The latest Mississippi Writers Trail marker was unveiled today in Greenwood. The marker, located at the Rail Spike Trail on Johnson Street in Greenwood between Fulton Street and Howard Street, memorializes the artistic contributions of playwright, scholar, and civil...
by Julia James, Mississippi Today June 12, 2023 Two proposed charter schools have made it through the first stage of the annual application process with hopes of opening in the Delta. This year’s application cycle saw fewer applicants at this stage than in previous...
by Jerry Mitchell, Mississippi Today June 11, 2023 Civil rights attorney Jill Collen Jefferson was arrested Saturday night by Lexington police — the same department she complained about nine days earlier to Assistant U.S. Attorney General Kristen Clarke. Holmes County...
United States Representative Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) announced The United States Department of Commerce has awarded an Economic Development Administration grant in the amount of $250,000 to the South Delta Planning and Development District, Inc. This EDA investment...
by Alex Rozier, Mississippi Today June 6, 2023 Under a mystic blend of pink lightning and green sky, Victoria Jackson called her daughter in a panic, warning her of the news: A tornado was on a path towards Rolling Fork. Her daughter was working that March night at...
Join GRAMMY Museum® Mississippi as we feature legendary GRAMMY®-nominated blues guitarist and vocalist Vasti Jackson on Monday, June 26, as the featured guest for the next installment of the Museum’s Words & Music: A Songwriter Series. The event will feature an...
