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‘Why is this not being covered?’: Moms with Blue Cross must pay or forego lactation

Three weeks after a medical biller announced it would no longer be working with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Mississippi . . .

Opinion: Jobs, workers are increasing; Miss. still needs more nurses

Jobs, workers are increasing There’s some good economic news for Mississippi: The number of jobs in the state is rising . . .

The Other Side Podcast: Famed political consultant James Carville, the “Ragin’ Cajun,” handicaps national, Mississippi politics in the Trump era

James Carville says Democrats lost in 2024 but, “We played our seventh-string quarterback and still only lost by a point-and-a-half.” . . .

Jackson quietly settles long-standing consent decree over transit system

Just before municipal elections this year, the city of Jackson quietly settled a more than decade-long battle over public transportation . . .

Mississippi-made Pine-Sol redefined “clean”

What started as a way to get his family through the Great Depression, Harold Cole’s cleaning potion has survived 96 . . .

Christie Saxton holds her 1-month-old son, Maverick Saxton, during a visit to Erin Mattingly Birth Services in Madison, Miss., Thursday, May 22, 2025. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today

Jeremy Matthews catches the No. 15 JTRAN bus on North State Street after grocery shopping at Piggly Wiggly, Monday, May 19, 2025 in Jackson, Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today

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Trinity Methodist celebrates 75 years 4j2a1h
By JON ALVERSON - Publisher
Wed,05/28/25-10:06AM , 204 Reads
In the late 1940s, Greenville was a boom town both financially and in population.

Its First Methodist Church was booming also and in what is an unusual move in the church world, the regional church leadership suggested a split to form a new congregation.
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City Enacts curfew to help curb recent spate of violent crimes 46634o
By MYISHEA JONES
Wed,05/28/25-9:29PM , 235 Reads
In a decisive move to curb a wave of violence that has shaken the community, Greenville Mayor Errick D. Simmons and the City Council declared a State of Local Emergency on Wednesday, implementing sweeping curfews aimed at restoring peace and safeguarding families.
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Dr. Thomas Dobbs long form podcast 6u4y1m
By WYATT EMMERICH
Wed,05/28/25-3:38PM , 139 Reads 4,018 Statewide
Dr. Thomas Dobbs, Dean of the John D. Bower School of Population Health at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, and Sun publisher Wyatt Emmerich spend an hour talking about the health challenges facing Mississippi.
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Another murder, city to hold special meeting 2239v
Wed,05/28/25-3:05PM , 660 Reads
After an early morning shooting saw the death of Alex Foster in Greenville and recent weeks of violence throughout the city, Mayor Errick Simmons is calling a special meeting of the city council to consider curfews and a state of emergency in the city.
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