Statewide News
Edward Wilson Named Mississippi Poetry Out Loud Champion
The Mississippi Arts Commission (MAC) announces that Edward Wilson, a Senior at Jackson Preparatory School in Jackson, MS, is the 2023 Mississippi Poetry Out Loud® (POL) champion. The first...
The LeFleur Museum District Hosts Spring Break Event, Week of Wonder
Locals and tourists are invited to enjoy an exciting Spring Break “Week of Wonder” in Jackson’s award-winning LeFleur Museum District (LMD) from March 13-17, 2023. LMD’s four uniquely amazing...
Bill restoring ballot initiative remains alive, though some say it ‘stifles’ Mississippi voters
by Bobby Harrison, Mississippi Today The Mississippi House, with most Democrats voting present, approved by a 75-9 margin on Wednesday a proposal to restore the ballot initiative process after it...
Bill to fully fund public education heads to House for consideration. Here’s what the changes would mean.
by Julia James, Mississippi Today The Mississippi Senate on Tuesday unanimously approved two bills to change the state’s school funding formula and “fully fund” the new version, but the bills may...
Southern Pine Students Attend ECM Youth Leadership Workshop
Four outstanding young women represented Southern Pine Electric at the Youth Leadership Workshop sponsored by Electric Cooperatives of Mississippi. Ruby Sage Rogers of Presbyterian High School,...
House sends extended postpartum Medicaid coverage to governor
by Geoff Pender, Mississippi Today The House on Tuesday sent Gov. Tate Reeves a bill to extend postpartum Medicaid coverage for new mothers in Mississippi from 60 days to a year. Reeves, who for...