Statewide News
Voter registration deadline for Mississippi primary is Monday
by Geoff Pender, Mississippi Today July 6, 2023 The deadline for voter registration for the Aug. 8 Mississippi statewide primary is Monday. You can register in person at your county circuit clerk's...
For disaster victims trying to rebuild their lives, their last hope: volunteer groups
by Pam Dankins, Mississippi Today July 6, 2023 A day that began with clear, blue skies for LeeOtis Hubbard Gladney ended with destruction during nightfall, when a March 24 tornado swept through...
Mississippi Board of Mental Health Selects Chair and Vice Chair for FY24
The Mississippi Board of Mental Health has named its Chair and Vice Chair for state fiscal year 2024, selecting Stewart Rutledge of Oxford as Chair and Courtney Phillips of Indianola as Vice Chair....
439,000 Mississippians won’t see student debt relief following U.S. Supreme Court decision
by Molly Minta, Mississippi Today June 30, 2023 The U.S. Supreme Court rejected President Joe Biden’s plan for student debt relief that would have forgiven between $10,000 and $20,000 in student...
Supreme Court refuses to hear Mississippi felony suffrage appeal
by Bobby Harrison, Mississippi Today June 30, 2023 The U.S. Supreme Court, more than six months after receiving the case, ruled on Friday it will not hear a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality...
Is Gov. Tate Reeves correct with ‘record jobs’ claim? Depends on which data you pull.
by Bobby Harrison, Mississippi Today July 2, 2023 Gov. Tate Reeves proudly proclaims in a campaign advertisement that “more of our people are working in Mississippi than ever before.” That statement...