by Pam Dankins, Mississippi Today July 6, 2023 A day that began with clear, blue skies for LeeOtis Hubbard Gladney ended with destruction during nightfall, when a March 24 tornado swept through Amory. A nightmare followed the terror of that night as Gladney soon...
The Mississippi Board of Mental Health has named its Chair and Vice Chair for state fiscal year 2024, selecting Stewart Rutledge of Oxford as Chair and Courtney Phillips of Indianola as Vice Chair. Rutledge is an affordable housing developer and attorney who has...
by Molly Minta, Mississippi Today June 30, 2023 The U.S. Supreme Court rejected President Joe Biden’s plan for student debt relief that would have forgiven between $10,000 and $20,000 in student loan debt for millions of borrowers across the country, including nearly...
by Bobby Harrison, Mississippi Today June 30, 2023 The U.S. Supreme Court, more than six months after receiving the case, ruled on Friday it will not hear a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a Mississippi provision that places a lifetime voting ban on many...
by Bobby Harrison, Mississippi Today July 2, 2023 Gov. Tate Reeves proudly proclaims in a campaign advertisement that “more of our people are working in Mississippi than ever before.” That statement running on local television stations would be true for most states,...
by Adam Ganucheau, Mississippi Today July 2, 2023 Tyree Irving, the chairman of the Mississippi Democratic Party since 2020, resigned as dozens of the state party’s executive committee members appeared poised to remove him from his seat in a July 6 emergency...
