The Natchez Trace Council of the Boy Scouts of America will jointly honor University of Mississippi Head Baseball Coach Mike Bianco and Mississippi State University Head Baseball Coach Chris Lemonis as winners of the Distinguished Citizen Award from the council at a...
by Mina Corpuz, Mississippi Today January 2, 2024 The new year began without creation of a separate, state-run court in Jackson that some lawmakers lobbied as a solution to crime and advocates see as a threat to residents’ civil and voting rights. Under House Bill...
By Shaunicy Muhammad, Mississippi Free Press The frustration of Gretchen Hankins, Mary Moore Glenn and Bettersten Wade was palpable inside Stronger Hope Baptist Church in Jackson on Dec. 20, 2023, as the three women stood shoulder to shoulder, holding up pictures of...
Judge Kent McDaniel took the oath of office on Dec. 28 to continue his work as Rankin County Youth Court Judge. Judge McDaniel said that he expects to serve for a year, but will not seek election in the special election in November 2024. He said after the ceremony,...
Don Wildmon, a prominent preacher from north Mississippi and the visionary behind the growth of the American Family Association (AFA) into a nationwide radio and communications network, passed away. Wildmon, who battled Lewy Body Dementia, succumbed to the illness at...
Tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable disease and mortality in the United States. Smoking rates are significantly higher among Black men than any other ethnic group. Recent data from the American Lung Association reveals that 20.9% of African-American men...
