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Reflecting on the Two Decades Since Hurricane Katrina

Reflecting on the Two Decades Since Hurricane Katrina

by Mississippi Monitor | Aug 21, 2025 | Statewide

By Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney   The day after Hurricane Katrina, I was handing out hot dogs to evacuees in Vicksburg. I stopped what I was doing when Gov. Haley Barbour’s office called and told me to get on a Blackhawk helicopter and head south. Soon, I...
Trump wants to end mail-in voting. Mississippi Senate, House elections chairmen respond

Trump wants to end mail-in voting. Mississippi Senate, House elections chairmen respond

by Mississippi Monitor | Aug 20, 2025 | Statewide

By: Jeremy Pittari, Magnolia Tribune     President Donald Trump said Monday on Truth Social that his administration will work toward eliminating mail-in ballots and certain kinds of voting machines. “I am going to lead a movement to get rid of MAIL-IN...
MDE encourages schools and communities to recognize Attendance Awareness Month in September

MDE encourages schools and communities to recognize Attendance Awareness Month in September

by Mississippi Monitor | Aug 20, 2025 | Statewide

  The Mississippi Department of Education urges all education stakeholders to recognize Attendance Awareness Month in September. Schools, districts and local organizations are encouraged to promote the benefits of students maintaining regular attendance at school...
Governor Reeves approves MS National Guard deployment to support D.C. crime crackdown

Governor Reeves approves MS National Guard deployment to support D.C. crime crackdown

by Mississippi Monitor | Aug 19, 2025 | Statewide

By: Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune     Multiple governors from Republican-led states have announced that they were sending their own National Guard troops to D.C. to support President Donald Trump’s crime crackdown in the nation’s capital. Mississippi...
Fire Departments in Mississippi Receive $10,000 Grant from State Farm ® and the National  Volunteer Fire Council

Fire Departments in Mississippi Receive $10,000 Grant from State Farm ® and the National Volunteer Fire Council

by Mississippi Monitor | Aug 19, 2025 | Statewide

  State Farm ® and the National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC) have teamed up for the second year to support local volunteer fire departments with funding to secure needed equipment to help keep their responders  safe and protect their communities. Through this...
Twelve states are restricting junk food purchases from SNAP. Mississippi could be next

Twelve states are restricting junk food purchases from SNAP. Mississippi could be next

by Mississippi Monitor | Aug 19, 2025 | Statewide

By: Jeremy Pittari, Magnolia Tribune     Mississippi may become the next state in the nation to enact Food Restriction Waivers on Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. A dozen states have set plans in motion to install Food Restriction...
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