Meet Doug: Mental health patients like him are forced to cycle through...
Doug sings to Betty Sue O’Brian’s granddaughter, Ally, Thanksgiving 2015. O’Brian had to check him out of his group home to bring him to the family dinner. When Betty Sue O’Brian picked up the phone in...
View ArticleBetter late than never: Finally, Possum Price will enter Mississippi Sports...
Ole Miss athleticsRichard “Possum” Price was a standout both offensively and defensively on Ole Miss football teams that won 29 games, lost three and tied one. This is the third of a series on the...
View ArticleOle Miss students pose with guns in front of Emmett Till sign, could face...
In this Instagram photo, three Ole Miss students posed smiling and toting guns in front of this bullet-riddled Emmett Till memorial sign in Tallahatchie County. Their fraternity has suspended them, and...
View ArticleMississippi’s Gulf Coast opens it arms and palate to the food truck revolution
Julian BruntTrue Wings has been in business a year witgh a substantial following in Biloxi and Ocean Springs. BILOXI — Food trucks have long been a craze in California. In fact, the first truck began...
View ArticleMarshall Ramsey: Here’s your sign
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View ArticleNot all statistics back up Reeves’ bold claim about state economy
Adam Ganucheau/Mississippi TodayLt. Gov. Tate Reeves said Tuesday that “our economy is growing faster today than any time in our state’s history.” It’s a statement repeated on the campaign trail, and...
View ArticleNo matter where he coaches, Ricky Black produces championship football teams
Jackson PrepRicky Black, who enters his 49the year of coaching this football season, also enters the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame Saturday night. This is the fourth of a series of columns about the...
View ArticleMarshall Ramsey: Jealous
The jealous girlfriend meme is as common on Facebook as cat videos. With the possibility rising of a Republican runoff, I figured it would work well here. The post Marshall Ramsey: Jealous appeared...
View ArticleMeet Doug: Mental health patients like him are forced to cycle through...
Doug sings to Betty Sue O’Brian’s granddaughter, Ally, Thanksgiving 2015. O’Brian had to check him out of his group home to bring him to the family dinner. When Betty Sue O’Brian picked up the phone in...
View ArticleThe difference between ‘old’ and ‘new’ campaign money, and what it means for...
Eric J. Shelton, Mississippi Today/ Report for AmericaMississippi Attorney General Jim Hood, left, and Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves speak during the Neshoba County Fair Wednesday, August 1, 2018. Both leading...
View ArticleRockey’s ‘rock’ will be there in spirit when he goes into the Mississippi...
Mississippi State athleticsRockey Felker, 18, ran the veer option offense to perfection for the 1974 Mississippi State Bulldogs. This is the fifth in a series of columns about the Mississippi Sports...
View ArticleLieutenant governor candidates tout same issues, but critical of each other...
Eric J. Shelton, Mississippi Today/ Report for AmericaRep. Jay Hughes said he would bring transparency and common sense back to the Capitol. NESHOBA COUNTY FAIR — Democrat Jay Hughes and Republican...
View ArticleSecretary of state candidates Britton, Watson trade blows as DuPree...
Eric J. Shelton/Mississippi Today, Report For AmericaRepublicans Sam Britton, from left, and Michael Watson will face off Aug. 6 in the GOP primary for a chance to take on Democrat Johnny Dupree in the...
View ArticleTeen pregnancy rate declines but remains high in the Delta; report says...
Rogelio V. Solis / Associated Press File photoGov. Phil Bryant walks past one of several new posters that will be distributed statewide to schools calling to mind the responsibilities of being a teen...
View ArticleOle Miss says it mishandled investigation into students who posed with guns...
In this Instagram photo, three Ole Miss students posed smiling and toting guns in front of this bullet-riddled Emmett Till memorial sign in Tallahatchie County. Their fraternity has suspended them, and...
View ArticleRepublicans, poised to take attorney general seat for first time in modern...
Eric J. Shelton/Mississippi Today, Report For AmericaRepublican state treasurer Lynn Fitch, a candidate for attorney general, speaks to media during the Neshoba County Fair in Philadelphia, Miss.,...
View ArticleFrom a family of champions, Cissye Gallagher takes her place in Mississippi...
MSHOFCissye Gallagher at the press conference announcing the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2019 This is the sixth in a series of columns on the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2019,...
View ArticleMarshall Ramsey: Absentee
Election Day is coming up. The water in the South Delta remains up. Read our Flooding in Mississippi series. The post Marshall Ramsey: Absentee appeared first on Mississippi Today.
View ArticleA passion for animal welfare: Fostering tough but rewarding work in a...
Callie BryantCallie Bryant, left, with a four-month-old foster kitten, which she has cared for since he was a day old, on Feb. 3. in Union County, MS. At 6:45 every morning, Callie Bryant wakes up to...
View Article‘It’s close’: Gov. Phil Bryant, a key endorsement for Tate Reeves,...
Eric J. Shelton/Mississippi Today, Report For AmericaGov. Phil Bryant With a knack for retail politicking and a deep understanding of Mississippi’s Republican electorate, Gov. Phil Bryant navigated to...
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