An ordinary day turned extraordinary for Madeleine Dotson this week, as she was congratulated by University of Mississippi Chancellor Glenn Boyce for becoming the institution’s 18th Truman Scholar. Winners were formally announced Wednesday (April 12) by the Harry S....
by Devna Bose, Mississippi Today April 12, 2023 Mere days after being approved as the state’s first rural emergency hospital, the federal government rescinded the designation for Alliance Healthcare System in Holly Springs. Now, it’s not clear how the hospital will...
A new section of Mississippi highway is now open to traffic. The newly constructed “Corridor V,” designated as State Route 76, is located in Itawamba County. The 9-mile four-lane highway connects State Route 25 to State Route 23 in Mississippi. State Route 76...
A collection of paintings by the Mississippi Painters Society is currently on display at the W.O. Benjamin Fine Arts Center Gallery on the Itawamba Community College Fulton Campus. The exhibit consists of 35 works in watercolor, oil, acrylic and mixed media. Subject...
New members of the Beta Tau Sigma chapter at the Tupelo Campus include Megan Gillen of Amory; Madelyn Palmer of Baldwyn; Jakob Prather, Brayden Wammack, both of Belden; Olivia Miller, Sara Mooney, both of Booneville; Makaiya Venson of Bruce; Cara James...
by Anna Wolfe, Mississippi Today April 6, 2023 Natalie Gunnells had finally secured some assistance from Mississippi’s political class for her 23-year-old son Patrick, who has severe autism. No sooner had she started receiving relief from the state’s Medicaid agency...