The sights and sounds of an authentic Native American festival will transform the historic Quad into a lively display of Choctaw culture during the first “Choctaw Expressions” event at Mississippi College. Members of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians will...
March 24, 2023, Severe Weather Update #8 The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency continues to assess the damage and aid in response and recovery efforts in multiple counties affected by the March 24th tornadoes and severe weather. Residents in Carroll,...
The Mississippi State Board of Education (SBE) has named Mike Kent interim state superintendent of education to serve April 3 through June 30 and announced plans to appoint a long-term interim superintendent to begin July 1. Kent has served as interim deputy...
by Devna Bose, Mississippi Today March 30, 2023 Finally, the Legislature has come to a conclusion about the state’s next burn center — and they’ve decided not to make a decision at all. House Bill 1626, which details how much is appropriated to the Mississippi State...
The State Fire Marshal Office (SFMO) continues responding to the March 24, 2023 storms and tornadoes in the Mississippi Delta. Fire service teams have been in all damage areas making sure fire service needs are met. These teams are also medically trained. Sadly,...
Fannie Lou Hamer’s last surviving child dies at 56 by Mississippi Today, Mississippi Today March 30, 2023 Jacqueline Hamer Flakes, the last living child of civil and voting rights advocate Fannie Lou Hamer, died this week and will be buried April 8 in Ruleville....
Dear Friend: Greeting! I am pleased to announce the open season of available 2023 Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Scholarships. CBC Scholarships support current and upcoming college students across a variety of educational careers. The available scholarships for the...
The Pass Christian Public Library announces the first concert for the 4th Annual Words and Music Community Culture Series. On Friday, May 15th at 7 p.m., we are pleased to welcome the Pass Christian Community Orchestra for our “Concert in the Courtyard”! This...
by Julia James and Geoff Pender, Mississippi Today March 29, 2023 The Senate rejected the nomination of Robert Taylor for state superintendent of education on Wednesday. Taylor was most recently a deputy state superintendent for the North Carolina Department of Public...
The University of Mississippi Medical Center is coordinating with the Mississippi State Department of Health and Mississippi Emergency Management Agency to deploy a mobile field hospital to Rolling Fork. Large tents and other components necessary to create a hospital...
by Geoff Pender and Bobby Harrison, Mississippi Today March 30, 2023 Mississippians over the next two years could see a boom in new major road projects after lawmakers agreed to give the Mississippi Department of Transportation an extra $620 million Thursday as...
Registration is underway at Itawamba Community College for a Legal Studies Day scheduled for Apr. 14 at the David C. Cole Student Services Building on the Fulton Campus. High school seniors are invited to explore the opportunities available through ICC’s School of...
Students, parents, and community members are collecting items and raising money for Mississippi tornado victims next week. The Oakdale Elementary School PTO has organized a donation drive to be held at the school. All of the donations and proceeds will go to tornado...
by Bobby Harrison and Geoff Pender, Mississippi Today March 29, 2023 The Mississippi Legislature, finally reaching a budget accord, worked late Wednesday night to pass that agreement with hopes of ending its 2023 session on Thursday. A key peg in that deal is an...
by Bobby Harrison and Geoff Pender, Mississippi Today March 29, 2023 The Republican leadership of the Mississippi Legislature has for years attempted to make it easier to remove voters from the election rolls. They finally succeeded with legislation that passed both...
The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) announced today the 2023 Mississippi Parent of the Year is Kimberly Walker Nailor, a mother of two students in the Vicksburg-Warren School District. Nailor was nominated by the school district and is described as a model...
by Geoff Pender, Mississippi Today March 30, 2023 Legislation that has brought hours of bitter debate, has inspired broad negative national attention and has racially divided the Mississippi Legislature about its capital city of Jackson took a penultimate step towards...
Long Beach Live, the city’s monthly concert series, will feature the Southern Miss Jazz Lab Band and singer Jonathan Brannan at 7 p.m. on Friday, April 14. The outdoor event will take place at the Harper McCaughan Town Green amphitheater in Long Beach and is free to...
by Sara DiNatale and Kate Royals, Mississippi Today March 29, 2023 Rolling Fork residents devastated by last week’s fatal tornadoes that destroyed the town’s main health care centers and damaged other parts of the state will soon have better access to doctors at a new...
by Julia James, Mississippi Today March 27, 2023 Four school districts are closed Monday as a result of the deadly tornadoes that made their way across the state over the weekend and killed 21 people, according to the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency. The...
