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COVID-19 has made in-person court too risky, but eviction hearings continue —...
Hinds County Justice Court Judge Frank Sutton swears in attendees in his virtual courtroom on Sept. 15, 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic made in-person court too risky, but eviction hearings continued....
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Rest of the story: Back when a football team went wrong way, and it turned...
The Herbert FamilyCoach David Lee Herbert (in wheelchair), surrounded by his family, from left, clockwise: daughter Hollie, wife Linda, daughter Stacie and son Dave, his quarterback at Tishomingo High...
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Ag Commissioner Andy Gipson still practicing law, representing companies...
Eric J. Shelton/Mississippi Today, Report For AmericaAndy Gipson speaks at the Westin Jackson after being named Mississippi’s new agriculture and commerce commissioner Tuesday, November 5, 2019....
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Espy wants a Senate debate, but Sen. Hyde-Smith still hasn’t committed
Democrat Mike Espy wants to debate Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, but Hyde-Smith has not accepted invitations. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File) With the Nov. 3 election quickly approaching,...
View ArticleWhat Mississippi college presidents have to say about COVID-19 on their campuses
All eight presidents of Mississippi’s public universities presented COVID-19 updates to the Board of Trustees of Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning on Thursday. Since the pandemic began, this...
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Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith ducks questions at rare public event after months of...
Eric J. Shelton, Mississippi Today/ Report for AmericaCindy Hyde-Smith smiles after winning the Senate runoff election against Mike Espy Nov. 27, 2018. After a rare, brief public appearance on Friday,...
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Supreme Court: Some with pre-existing health conditions might not be allowed...
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. A pre-existing health...
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Gunn, Hosemann name Mississippi flag redesign appointments. Reeves still hasn’t.
Eric J. Shelton/Mississippi TodayHouse Speaker Philip Gunn, left, Executive Director of Mississippi Department of Archives and History Katie Blount, and Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann prepare to deliver the...
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Mississippi officials react to the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Supreme Court Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg gestures as the invited guests applaud while she gets seated at Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, Tuesday, July 2, 2019. (AP...
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The trouble with contact tracing in Mississippi
Eric J. Shelton/Mississippi Today, Report For AmericaA student walks up the steps of the Ole Miss Student Union Monday, October 7, 2019. What Oxford’s missing COVID-19 cases tell us about contact...
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Speaker Gunn: Lawsuit over Gov. Reeves vetoes ‘unfortunate,’ but necessary
Kayleigh Skinner, Mississippi TodayHouse Speaker Philip Gunn, R-Clinton, speaks to reporters after the 2018 legislative session ended. House Speaker Philip Gunn said his pending lawsuit against Gov....
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Lucien Smith out as MSGOP chair; Gov. Reeves backs Gulf Coast businessman to...
Lucien Smith, chairman of the Mississippi Republican Party, speaks as early results come in at a state GOP election night victory party, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019, in Jackson, Miss. (AP Photo/Rogelio V....
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Prime Time aced his introduction to JSU. Now comes the really, really hard part.
(Charles A. Smith/University Communications)Deion Sanders was all dressed up in JSU colors just before his introduction. Yes, winning the introductory news conference is a real thing in 2020. And Deion...
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Democratic Senate candidate Mike Espy has raised $1M since Justice Ginsburg’s...
Eric J. Shelton/Mississippi Today, Report For AmericaMike Espy, a Democrat running for U.S. Senate this November, has raised $1 million since Friday. Democrat Mike Espy, who is challenging incumbent...
View ArticleFour Mississippi legislative races headed for runoff after Tuesday special...
Four Tuesday special elections for the Mississippi Legislature to fill vacancies appear headed to October 13 runoffs, according to unofficial and incomplete results from Tuesday’s voting. The...
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Welcome to the craziest college football season in Mississippi history
Charles A. Smith/University CommunicationsDeion Sanders showed off his JSU sports coat when he was introduced as the Tigers new coach. We knew months ago, even before the pandemic, this was going to be...
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Legislators anticipate revenue slowdown as they begin budgeting process
Eric J. Shelton/Mississippi TodayLawmakers at the Capitol during the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite unprecedented growth in revenue collections during the first two months of the current fiscal year, House...
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The trouble with contact tracing in Mississippi
Eric J. Shelton/Mississippi Today, Report For AmericaA student walks up the steps of the Ole Miss Student Union Monday, October 7, 2019. What Oxford’s missing COVID-19 cases tell us about contact...
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How might the Ginsburg death affect the Senate race in Mississippi?
How Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death may affect the U.S. Senate race in Mississippi. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) Mike Espy, like most Democratic Senate candidates across the nation,...
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On a ‘video game numbers’ kind of day, State, Leach, Costello stole the show
Mississippi State quarterback K.J. Costello threw for 623 yards at LSU on Saturday. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) Eager Mississippi football fans had waited months for the coaching debuts of Mike Leach at...
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