In celebration of the upcoming winter holidays, the Mississippi Agriculture and Forestry Museum will host the annual Homestead for the Holidays event on Thursday, December 7, and Friday, December 8, from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Admission is $8 per person for ages 3...
by Molly Minta, Mississippi Today November 30, 2023 In his first press conference as Jackson State University’s 13th president, Marcus Thompson pledged to improve “customer care,” accountability and financial sustainability at the historically Black university, all...
by Mina Corpuz, Mississippi Today November 30, 2023 Weeks after the state asked to set an execution date for Willie Jerome Manning, the Mississippi Supreme Court ruled Thursday that it will not schedule one until it considers his petition for post-conviction relief....
The state of Mississippi and Mississippi State University’s efforts to expand access to K-12 computer science education are being recognized on the national stage. During Code.org’s annual CSEdCon, Mississippi was recognized for leading the nation in...
by Brian Howey and Nate Rosenfield, Mississippi Today November 30, 2023 Brian Howey and Nate Rosenfield investigated dozens of arrests made by Rankin County deputies to report this article, which is part of a series by The Times’s Local Investigations Fellowship...
Uniformed in a chef’s hat and jacket, University of Mississippi freshman Sarah Harmon sat at a special table in the Rebel Market on Nov. 10 decorating cookies. She adorned the treats with words such as “dream,” “love” and “joy.” These were no ordinary cookies,...
