by Caleb Bedillion and Taylor Vance, Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, Mississippi Today April 14, 2023 Poor defendants in Mississippi are routinely jailed for months, and sometimes even years, without being appointed an attorney due to the state’s notoriously...
by Bobby Harrison, Mississippi Today April 16, 2023 Responding to questions from members of the media recently about funding the Mississippi Adequate Education Program, House Speaker Philip Gunn, R-Clinton, asked for a show of hands of those who understood the school...
The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) is announcing that as of today, all school districts impacted by the March 24 tornadoes and storms have resumed classes except for South Delta School District (SDSD), which is planning to reopen April 14. The districts...
by Geoff Pender and Bobby Harrison, Mississippi Today April 12, 2023 In their final act of the 2023 session, in the wee hours of the morning April 1, Mississippi lawmakers passed a “Christmas tree” bill with $372 million in local pet projects. It includes...
The Mississippi Arts Commission is now accepting nominations for the 2024 Governor’s Arts Awards, an annual ceremony that recognizes individuals and organizations that have made noteworthy contributions to the arts in the state of Mississippi. The awards are...
The Mississippi Main Street Association (MMSA) was awarded the Mississippi Pinnacle Award by the Sales and Marketing Professionals (SMP) at the Pinnacle Awards Gala held on April 11 at The Lake Terrace Convention Center in Hattiesburg, Miss. The Mississippi Pinnacle...
