 2023 The three Jackson women serving as plaintiffs in a lawsuit challenging the controversial House Bill 1020 testified Wednesday the law would impact their right to elect judges from their community like other residents of the state are able to do. “It adds...
More than 650 graduates of Itawamba Community College crossed the stage at the Davis Event Center on the Fulton Campus, May 12, during three commencement ceremonies and were rewarded with Associate of Arts or Associate of Applied Science degrees or certificates. They...
By Bob Garver In between “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” (Star-)lording over the competition and “Fast X” running over anything in its path comes “Book Club: The Next Chapter.” This film’s marketing department looked at a lineup of second-tier holidays and noticed...
The iconic 100 Men Hall’s membership organization 100 WOMEN DBA awarded its second annual college scholarships to Hancock and Bay High School as well as home school graduates in May 2023. The organization raised funds for the scholarship throughout June 2022 to May...
by Taylor Vance, Mississippi Today May 11, 2023 A majority of justices on the Mississippi Supreme Court ruled Thursday that Mandy Gunasekara is not a certified Republican candidate for Northern District Public Service Commissioner and removed her from the August...
by Mina Corpuz, Mississippi Today May 12, 2023 A federal judge temporarily blocked the controversial House Bill 1020 from becoming law Friday. U.S. District Court Judge Henry Wingate granted the motion in a lawsuit brought by the NAACP, which would stop Mississippi...
Since its launch in 2021, Crowns for a Cause has inspired hundreds of women from across the country to give back to their community. Organization Ambassadors are rewarded with predetermined awards each month based on their collection of needed items. These awards...
Two Mississippi students are among the 59th class of U.S. Presidential Scholars, recognizing 161 high school seniors for their accomplishments in academics, the arts, and career and technical education fields. The Mississippi scholars include Madison G. Echols of...
by Bobby Harrison, Mississippi Today May 11, 2023 Gov. Tate Reeves’ reelection campaign is using 2019 video from the now-shuttered New Summit School that was owned by Nancy New, one of the central figures in Mississippi’s massive welfare scandal. New and her son Zach...
May 11, 2023 A Union County judge has dismissed an attempted murder charge against a 24-year-old former Ole Miss student accused of stabbing a Tennessee man in the neck because the victim did not come to court. Four days into the trial of New Albany resident Lane...
by Molly Minta, Mississippi Today May 10, 2023 The wave of presidential turnover at Mississippi’s institutions of higher learning has come to Rust College. The state’s oldest historically Black college in Holly Springs announced in a press release Wednesday that Ivy...
by Julia James, Mississippi Today May 10, 2023 The Mississippi Attorney General’s Office has filed its appeal in a lawsuit about public money being allocated to private schools, echoing their arguments from earlier in the process. The Legislature gave $10 million to a...
by Mina Corpuz, Mississippi Today May 10, 2023 The three Jackson women serving as plaintiffs in a lawsuit challenging the controversial House Bill 1020 testified Wednesday the law would impact their right to elect judges from their community like other residents of...
The director of a Mississippi State University research center will serve as the state scholar for “Crossroads: Change in Rural America.” Leah Kemp—director of the College of Architecture, Art and Design’s Fred Carl Jr. Small Town Center—will support...
The first Thursday of each month is a Brighter Day for residents at the Billy Brumfield Men’s Shelter. Each month, the Institute and its partners provide a plethora of services for shelter residents and other unhoused individuals via its A Brighter Day Resource and...
by Jerry Mitchell, Mississippi Today May 11, 2023 A Gulfport dentist continues to serve on the state dental watchdog board, despite making thousands in unauthorized campaign contributions from a Mississippi Dental Association bank account, including $5,400 to Gov....
by Geoff Pender, Mississippi Today May 11, 2023 Once a vocal champion of campaign finance transparency and reform, lieutenant governor candidate Chris McDaniel has again filed an incomplete and incoherent report of the amounts and sources of funding for his campaign....
