Volunteer Mississippi, the Mississippi Commission for Volunteer Service, announced today the 2023 Governor’s Initiative for Volunteer Excellence (GIVE) Awards. “As First Lady and Honorary Chair for the Commission for Volunteer Service, I look forward to partnering...
Television personality Erin Napier, co-host of HGTV’s Home Town, is known for the watercolors of houses she and her woodworking husband Ben renovate for new homeowners in the Laurel area. She credits one of Mississippi College’s most famous graduates for nurturing her...
Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Andy Gipson and the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce celebrated National Ag Day at the Mississippi State Capitol, featuring two cow milking contests. Governor Tate Reeves signed a proclamation declaring Ag Day...
by Geoff Pender, Mississippi Today March 21, 2023 A bill passed unanimously by the Legislature is expected to bring some reform to Mississippi’s long-troubled mental health care system, which often strands people with mental health issues in jail with long...
by Sara DiNatale, Mississippi Today March 21, 2023 Mississippi call center workers and the NAACP are calling on the Biden administration to investigate equity and racial disparities at one of the country’s leading federal contractors, Maximus, which employs nearly 800...
Posted in Mississippi Nature, Parks & Gardens, Road Trips by Daniella DiRienzo Spending the day on a picturesque farm, picking fresh fruit may sound like something from a dream but it’s actually a reality at Cedar Hill Farm. The sprawling farm offers visitors the...
by Mina Corpuz, Mississippi Today March 20, 2023 Domestic violence advocates say Mississippi lawmakers have missed an opportunity to pass legislation aimed to help survivors, such as the creation of domestic abuse courts geared to their needs. “In order to fix your...
By Kara Kimbrough The mental preparation has already begun. I’m steeling myself for the inevitable email that appears in my email inbox every time I write about one of our state’s most beautiful areas. A column about Vicksburg is sure to incite anger or at...
The Nature Conservancy in Mississippi is launching a pilot oyster shell recycling program called SAVE OUR SHELLS. TNC will be on hand Saturday March 25th at the 7th Annual Gulf Coast Oyster Cook-off Festival to kick off the SOS program. The SAVE OUR SHELLS program...
The Mississippi Museum of Art (MMA) announced today that it has been chosen as one of 10 art museums to participate in the Association of Art Museum Directors (AAMD) annual paid internship program. For the program, which focuses on college students from...
BY TINA H. HAHN Stars will be shining brightly March 25 when the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts at the University of Mississippi celebrates its 20-year anniversary with a gala hosted by Oscar winner Morgan Freeman. The evening will honor Ole Miss...
by Sara DiNatale, Mississippi Today March 20, 2023 The Legislature has approved changes to Mississippi’s cannabis law that will limit the information available to the public about businesses’ citation records and will attempt to crack down on inconsistencies from the...
by Bobby Harrison and Geoff Pender, Mississippi Today March 20, 2023 Last year, when it was Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann’s turn to run the Legislative Budget Committee, House Speaker Philip Gunn was anxious to raise the state’s revenue estimate to grease the skids for...
by Rick Cleveland, Mississippi Today March 20, 2023 The Ole Miss Lady Rebels basketball team, guided by their effervescent leader Coach Yo, made history Sunday night on the far side of the continent. Playing on top-seeded Stanford’s home floor in Palo Alto, Calif.,...
In recognition of National Ag Day, Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Andy Gipson and the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce will host a promotional event on the south side of the Mississippi State Capitol grounds tomorrow, Tuesday, March 21,...
By Bob Garver Whether because of the pandemic, the constant comings-and-goings of the DC Extended Universe, or the first movie from 2019 simply not being that memorable, “Shazam!” seems to have gotten lost in the shuffle. I’m going to be pointing out a number of...
by Molly Minta, Mississippi Today March 17, 2023 William Bynum Jr.’s lawsuit against Jackson State University and the Institutions of Higher Learning is still open more than three years after the former university president, who had been arrested in a prostitution...
by Anna Wolfe, Mississippi Today March 17, 2023 Federal authorities in Mississippi have added another defendant to their witness list in their prosecution of the still unfolding welfare scandal: Christi Webb, former director of the nonprofit Family Resource Center of...
by Bobby Harrison, Mississippi Today March 19, 2023 To quote baseball legend Yogi Berra, the 2023 gubernatorial election could be “deja vu all over again.” In the 2019 election, Republican Tate Reeves opposed expanding Medicaid while Democrat Jim Hood...
By: Annie Oeth, aoeth@umc.edu Photos By: Melanie Thortis/UMMC Photography Mississippi has seen a dramatic rise in early childhood developmental and behavioral health screenings. An increase of this type was one of the goals of Mississippi Thrive!, an innovative...
