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

UMMC Researchers Join Fight Against Gun and Domestic Violence

By Mina Corpuz Mississippi Today Gun and domestic violence research at the University of Mississippi Medical Center is seeking to better understand the causes of both...

Gov. Reeves, Other Governors Ask Biden to End COVID-19 Health Emergency

By Julia James Mississippi Today Gov. Tate Reeves has joined with 24 other states to ask President Joe Biden to end the Federal Public Health Emergency...

MHP to Have Strong Presence on State Highways During Upcoming Holidays

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

State News: Auditor’s Report Shows State Agencies Pay High Cost of Inflation

From fuel and electricity to food and asphalt, taxpayers are paying more for almost everything government agencies in Mississippi purchase. This finding comes from a...

State News: UMMC, BCBSMS Reach Agreement

By UMMC communications The University of Mississippi Medical Center and Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi have reached an agreement. Effective now, all UMMC facilities,...

State News: Marine Executed 22 Years After Rape and Murder of Teen

By Mina Corpuz Mississippi Today More than 20 years after his conviction for murder and rape, Thomas Loden Jr. was put to death by lethal injection...

UMMC School of Nursing Among 10 Best for Men

By Anne Oeth UMMC Communications Noah Sasser graduated Friday from the Accelerated BSN program at the University of Mississippi Medical Center School of Nursing, where professors...

Mississippi Prisons May Soon Exceed Capacity

By Jerry Mitchell Mississippi Center For Investigative Reporting/Mississippi Today Mississippi — the world’s leader in imprisoning people — will soon skyrocket past its capacity to hold...

Annual Audit of Federal Funds Shows Misspent Stimulus Money

State Auditor Shad White’s team discovered millions of questioned costs according to their newly released Single Audit of federal funds flowing through Mississippi. The...

Holiday Giving Week at Children’s of Mississippi is Dec. 12-16

By Annie Oeth UMMC Communications Santa’s helpers around the state can deliver items to Mississippi’s only children’s hospital at the Kathy and Joe Sanderson Tower at...