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With back to school approaching, imperiled Mound Bayou school remains in limbo
Kelsey / Mississippi TodayResidents of Mound Bayou have filed an injunction to stop the school from closing, a decision recommended by the North Bolivar Consolidated School District Superintendent....
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Bryant predicts mid-August special session for transportation will include...
Gov. Phil Bryant said Friday he is working with legislative leaders to finalize a plan to provide additional funds for infrastructure to be taken up during a special session – most likely in...
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USA IBC: 44 dancers representing 11 countries move on to Round II
Forty-four dancers representing 11 countries move forward to Round II in the USA International Ballet Competition (IBC) this weekend in Jackson in a fierce artistic battle for gold and jobs. Photo by...
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‘We are not playing with kids lives’: Teach for America director emphasizes...
For those who argue the education system is broken, Barbara Logan Smith disagrees. “In truth, the system is doing exactly what it was designed to do because it was never designed to actually get all...
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State revenue rebounds for fiscal year, could bode well for 2019 session
Google Street ViewThe Mississippi Department of Revenue is responsible for the bulk of the state’s revenue and this fiscal year collections were up $130 million. State revenue collections, which have...
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Lawmakers requested $163M for pet projects even as they criticized MDOT spending
Legislative leaders have requested more than $163 million for dozens of special transportation projects in their districts, a Mississippi Today analysis shows. About half of those requests received...
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AP: Emmett Till case reopened after new evidence surfaces
Federal investigators are reopening the Emmett Till case, which started with the kidnapping and brutal murder of a black child in Mississippi in 1955. The Associated Press reports that the U.S. Justice...
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USA IBC: 44 dancers representing 11 countries move on to Round II
Forty-four dancers representing 11 countries move forward to Round II in the USA International Ballet Competition (IBC) this weekend in Jackson in a fierce artistic battle for gold and jobs. Photo by...
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From Bentonia to Canada: It all started with some blues at the Blue Front
Sereena Henderson / Mississippi TodayConnely Farr stands in front of the Blue Front Cafe in Bentonia. When Connely Farr received a phone call informing him that his father’s leukemia had returned, he...
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FEC: Kelly received contributions exceeding limits in 2015 special election
U.S. Rep. Trent Kelly, who represents Mississippi’s 1st Congressional District, received “excessive contributions” totaling $75,100 when he first captured the north Mississippi House seat in 2015. Rep....
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For some in the Delta, revisiting Emmett Till’s murder about appeasing...
David Jordan was a student at Mississippi Valley State University in Itta Bena when he pooled his money with others to purchase gasoline to drive the 30 miles to Sumner to witness the trial in...
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Croatian flags fly proudly in Biloxi
Croatia fan Keith Wade proudly waves the Croatian flag as the World Cup championship match telecast begins at the Croatian American Culture Center in Biloxi. BILOXI – They call themselves the “Iches”...
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Curtis Flowers case: Prosecutors seek to bar death row inmate from attending...
MDOCCurtis Flowers Death row prisoner Curtis Flowers should not be allowed to attend his mother’s funeral this weekend, according to Attorney General Jim Hood and the district attorney who has tried...
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Murrah’s Anna Jackson demanded excellence
MSHOFAnna Jackson with one of the nine Gold Ball state championship trophies her Murrah teams won. (Ed. note: The Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame’s Class of 2018 induction banquet is set for Saturday...
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MC’s Mike Jones: Born and raised to coach
Courtesy of MSHOFMike Jones throws out the first pitch at a Mississippi Braves game. Mike Jones’ Mississippi College and Co-Lin basketball teams won more championships than he has fingers and won 77...
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Archie Moore: recognized, finally, by his home state
(AP photo)Archie Moore (down on one knee) was 49 years old when he fought Muhammad Ali (then Cassius Clay) on Nov. 15, 1962. Clay called him “Ancient Archie.” Clay knocked Moore out in the fourth round...
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College grads paying the price: Lawsuit highlights students’ dependence on loans
The lawsuit filed recently by Attorney General Jim Hood in conjunction with the Center for Justice highlights the prevalence of Mississippians depending on student loans to go to college. The lawsuit...
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Joe Walker, Jr., no ego at all, enters MSHOF
Ole Miss media relationsOlympic gold medalist and world champion Brittney Reese (left) often sought Joe Walker’s advice at Ole Miss and beyond. (Ed. note: This is the final installment of a six-part...
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Hundreds of Mississippi kids without therapies amid state contract delay
Hundreds of Mississippi’s most vulnerable children have missed early intervention therapies this month because of an administrative hang-up between the Department of Health and the Department of...
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‘Public funds for private use’: Emails show the life, death and resurrection...
Plans for a frontage road in Rankin County. In August 2017, a frustrated attorney for the Mississippi Department of Transportation fired off an email to the head of a homeowners’ association in Rankin...
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