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Latino: Up and to the right goes Mississippi’s economy

Below is a political opinion column by Russ Latino: Mississippi has added over 78,000 jobs in the last decade, and . . .

Can Ole Miss’ Bianco catch lightning in a bottle in Hoover?

Ole Miss will play in the NCAA Tournament for the first time since its championship season in 2022, when it . . .

Mississippi native Jamal Roberts wins American Idol

Roberts carries with him the hopes and pride of his hometown. “I won for my kids. I won for my . . .

Five new degree programs approved for Mississippi State University

Four of the programs are first of their kinds in the Magnolia State, not offered at other public universities in . . .

Storied Jackson Medical Mall faces an uncertain future as UMMC clinics, health center depart

Jackson lawmakers argue the loss of health care services will negatively affect patients who rely on the mall for health . . .

Willie Hamblin waits for transportation beneath the UMMC sign at the Jackson Medical Mall in Jackson, Mississippi, on Monday, March 3, 2025. The University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) is in the process of relocating some of its services from the mall, citing challenges with building infrastructure and city services. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today

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Mississippi, once the leader in childhood vaccination rates, sees continuing rise in exemptions 5b703g
By GWEN DILWORTH - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Thu,05/22/25-5:02PM , 61 Reads 1,240 Statewide
Mississippi’s kindergarten vaccination rates, once the highest in the nation, dipped last year as the number of approved religious vaccine exemptions rose.
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Keisha Coleman, executive director of the City of Jackson Office of Violene Prevention and Trauma Recovery, in attendance at Denim Day, an event raising awareness and ing survivors of sexual assault, held at City Hall, Wednesday, April 30, 2025 in Jackson. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today

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Amid peace initiative, Jackson fires violence prevention director x241c
By MOLLY MINTA - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Thu,05/22/25-4:52PM , 59 Reads 949 Statewide
The ousted trauma recovery specialist alleged in an email to city officials that her termination illustrated Jackson leadership’s “systemic sabotage of community safety.” The mayor’s chief of staff called the allegations “false and misleading.”
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Trump nominee for Asst. Secretary of the Army for Civil Works has Mississippi ties 5f6p3x
By FRANK CORDER - MAGNOLIA TRIBUNE
Thu,05/22/25-2:34PM , 73 Reads 2,163 Statewide
Adam Telle, a former Cochran staffer, could be pivotal in the Army Corps of Engineers’ work with Mississippi on the Yazoo Backwater Area Water Management Project.

A former member of U.S. Senator Thad Cochran’s staff could soon be heading up the Army Corps of Engineers.
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Pickering: AI’s full business potential will be stifled by state regulations - Why a federal AI strategy is needed n5x2d
By CHIP PICKERING
Thu,05/22/25-2:28PM , 76 Reads 1,406 Statewide
Below is an opinion column by Chip Pickering:

Chip Pickering says inconsistent regulations give other nations like China a leg up.
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