While many Mississippians may be surprised to know the commercial fishing industry has an almost $100 million economic impact in the Magnolia State, they may be even more startled to know that, nationwide, the lucrative but dangerous business accounts for...
by Mina Corpuz, Mississippi Today July 19, 2023 A Columbia family whose life was altered by a gun is retelling their story in an audio memoir, reflecting on losing one son to a faulty trigger and seeing the other go to prison for their sibling’s death. “Something...
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has awarded $15,663 in emergency supplemental funding to NEH’s state affiliate, Mississippi Humanities, to help replace cultural heritage materials in Rolling Fork that were damaged by a tornado this spring....
Point Eight Power, Inc., manufacturer of power distribution systems, is set to open a new manufacturing plant in Hancock County. With a corporate investment of almost $7.75 million, this project is expected to generate 78 direct jobs. The decision to establish the...
The Mississippi National Guard is celebrating the U.S. Army Chaplain Corps’ 248th birthday July 25, 2023, at the Mississippi Armed Forces Museum, Camp Shelby, beginning at 10:00 a.m. The Chaplain Corps was established July 29, 1775, when the Continental Congress...
by Devna Bose, Mississippi Today July 18, 2023 Two hospitals in south Mississippi have limited local pediatric dentists’ access to their facilities, potentially preventing hundreds of kids from receiving necessary dental care, according to one dentist. Though the...
