Judge Kent McDaniel took the oath of office on Dec. 28 to continue his work as Rankin County Youth Court Judge. Judge McDaniel said that he expects to serve for a year, but will not seek election in the special election in November 2024. He said after the ceremony,...
Don Wildmon, a prominent preacher from north Mississippi and the visionary behind the growth of the American Family Association (AFA) into a nationwide radio and communications network, passed away. Wildmon, who battled Lewy Body Dementia, succumbed to the illness at...
Tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable disease and mortality in the United States. Smoking rates are significantly higher among Black men than any other ethnic group. Recent data from the American Lung Association reveals that 20.9% of African-American men...
On Wednesday, November 10, a triple murder occurred in Robinsonville, Mississippi, which attracted widespread attention and angered local residents. The main suspect in this horrific crime is 18-year-old Deonte Carnell Taylor, a local resident from the city of Tunica....
On Tuesday, a corrections officer lost his life in a fatal shooting at the East Mississippi Correctional Facility, as reported by prison officials. The incident occurred during a dispute in the facility’s parking lot, involving two on-duty guards. The Lauderdale...
by Eric J. Shelton, Mississippi Today December 22, 2023 St. Dominic’s Community Health Clinic at Stewpot Community Services in Jackson, Miss., Monday, Nov. 20, 2023. St. Dominic’s Community Health Clinic at Stewpot Community Services in Jackson, Miss.,...
