Statewide News
Lance Evans named new state superintendent of education
by Julia James, Mississippi Today December 20, 2023 The Mississippi State Board of Education has named Mississippi native Lance Evans as the next state superintendent. Evans, the current...
Nearly 100,000 Mississippians have been kicked off Medicaid coverage since June
by Devna Bose, Mississippi Today December 19, 2023 The Mississippi Division of Medicaid dropped 7,448 people from its coverage in November. The latest numbers cap six months of disenrollments. In...
Bills would restore federal voting rights for Mississippians convicted of felonies
by Bobby Harrison, Mississippi Today December 18, 2023 Legislation has been introduced that would allow Mississippians who have been permanently disenfranchised because of a felony conviction to...
Team teaches safe driving to teens as Jackson and Mississippi top national analyses for fatal crashes
by Mina Corpuz, Mississippi Today December 18, 2023 Young people are learning about driver safety from a Jackson State University team hoping to keep them from becoming the next car crash statistic....
The Story of the Fourth Wise Man by Henry Van Dyke
A Book Report by Beth Woodmansee for the Friends of the Richland Library First printed in 1895, Henry Van Dyke’s, The Story of the Fourth Wise Man, evokes the mystique of the ancient Middle East....
DEI is destroying American universities. We need to act now.
By Douglas Carswell Any sensible person can see that there is something seriously wrong with many American universities. For several decades many of our most prestigious seats of learning have...