by Mina Corpuz, Mississippi Today December 20, 2023 A federal judge will decide whether to approve another injunction to prevent state appointments to a new, separate court system in Jackson set to go into effect in two weeks. U.S. District Court Judge Henry Wingate...
by Geoff Pender, Mississippi Today December 21, 2023 Mississippi Rep. Kevin Felsher is one of five state lawmakers nationwide to win a Mental Health America award for championing policies to reform the state’s troubled mental health and substance abuse care...
by Sophia Paffenroth, Mississippi Today December 20, 2023 Melvin Jones, a 64-year-old native of Cleveland, was in his 30s when he was diagnosed with diabetes. He knew he was at an increased risk because of his family history. In 2013, at 54 years old, Jones had two...
by Julia James, Mississippi Today December 20, 2023 The board of the Jackson Public School District approved a plan Tuesday night to close 13 school buildings, with one board member dissenting. In October, JPS district leadership introduced a plan to close 16 school...
The Annual Holiday Member Celebration for Thacker Mountain was held on Friday, December 1, at Southside Gallery on the Oxford Square in Oxford, MS. The event highlighted an auction which was held online and in person. Thacker Mountain Radio Hour is a weekly...
by Alex Rozier, Mississippi Today December 19, 2023 Neither Rome nor a fully functioning water system in Jackson can be built in a day, but there were plenty of developments from the past year in what has become a face of the country’s environmental justice agenda. In...
