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‘Propelled by faith,’ Thibodeaux marks 50th year dancing on same Jackson...
Photo by Sherry LucasKathy Thibodeaux rehearses “Return of the Snow Queen” in the studios at Ballet Magnificat! In the studio at Ballet Magnificat!, Kathy Thibodeaux, at first glance, is virtually...
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A ‘stain on Mississippi’? Just the opposite – Calvin Huey made our state,...
U.S. Naval AcademyMississippian Calvin Huey catches a pass in the ’65 Army-Navy game. Huey was the first African American to play for Navy. Chances are, you never heard of Pascagoula native Calvin...
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Gunn: No school funding rewrite in 2019
AP photo, Rogelio V. SolisSpeaker Philip Gunn, R-Clinton, questions state health officer Mary Currier, during a legislative working group hearing at the Capitol in Jackson Weeks away from the start of...
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Mississippi lost over $263 million in home values due to rising sea levels,...
Mississippi Department of Archives and HistoryThe original Bay St. Louis bridge, once connecting neighboring cities Pass Christian and Bay St. Louis, was catastrophically damaged by Hurricane Katrina....
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College football’s $illy $eason is upon us
David Zalubowski / Associated PressIn this Saturday, Nov. 10, 2018, file photo, then-Colorado head coach Mike MacIntyre watches during the second half of an NCAA college football game against...
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Mississippi rings up $1 million in revenue from sports betting
John Fitzhugh/The Sun Herald via APGuests and employees stand inside the sports bar at Island View Casino Resort’s new non-smoking casino that opened on Thursday, June 21, 2018, in Gulfport, Miss. The...
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Rep. Foster rebuffs pressure, cash from GOP insiders to stay out of...
HERNANDO — Before Rep. Robert Foster, R-Hernando, made his gubernatorial candidacy official Tuesday night, members of his own party pressed him to stay out of the race, including an offer of...
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RIP, Kayo Dottley: Nearly seven decades later, his Ole Miss record still stands
We often are told sports records are made to be broken. Perhaps, but… Ole Miss has played football for 125 years. In all that time, the great John “Kayo” Dottley owns the single season rushing yardage...
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Familiar themes repeat at debate: Public hangings, African despots,...
On Tuesday night, after just under 10 minutes of questions, U.S. Senate candidate Mike Espy thanked a crowd of reporters and walked away from the podium. The two dozen members of local and national...
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A Mississippi father blames a defective rifle for his son’s death — now he’s...
William Widmer/ReduxA Remington baseball cap – Justin Stringer’s favorite hat – sits on a pillow atop his old bed. Justin’s father Roger Stringer has kept his bedroom nearly unchanged since his death...
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Mississippi Today names Marshall Ramsey Editor-at-Large
JACKSON – Mississippi Today is pleased to announce acclaimed editorial cartoonist and media personality Marshall Ramsey as Editor-at-Large. Marshall Ramsey Ramsey will join the nonpartisan, nonprofit...
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Vic Schaefer: Undefeated State ‘can get a whole lot better’
Rogelio V. Solis / Associated PressMississippi State head coach Vic Schaefer calls to his players during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg,...
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Investigators question MDOT officials in frontage road probe
Google MapsThe Rankin County neighborhoods that would have benefitted from a controversial proposed frontage road that is now the subject of an attorney general’s investigation. Investigators working...
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Sen. Clarke, powerful money committee chairman, announces state treasurer bid
Adam Ganucheau | Mississippi TodaySen. Buck Clarke, R-Hollandale and Senate Appropriations chairman, announced his 2019 candidacy for state treasurer on Wednesday. Sen. Buck Clarke, R-Hollandale, and...
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Powerful seats of top legislative leaders in question following separate DUI...
The 2019 Mississippi legislative session will begin with the specter of the two highest-ranking lawmakers having recently been arrested on charges related to driving under the influence. Sen. Terry...
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Nagy has faced Mississippi State before
Wright State athleticsScott Nagy (blue coat, green tie) brings his Wright State team to Jackson to face Mississippi State Saturday night at Mississippi Coliseum. Scott Nagy, former Delta State point...
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‘A tremendous amount’: Cost of defending state in abortion lawsuits could...
Alex Milan Tracy, Sipa USA/Associated PressPro-life supporters rally in Pioneer Courthouse Square in Portland, Oregon, on January 14, 2018, 45 years after the Supreme Court case of Roe v. Wade which...
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Civil rights leader: Senate runoff about policy, not politics
Eric J. Shelton, Mississippi Today/ Report for AmericaRev. William Barber II speaks during a Poor People’s Campaign event at Greater Mt. Calvary Baptist Church Wednesday, October 24 in Jackson. An...
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Podcast Ep. 28: Politicos break down Senate debate between Cindy Hyde-Smith,...
Eric J. Shelton, Mississippi Today/ Report for AmericaBarbour and Jones talk Tuesday evening with Adam Ganucheau, host of The Jungle, Mississippi Today’s election podcast. Republican strategist Austin...
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Murrah Singers put passion on record with ‘Mighty & Joyful’ CD
“Mighty & Joyful” is the title of a new CD by the Murrah Singers, but it’s a fitting description, too, of the approach, commitment and stirring vocal music these Jackson high schoolers put on...
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