Statewide News
House Republicans elect Jason White as new speaker, Manly Barton as speaker pro tempore
by Taylor Vance, Mississippi Today November 29, 2023 Republican House members chose Jason White as the chamber's next speaker, elevating a new person to one of the most powerful political roles in...
New, returning sponsors sought for 2024 Summer Food Service Program
The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) Office of Child Nutrition is seeking sponsors to operate the 2024 Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) in counties across the state of Mississippi. The...
Foreign Purchase of Farmland Study Committee Releases Final Report
Pursuant to House Bill 280 of the Mississippi Legislature’s 2023 Regular Session, the Study Committee on Foreign Purchase of Farmland in Mississippi has released its report containing the...
THANKSGIVING TRIP TO GRANDMA’S HOUSE COMES WITH HIGHER RISK OF TRAFFIC CRASH, AMR MEDICS WARN
50 million Americans will take to the roads for the long Thanksgiving weekend this year, says the American Automobile Association (AAA). AMR, Mississippi’s busiest ambulance service, urges drivers...
Politicians want private school vouchers, but not a vote to amend constitution to allow them
by Bobby Harrison, Mississippi Today November 19, 2023 With Mississippi's general election in the rearview mirror, some conservative groups and politicians are calling for legislation in the...
STAY SAFE WHILE COOKING THIS THANKSGIVING
Thanksgiving is the peak day for home cooking fires, according to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA). Unattended cooking has caused seven fire deaths in Mississippi so far in 2023....