Marshall Ramsey: South Delta Flood
The residents of the South Delta continue to suffer. Read our Flooding in Mississippi series. The post Marshall Ramsey: South Delta Flood appeared first on Mississippi Today.
View ArticleMarshall Ramsey: The First Debate
The unseen debater will be on Twitter. The post Marshall Ramsey: The First Debate appeared first on Mississippi Today.
View ArticleMany students struggle to navigate college admissions and lack of...
Grace MarionStudents moderate a Career Insights Panel on on June 12 at CampCollege in Jackson. Katia Sutton returns home from school each day only to work more. She spends three hours studying practice...
View ArticleLife lessons through golf: Mississippi Urban League, First Tee, 100 Black Men...
Eight-year-old Jakenzi Veal, receives golf instruction from Henry Davis.Rick Cleveland “It takes a village.” The adage is often attributed to Hillary Clinton, who, as first lady, borrowed the saying...
View ArticleMarshall Ramsey: The Gang’s All Here
What happened when no one wanted dangerous, low-paying guard jobs? Wilkinson County prison put gangs in charge. The post Marshall Ramsey: The Gang’s All Here appeared first on Mississippi Today.
View Article‘We’re getting a double hit’: Mississippi farmers, slammed by weather and...
Thomas Wells | Northeast Mississippi Daily JournalTony Campbell of Baldwyn, pictured in this file photo, drives a tractor-trailer loaded with soybeans over to a processor in Alabama on most days....
View ArticleWhat happened when no one wanted dangerous, low-paying guard jobs? Wilkinson...
BILL BARKSDALE for the Clarion LedgerAt least four prisoners have been killed in gang-related incidents at the Wilkinson County Correctional Facility in Woodville, Miss., since February 2017, records...
View ArticleJake Mangum’s rest of the story: From walk-on to paltry signing bonus
Blake Williams/MSU AthleticsJake Mangum kisses the Governor’s Cup after Mississippi State defeated Ole Miss for its fourth straight victory in the annual game at Trustmark Park. So, you probably heard...
View ArticleTestimony of mental health agency leader, whose leadership has frequently...
Diana Mikula, director of the Mississippi Department of Mental Health. After years of state and federal scrutiny, the Department of Mental Health’s top executive took the stand in federal court...
View ArticleMarshall Ramsey: You’ve Got A Friend in Me
Gov. Phil Bryant follows President Donald Trump’s lead and introduces a Space Force. The post Marshall Ramsey: You’ve Got A Friend in Me appeared first on Mississippi Today.
View ArticleMeet Gunner and BJ: Why mental health pros, courts must weigh who’s violent...
Gunner Pettit and Barbara Jean “BJ” Warren in Starkville on November 24, 2017. Before dawn one night in late June of 2018, Barbara Jean “BJ” Warren, 26, grabbed an X-Acto knife and headed for the small...
View ArticleMarshall Ramsey: Paying one tax or the other
Gas tax increase to fund road and bridge repairs faces political potholes on both sides of the aisle. The post Marshall Ramsey: Paying one tax or the other appeared first on Mississippi Today.
View ArticleThad Cochran funeral: State leaders honor senator’s legacy at Capitol memorial
Eric J. Shelton, Mississippi Today/Report For AmericaThe late Republican Sen. Thad Cochran funeral service was held at the state Capitol in Jackson, Miss., Monday, June 3, 2019. Thad Cochran’s legacy...
View ArticleWorld Cup soccer and Team USA provide a not-so-normal Tuesday afternoon in...
Rick ClevelandIt was a festive World Cup Soccer crowd at Buffalo Wild Wings in Flowood Tuesday afternoon – especially in the final moments of Team USA’s 2-1 semifinal victory. This was an otherwise...
View ArticleMarshall Ramsey: Liberty Bell
We have been given the gift of freedom. Yet complacency on our part threatens it. The post Marshall Ramsey: Liberty Bell appeared first on Mississippi Today.
View ArticleMarshall Ramsey: Biden’s Dud
Presidential candidate Joe Biden’s poll numbers plummet after the first Democratic debate. The post Marshall Ramsey: Biden’s Dud appeared first on Mississippi Today.
View ArticleNew tax-free accounts allow Mississippians with disabilities to save without...
YouTubeOn July 1, Mississippi began rolling out Mississippi ABLE, a program that allows Mississippians with disabilities to save without risking the loss of government benefits. For the first time,...
View ArticleMarshall Ramsey: The War on Veggie Burgers
The Mississippi Space Force’s first mission. The post Marshall Ramsey: The War on Veggie Burgers appeared first on Mississippi Today.
View ArticleState revenue strong for just completed fiscal year after multiple years of...
Associated PressUse tax collections, a 7 percent tax levied on items purchased out of state, represented the largest growth in revenue for the just completed fiscal year. State revenue collections for...
View ArticleMarshall Ramsey: RIP David Sansing
Ole Miss professor David Sansing was a storyteller and told Mississippi’s story as well as anyone. The post Marshall Ramsey: RIP David Sansing appeared first on Mississippi Today.
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