One-in-ten working Mississippians lack food, report finds
Securing a job is not enough to guarantee a person won’t go hungry, finds the latest report from Hunger Free America, a New York-based nonprofit. In Mississippi, nearly 12 percent of working adults...
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Head of embattled child protection agency resigns
After two years leading Child Protection Services, which has struggled to meet the settlement requirements of a long-standing federal lawsuit, Commissioner Jess Dickinson announced his resignation on...
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Will ‘lightning rod’ Lane Kiffin turn into ‘lightning in a bottle’ for Ole Miss?
Rogelio V. Solis / Associated PressMississippi athletic director Keith Carter, left, reacts to Lane Kiffin as he answers a reporter’s question at a news conference, moments after being introduced to...
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Legislative leaders’ budget plan leaves “flexibility” for new Legislature
The 14 members who comprise the powerful Legislative Budget Committee left many major issues for the new Legislature to decide in their budget proposal released Wednesday. The Budget Committee’s...
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Coast residents press Louisiana officials on river diversion concerns
LONG BEACH — After Mississippi River water, diverted via the Bonnet Carré spillway, wiped out the state’s oyster population and caused significant damage to shrimp and crabs, coastal communities are...
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Mississippi’s 15-week abortion ban again struck down; supporters hope Supreme...
Eric J. Shelton, Mississippi Today/Report For AmericaAttorney Hillary Schneller, of Center for Reproductive Rights, talks to media outside of the Thad Cochran United States Courthouse in Jackson in May...
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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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When a defensive tackle wins MVP honors, you know he’s special; McKinnley...
Keith Warren/MHSAAMississippi MVP McKinnley Jackson, 99, rushes Alabama passer Sawyer Pate, 11, during Mississippi’s 17-16 overtime victory over Alabama Saturday at Hattiesburg. HATTIESBURG – These...
View ArticleDelta families without running water ‘opened a lot of eyes.’ PSC looks to...
GREENWOOD – A little more than a week ago, the state’s top utility and water services agency, promised it would find solutions to help Delta families with no access to running water. Now, it seems the...
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Brees keeps setting NFL records, but Deuce recalls the uncertainty of 2006
New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees (9) celebrates his touchdown pass to tight end Josh Hill, which broke the NFL record for career touchdown passes, surpassing Peyton Manning, in the second half...
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Retirees elected to Legislature in November can draw pension, thanks to IRS...
Eric J. Shelton, Mississippi Today/ Report for AmericaA lawmaker walks into the Capitol during a recess in the special session of the Legislature in Jackson Tuesday, August 28, 2018. Most people do not...
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President Trump impeached: Sens. Wicker, Hyde-Smith downplay charges but say...
Eric J. Shelton, Mississippi Today/ Report for AmericaU.S. Senator Roger Wicker speaks to media on behalf of Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith after her debate against Mike Espy inside the Farm Bureau Federation...
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Despite financial mismanagement, Wayne County schools avoid state takeover
Rather than place the district in the hands of the state, the Mississippi State Board of Education is assigning a financial advisor to the Wayne County School District. The decision came after a series...
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Teacher shortage: State education officials, citing lack of data, don’t know...
Eric J. Shelton, Mississippi Today/Reporter for AmericaAdrienne Hudson speaks to local educators during the RISE Teacher’s Night Out at the Crossroads Cultural Arts Center in Clarksdale Wednesday, Dec....
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RIP: Hamp Cook, 86, a Hall of Famer in so many ways
Susan Broadbridge/Hattiesburg AmericanHamp Cook, middle, sits with his sons Chuck (left) and Kyle Cook as they watch Hamp’s grandsons play in a high school football game in 2015. Trying to figure out...
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Election puts some state employee jobs in jeopardy as officials look to bring...
Eric J. Shelton/Mississippi Today, Report For AmericaTate Reeves votes during Election Day at Liberty Baptist Church in Flowood, Tuesday, Miss., November 5, 2019. Reeves, in the process of determining...
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Tax from internet sales growing, but state getting less
Pixabay, justynafaliszekOnline shopping (photo illustration) Since a June 2018 U.S. Supreme Court ruling allowing states to collect taxes on internet sales, Mississippi’s use tax collections have...
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ICE raid: As spotlight fades, immigrant families struggle amid dwindling...
Eric J. Shelton/Mississippi Today, Report For AmericaThose detained in August aren’t able to work. “So you’re living in this limbo where you can’t do anything, and that’s even when you’ve been...
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‘It’s structured play’— how Mississippi schools teach kindergarteners to read
Aallyah Wright, Mississippi TodayMarilyn Payne, kindergarten teacher at Clarksdale Collegiate, asks her students to read the word plastered on the note card during listening and learning time....
View ArticleEast Mississippi private prison lawsuit dismissed
A federal judge has dismissed a class-action lawsuit against the state of Mississippi over conditions at one of its privately-operated prisons. The decision, released Tuesday, comes more than a year...
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