by Sherry Lucas, Mississippi Today November 16, 2023 In a memory quilt by Hystercine Rankin at the Mississippi Museum of Art, National Endowment for the Arts Chair Maria Rosario Jackson found a touchstone for a phrase that echoed throughout her recent Jackson visit:...
The Mississippi Children’s Museum and MDWFP’s Museum of Natural Science celebrate 100 Magnolias planted at the LeFleur’s Bluff Complex in LeFleur’s Bluff State Park. LeFleur’s Bluff Complex is now home to over 100 Magnolias of various shapes, sizes, and varieties. ...
The Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning completed its search for the 13th President of Jackson State University by voting to name Dr. Marcus L. Thompson as President during its meeting held today in Jackson. Dr. Thompson has more than 20 years...
Madison and Rankin Counties’ District Attorney Bubba Bramlett announced that Judge Dewey Arthur sentenced Samuel Lamar Taylor, 52, to life without parole for one count of sexual battery and 15 years in prison for one count of gratification of lust. Taylor was found...
by Taylor Vance, Mississippi Today November 14, 2023 Leaders of the Mississippi Democratic Party has denied allegations that former party Chairman Tyree Irving filed in a September lawsuit and asked a judge to dismiss his complaint. Irving, a former appeals court...
by Vickie King, Mississippi Today November 12, 2023 Ravin Lovett, an artist and art therapist, says she became fascinated with quilting at a young age, watching her “Big Mama” make magic from scraps of cloth. It was her grandmother that taught her to...
