Mississippi

The Future of Diabetes in Mississippi is Looking a Whole Lot Brighter

The future of diabetes in Mississippi looks a whole lot brighter with the recent development ofthe Mississippi Diabetes Network and Diabetes Solutions services. The...

Alyssa Schnugg - December 5, 2023

The Purposefully Broken Lawmaking Process in Jackson

By Adam Ganucheau Mississippi Today Note: This analysis was first published in Mississippi Today’s weekly legislative newsletter. Subscribe to our free newsletter for exclusive early access...

Kabir Karriem Wants to Stop Lee from Sharing Holiday with MLK

By Bobby Harrison Mississippi Today In the 1980s as a national effort was made to establish a holiday for civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr.,...

UMMC Expert: Football Player’s Cardiac Arrest Spotlights Importance of CPR, AEDs, Training

By Annie Oeth UMMC communications The collapse of Buffalo Bills player Damar Hamlin during a Monday Night Football game on Jan. 2 may seem rare, but...

MSDH Confirms 14th COVID-19 Death in a Child Under 18

The Mississippi State Department of Health is confirming its 14th COVID-19-related death in a child. The child was an infant under 12 months of age. Since the...

High School Juniors, Seniors Invited to Explore Health Care Pathways with UMMC

The University of Mississippi Medical Center is asking high school juniors and seniors interested in health care careers to save the date for one...

State News: Former Hinds County Election Commissioner Pleads Guilty to Embezzlement

Former Hinds County Election Commissioner Toni Johnson pleaded guilty to two counts of embezzlement and one count of false representation and statements to defraud...

The Eagerly Anticipated 2023 Legislative Session Begins

by Adam Ganucheau Mississippi Today Mississippi lawmakers, traveling to Jackson from every county and corner of the state, convened the 2023 legislative session on Jan. 3...

Local, State Police to be on the Lookout for Impaired Drivers This Holiday Weekend

The Mississippi Highway Patrol is getting set to continue its 2022 “Home for the Holidays” New Year’s Holiday Travel Enforcement Campaign with the mission...

Resilience in Stressful Events Helps Avert Caregiver Burnout, Stress

By Ruth Cummins UMMC communications Renee Greene remembers the time she was a listening ear to a nurse manager in crisis. “They’d had a hostile patient,” said...

State Truancy Officers Face Stagnant Pay and ‘Unmanageable Caseloads’

By Anna Wolfe Mississippi Today Alison Lanthrip, a school attendance officer for Webster County, was puzzled when a particular student stopped showing up to school last...