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RIP Willie Brown, who never forgot Mushroom Street or Yazoo City
youtube.comWith NFL Films camera zooming in, Willie Brown rambled into NFL history in the 1977 Super Bowl. The last time I talked at length with Pro Football Hall of Famer Willie Brown, who died...
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‘I know their pain’: Son’s suicide sparks Coast woman’s mission to ease...
In this Sept. 6, 2019 photograph taken in Gulfport, Miss., Melody Worsham holds a portrait of her son Gabriel, who committed suicide at the age of 34. “I knew helping others suffering from mental...
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Court rules against former student in Cleveland School District...
Eric J. Shelton/Mississippi Today, Report For AmericaJasmine Shepard CLEVELAND — A federal judge recently ruled that while Cleveland School District may have erred when it awarded valedictorian to both...
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Most endangered historic places: Mississippi Heritage Trust’s list spotlights...
Photo courtesy of Mississippi Heritage TrustPo Monkey’s in Bolivar County, the last of Mississippi’s rural juke joints Mississippi Heritage Trust enters its 20th year as a historic preservation...
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Reeves up over Hood in latest poll, but Trump factor might not be as big as...
Mark Humphrey, Associated PressPresident Donald Trump acknowledges the crowd as he finishes speaking at a rally Monday, Oct. 1, 2018, in Johnson City, Tenn. A majority of Mississippi voters – 58...
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Democrats chart a path to achieve modest goals in upcoming legislative elections
R.L. Nave, Mississippi TodayFloor action at the Mississippi House of Representatives during the 2018 legislative session Mississippi Democrats, after a litany of setbacks, have modest goals for the...
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PSC approves over $60 million in compliance projects for coal units in...
The Public Service Commission gave Mississippi Power Co., a subsidiary of one the nation’s largest utility companies, Southern Power, the green light last Thursday by approving $62.5 million in...
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Meet Mattress Mack, the Mississippi native who is betting huge on the World...
James Edward Bates/Take Two Video Pro for Scarlet Pearl Casino ResortJim McIngvale, more widely known as Mattress Mack, brought a suitcase containing $3.5 million to wager on the Houston Astros at...
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Hosemann and Hughes seek most powerful office in Mississippi – lieutenant...
Eric J. Shelton/Mississippi Today, Report For AmericaSupporters of lieutenant governor candidates Delbert Hosemann and Jay Hughes hold signs during the Neshoba County Fair Wednesday, July 31, 2019....
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Ole Miss, Boyce launch athletic director search
Kevin Bain/Ole Miss Digital Imaging ServicesDr. Glenn Boyce, Chancellor of the University of Mississippi Ole Miss Chancellor Glenn Boyce has formed a committee – particularly heavy on former Ole Miss...
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Results are in: Mississippi students No. 1 in the country for reading gains
Eric J. Shelton, Mississippi Today/Report For AmericaStudents prepare for the ‘third-grade reading gate’ in the Jefferson County School District on June 17, 2019. Mississippi was the only state in the...
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Chaney seeks fourth term; Amos hopes to make changes as insurance commissioner
Eric J. Shelton, Mississippi Today/ Report for AmericaMississippi general election is Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019. Republican Mike Chaney, a veteran of Mississippi politics, is seeking his fourth term as the...
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Mississippi voters, women AG candidates poised to make history in November
Republican Treasurer Lynn Fitch and Democrat Jennifer Riley Collins are both poised to make history. State Treasurer Lynn Fitch took a step Tuesday in becoming the first woman to serve as Mississippi...
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Judge refuses to toss Constitution provision that could throw governor’s...
Wikimedia CommonsThe Mississippi Legislature in 1890, the year a constitutional convention formed wit the stated goal of disenfranchising African Americans in the state. Several provisions of that...
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Treasurer candidates searching for first state election victory
The candidate who captures Tuesday’s contest for treasurer will be winning his or her first state election. Republican David McRae, a Ridgeland attorney and managing partner in his family’s business,...
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Twenty years later, still hard to believe Walter Payton – ‘Sweetness’– is gone
Tom DiPace, APChicago Bears running back Walter Payton on the Tampa Stadium sideline on Oct. 6, 1985. Walter Payton died 20 years ago today – 20 years, and I still can’t believe he’s gone. Walter Jerry...
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‘Water is literally coming into the school’: Holmes County aims to pass $18.4...
Eric J. Shelton/Mississippi Today, Report For AmericaA school bond referendum sign is posted outside of Goodman-Pickens Elementary in Goodman, Miss., Thursday, October 31, 2019. HOLMES COUNTY — The...
View ArticleTate Reeves loans his campaign $1.3 million days before Election Day faceoff...
Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves, the Republican nominee for Mississippi governor, loaned his campaign $1.3 million in the final days before the close election with Democratic Attorney General Jim Hood. Campaign...
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Miss. forfeits $1 million daily in Medicaid funds. Could the money help the...
Fotorech, Pixabay/Wikimedia CommonsPhoto Illustration By resisting Medicaid expansion, Mississippi is forfeiting more than $1 million a day that could help thousands of uninsured people with untreated...
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Statewide and district wide election results from Mississippi’s Nov. 5...
Eric J. Shelton/Mississippi Today, Report For America“I voted” stickers are in place for voters inside of Twin Lakes Baptist Church in Madison, Miss., Tuesday, November 5, 2019. District and statewide...
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