Delta News
Grand jury clears Indianola officer who shot 11-year-old boy
by Mina Corpuz, Mississippi Today December 14, 2023 Nearly seven months after an Indianola police officer shot an 11-year-old boy in the chest during a domestic call, a Sunflower County grand jury...
Biden-Harris Administration Announces $35 million Grant to Mississippi to Help Meet Rural Transportation and Mobility Needs
Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced that the Biden-Harris Administration has awarded a $35,000,000 grant in Yazoo County, Mississippi from the Rural Surface Transportation Grant...
Jailed for their own safety, 14 Mississippians died awaiting mental health treatment
by Isabelle Taft and Mollie Simon, ProPublica, Mississippi Today December 7, 2023 This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with Mississippi Today. Sign up...
Do these death row inmates have legal options to avoid execution? State AG’s office and defense attorneys disagree
by Mina Corpuz, Mississippi Today December 5, 2023 The state and attorneys representing two men on death row are in conflict about whether legal options still exist for them to challenge their...
In this shrinking Mississippi Delta county, getting a college degree means leaving home behind
by Molly Minta, Mississippi Today December 4, 2023 The kings and queens of the South Delta School District tossed candy and waved at their families as the mid-October parade wound through a small...
Country stand-outs Diamond Rio ring in the season with holiday hits at BPAC
By Nathan Duff Christmas comes early to the Bologna Performing Arts Center, presenting Diamond Rio: Holiday and Hits on Tuesday, December 5. The award-winning country group made a splash on the...