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Robert Crowell’s sculpture is ‘Timeless’
Signposts for sculptor Robert Crowell’s artistic journey started showing up in childhood. “My parents were determined, I guess, to expose us to the arts,” he says, and in retrospect, he can pinpoint...
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Clarksdale moves forward with $50 million sports recreation project
CLARKSDALE – On the campaign trail last year, candidate Chuck Espy promised the citizens of Clarksdale he would enhance their quality of life by creating a state of the art recreational center that...
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High school coaching legend Ed Reed stood tall on the Notre Dame Box
Natchez DemocratEd Reed, center, flanked by his wife, Gloria, and his son, Skeeter, at the Ed Reed Tribute in Natchez in May 2016 Years and years ago, South Natchez and Hattiesburg were playing...
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Cindy Hyde-Smith to be first woman to represent Mississippi in Congress
Rogelio V. Solis, APMississippi Agriculture Commissioner Cindy Hyde-Smith, left, thanks Gov. Phil Bryant, center, for selecting her to succeed fellow Republican Thad Cochran in the U.S. Senate on...
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Showdown this weekend between two powerful groups competing for control of...
Division of Medicaid offices in Jackson Disagreements between two formidable interest groups are driving conversations on a crucial Medicaid bill this session. And their conflicting points of view...
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Vivians earns first team All-American honors, but what about McCowan?
On Sunday, in Kansas City, Mississippi State defeated UCLA, a very good team playing extremely well, to earn a berth in the Bulldogs’ second straight Final Four. On Monday, State’s marvelous senior...
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Lawmakers finalize ‘flat’ FY 2019 state budget
Legislators on Tuesday finalized the state’s Fiscal Year 2019 budget, which will feature little change to appropriations for most state agencies. Lawmakers passed the $6.1 billion budget, which marks a...
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Deadlock broken; Medicaid bill breezes to passage in both chambers
Larrison Campbell, Mississippi TodayRep. Jason White, R-West, left, and House Medicaid Chairman Chris Brown, R-Nettleton, smile with relief after reaching a deal with the Senate on the Medicaid tech...
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Rep. Andy Gipson moves into Ag Commissioner job
Andy Gipson, a Republican state lawmaker from Braxton, accepts Gov. Phil Bryant’s invitation to serve as Mississippi’s new Agriculture and Commerce Commissioner. On Wednesday, Rep. Andy Gipson,...
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Feds approve Mississippi Succeeds education plan
After months of back and forth, the U.S. Department of Education approved Mississippi’s expansive state education plan. Federal officials approved the Mississippi Succeeds plan this week, along with...
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David Keary: Pioneer, savior and champion at the barre
Dance of the Mirlitons from The Nutcracker frosts the ballet studio with a confectionery Christmas feel. A half-dozen plucky 12- to 14-year-olds, up en pointe, fluidly sliding to and fro, move with a...
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Juneteenth Festival adds flavor to Farish Street
“This is our street,” said Peggy Seaton. “This is my people’s land. We got to take it back. It’s time!” Seaton, like many others who attended last weekend’s Juneteenth celebration on Farish Street,...
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Another candidate adds drama to race for Sen. Cochran’s seat
Jason Shelton, the mayor of Tupelo, announced Tuesday that he will join what is becoming a packed race for the U.S. Senate seat left vacant by retiring Sen. Thad Cochran. mdac.ms.govCindy Hyde-Smith...
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The KKK resurfaces, this time with political intentions
The Ku Klux Klan is getting back into Mississippi electoral politics. Last week, the United Dixie White Knights, a south Mississippi-based chapter of the Ku Klux Klan, allegedly sent video of a burning...
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Revenue collections drop entering final quarter of fiscal year
The state of Mississippi collected $47 million less than expected in March, offsetting several positive months of collections in the current fiscal year. Corporate income tax collections made up the...
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Town of Livingston proves, ‘If you build it, culture will come’
Just a few years ago, the area where highways 463 and 22 meet in Madison County was a fairly non-descript place with woods, pastureland and a typical country landscape. Developer David Landrum saw...
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Bryant orders 83 bridges closed in emergency declaration
Rogelio V. Solis, AP“These bridges have been deemed unsafe for the traveling public,” Gov. Phil Bryant said in a statement about his order to close 83 bridges. Gov. Phil Bryant on Tuesday declared a...
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Rebels have look of a team that could go deep
Mississippi’s two best college baseball teams were on display at Pearl’s Trustmark Park Tuesday night and one looked far better than the other. Ole Miss, ranked as high as No. 4 nationally, drubbed No....
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Poll: Conservative views still dominate in Mississippi
Mississippians hold more conservative attitudes than other Southerners on several social topics they were polled on in the NBC News/SurveyMonkey poll done in collaboration with Mississippi Today....
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NBC News/SurveyMonkey poll: Mississippians worried about state economy
Mississippi residents have a significantly more pessimistic view of their state’s economic conditions than residents of other Southern states, according to a poll released Thursday by NBC News and...
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