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GSA selects site of Greenville federal courthouse
Kelsey Davis, Mississippi TodayGreenville Mayor Errick Simmons and Chief Judge of the Northern District of Mississippi Sharion Aycock were among those who addressed the public at an urban planning...
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Trans Army Reserve soldier delays therapy: ‘What if they start kicking people...
Hayden in Army Reserve uniform Hayden, now 18, remembers visiting his grandfather in Dayton, Ohio, as a child and listening to stories about what it was like serving with the Air Force in the Vietnam...
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Mississippi charter schools get $15M boost from Feds
Kayleigh Skinner/Mississippi TodayLt. Gov. Tate Reeves speaks at a school choice rally in the Capitol rotunda on Jan. 24, 2017. Mississippi is one of nine states to receive millions of federal funds to...
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Lawsuit seeks to end lifetime voting ban for some crimes
A new lawsuit against the state of Mississippi calls for the removal of what plaintiffs describe as monuments to racial discrimination, but the case has little to do with bronze statues of Confederate...
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Mississippi Symphony resurrects Scott Joplin’s only surviving opera
Ask for a snippet from Treemonisha and Laurence Albert booms out a bit from the chief conjurer’s bag of tricks, his bass-baritone filling the room. Definitely opera. In another moment, shoulders relax...
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88,000 Mississippi children to lose health insurance in March
U.S. Capitol in Washington D.C. U.S. Congress allowed funding for the Children’s Health Insurance Program to expire on Saturday, leaving 88,000 Mississippi children uninsured by next March. Nationally,...
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HB 1523 ruling spurs federal judge to reopen gay marriage case
AP photo/Emily Wagster PettusRoberta Kaplan speaks outside the federal courthouse in Jackson on Nov. 12, 2014. Action from a federal judge could cause another wrinkle in the saga of Mississippi’s...
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State flag poll: Less than half of voters support Confederate design
This July 8, 2017 photo shows members of the Ku Klux Klan in Charlottesville, Va., carrying banners that resembles the Mississippi state flag. Events in Charlottesville touched off a new round of...
View ArticleAG’s task force tackles mental health
After years of asking the Legislature to increase funds for the Department of Mental Health, Mississippi’s attorney general is saying it’s time to change the conversation on mental health in the state....
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Delta conference brings academics, musicians to the home of the Blues
Kelsey Davis, Mississippi TodayJohn Szwed gives the keynote speech at Delta State University’s annual International Conference on the Blues. CLEVELAND — Perhaps Alan Lomax’s greatest contribution to...
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Missy McGee brings moderate Republican values to House
Rep.-elect Missy McGee, R-Hattiesburg Newly elected Rep. Missy McGee will list a Republican “R” behind her name, but her votes under the dome in Jackson might not always align with the policy of...
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Historic trail celebrates success of country music in Mississippi
This story is our weekly ‘Sip of Culture, a partnership between Mississippi Today and The ‘Sip Magazine. For more stories like this, visit The ‘Sip’s website. Nashville might get credit for being...
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Foodways Alliance cooks up recipe for enjoying food, exploring social issues
One of the country’s foremost food organizations was established on a hot summer day in Birmingham. The late John Egerton, an author and activist, convened a two-day meeting of 50 people who lent their...
View ArticleState revenue exceeds expectations despite slow corporate collections
Despite lagging corporate tax revenue collections and a slow September, the state collected more revenue than expected through the first quarter of the current fiscal year. Tax revenues feed the...
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Key Senate lawmakers receptive to roads referendum plan
Senate leaders say they are open to a lawmaker’s proposal to hold a statewide vote to fund road and bridge projects around the state. Mississippi SenateSen. Dean Kirby, R-Pearl Sen. Dean Kirby,...
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Morgan Freeman adds his voice to improving education
This story is our weekly ‘Sip of Culture, a partnership between Mississippi Today and The ‘Sip Magazine. For more stories like this, visit The ‘Sip’s website. Melanie Thortis / © The...
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Plaintiffs appeal HB 1523 to U.S. Supreme Court
Jeff Amy, APApproximately 300 people march in front of the Governor’s Mansion protesting the Mississippi law allowing religious groups and some private businesses to deny services to same-sex couples...
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‘It isn’t just about lumber’: Conference explores porch’s role in Southern...
Contributed by Campbell McCoolJohn Maxwell performs the one-man play Oh, Mr. Faulkner, Do You Write? at last year’s Conference on the Porch. TAYLOR — Most Southerners pass by front porches without...
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Delta Hot Tamales: Clues to the secret of their success
Locals and world-travelers who enter the White Front Café/Joe’s Hot Tamale Place all come for the same thing — legendary hot tamales made famous by the late Joe Pope. They are part of a tradition in...
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Black males hold the keys to success for Mississippi
Kierre RimmerKierre Rimmer, center, with kids from his program F.L.Y. Zone in Cleveland. Mississippi’s black boys are more likely to live in poverty than children in all other racial and ethnic...
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