Delta News
‘If you don’t like it, go somewhere else’: New band director at Delta State mocked trans people, women and other groups on podcast
by Molly Minta, Mississippi Today July 21, 2023 The new interim band director at Delta State University co-hosted a conservative commentary podcast in which he mocked people who choose to be...
Delta Blues Museum Receives MHC Mini Grant for Sunflower Festival Programming
Delta Blues Museum is adding a special event to kick off its 2023 Sunflower Festival activities, thanks to a Mississippi Humanities Council (MHC) Mini-Grant just announced. The grant will support a...
A year after air conditioning came to Parchman, most of Mississippi’s prisons are still without relief from the heat
by Mina Corpuz, Mississippi Today July 20, 2023 One year after air conditioning installation began at Mississippi’s oldest and largest prison, incarcerated people in the State Penitentiary at...
NEH Awards Mississippi Humanities $15,663 to Assist Recovery from Tornado Damage
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...
Congressman Thompson Announced $ 244,232 Awarded to Mississippi Valley State University
United States Representative Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) announced The National Science Foundation has awarded $244,232 to Mississippi Valley State University. This project, entitled "Collaborative...
‘Tate Reeves doesn’t understand’: Hospital CEO slams governor for refusing Medicaid expansion
by Taylor Vance, Mississippi Today July 13, 2023 Hours after yet another Mississippi hospital announced it was laying off workers this year, the leader of a hospital in the Mississippi Delta...