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Hard-to-count areas, coronavirus raise the stakes on Mississippi’s investment...
U.S. Census BureauCensus Bureau announced March 18 that the census field operations will be suspended until April 1, national Census Day. Over the last decade, states lost billions of federal dollars...
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Mississippians get extension until May 15 to pay state taxes
brewbooks/Wikimedia CommonsInside a tax preparation service. Mississippians will be granted an extension to file and pay their state taxes because of the COVID-19 pandemic until May 15. The May 15...
View ArticleInteractive map: With school closures, where can children eat for free?
Coronavirus has forced Mississippi schools to close until at least April 17, which leaves thousands of students without meals they depend on. Nationwide, children who receive public assistance or live...
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Some state employees forced to use vacations days, and possibly unpaid leave,...
With the state expected to see an increase in Medicaid applications, some workers at the Mississippi Division of Medicaid are considered essential employees and must continue reporting to work. Some...
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I didn’t know how much I would miss the games until they aren’t being played
Rick ClevelandMid-Mississippi, this time of the year, looks a lot like April at Augusta National. So I took a long walk through my neighborhood yesterday, as I do every day in these uncertain and...
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“We are very ill-prepared for a biological event like this”: Prosecutors,...
WikimediaMississippi law enforcement officials are looking for ways to keep COVID-19 out of jails. District Attorney Daniella Shorter is keenly aware that her rural constituents will face greater...
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Former AG Jim Hood joins national law firm, will work from Houston
Eric J. Shelton/Mississippi Today, Report For AmericaAttorney General Jim Hood performed at about the same levels among African American voters who went to the polls as did Mike Espy in the 2018 U.S....
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Tate Clayton’s scholarship is worth a ‘trillion’
Mississippi State athleticsThat’s Trillion Scholarship winner Tate Clayton, far right, with, from left, older brothers Reed and Drew Clayton, mother Lori Clayton and MSU basketball coach Ben Howland on...
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Sidelined by pandemic, prisoners forced to work off debts get offer of help...
The state public defender’s office has offered to coordinate a release effort for restitution center inmates who can no longer work to pay off court-ordered debts due to the coronavirus pandemic. The...
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During these strange coronavirus times, Mississippians find virtual ways to...
Photo by Sherry LucasBroad Street Baking Company sold fresh produce that couldn’t be delivered to closed restaurants, directly to the public recently, with a majority of proceeds going directly to...
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Coronavirus threat has immigrant communities, still reeling from raids, “in...
Immigrants in Mississippi, along with legal and humanitarian organizers, are calling for the immediate release of federal immigration detainees, fearing the potential destruction of the novel...
View ArticleFAQ: Coronavirus in Mississippi
Mississippi Today reporters have listened closely to your questions as they monitor Mississippi’s coronavirus developments. Click on the “+” in the question tabs below to view answers to some of our...
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Second lawmaker forced to choose between pension, service resigns
Rep. Billy Andrews Billy Andrews, R–Purvis, has become the second House freshman to resign after being prevented from receiving his public employee retirement benefits while serving in the House....
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Socially distant: Empty spaces, eerie silence on a Jackson Friday night
On any other Friday night, Last Call Sports Grill’s parking lot would be full with patrons lining the bar, racking pool tables and enjoying the bar’s social atmosphere until 2 a.m. But, two weeks...
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Statewide shelter-in-place order: ‘We believe this is the right tool at the...
Eric J. Shelton/Mississippi Today, Report For AmericaMississippi State Health Officer Dr. Thomas Dobbs said the governor’s executive order will give public health officials time to prepare for the peak...
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Hosemann, Gunn eye June to renew budget; awaiting clearer picture of...
Eric J. Shelton/Mississippi Today, Report For AmericaDelbert Hosemann during the opening day of the legislative session in the Mississippi House chambers at the Capitol in Jackson, Miss., Tuesday,...
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Mississippi’s record-breaking unemployment claims spike 1700% in two weeks of...
U.S. Department of LaborThe Mississippi Department of Employment Security is encouraging folks who have lost employment due to COVID-19 to file claims online. More Mississippians applied for...
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More transparency about Mississippi prison practices during COVID-19 pandemic...
Wikimedia CommonsAdvocates say releasing more information would help decrease rumors spreading among prisoners and their families. The Mississippi Department of Corrections maintains it has no...
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Nobody really knows if we’ll play football in 2020, but history might give us...
Ole Miss media relationsWhen will see a football scene like this one at Ole Miss again? September? October? December? Next year? In answer to a question I have been asked countless times these past few...
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Photo Gallery: Cowgirls of the Delta by Rory Doyle
Photo Gallery: Cowgirls of the Mississippi Delta Photos and words by Rory Doyle | April 3, 2020 Just after the Civil War, one in four cowboys were African American, but this diversity has not...
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