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

MSDH Says Medical Marijuana Should Be Available Around January

Patients who are waiting for medically prescribed marijuana could see product on shelves around the first of the year, according to the Mississippi State...

Former Governor Haley Barbour Injured After Trying to Avoid Hitting an Animal

Former Governor Haley Barbour was traveling near his home in Yazoo County when he was involved in a single-vehicle crash. Barbour swerved his vehicle...

Regional News: Two Arrested for Separate Embezzlement Schemes in Marshall County

State Auditor Shad White announced Special Agents from his office served two individuals Tuesday in Marshall County with demand letters and indictments after local...

Nesbit Man Sentenced to Prison for Racist Threats

A Nesbit man was sentenced today to 2 1/2 years in prison for transmitting a communication in interstate commerce containing a threat to injure...

‘Coach Prime,’ My Special Aflac Ducks Surprise Patients at Children’s of Mississippi

By Annie Oeth UMMC Communications Jackson State University’s Deion ‘Coach Prime’ Sanders and a flock of My Special Aflac Ducks designed to comfort children with cancer or...

Lott, Barbour Discuss the Root and Give Hope in a Divided Country

By Allie Moore IMC Student https://youtu.be/pIkIWpkXsuk Living in a politically divided country can bring up an abundance of feelings: anger, fear, sadness, or even hopelessness. This past Thursday,...

MFC Issues Statewide Fire Alert

The Mississippi Forestry Commission has issued a statewide Wildland Fire Alert. The MFC encourages the public to postpone unnecessary outdoor burning activities until drought...

State GOP Leaders Boast Banning Critical Race Theory. Experts Say They Didn’t

By Bobby Harrison Mississippi Today Mississippi lawmakers spent more than seven hours in early 2022 debating a bill that they said would ban the teaching of...

Six Years ago Began the Saga Leading to Stinging Education Loss for State’s Leaders

By Bobby Harrison Mississippi Today Six years ago this week, House Speaker Philip Gunn and then-Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves held a surprise news conference to announce...

Progress mounts on Asylum Hill

By Gary Pettus UMMC Communications In a milestone for the years-long Asylum Hill Project, a team of archaeologists should begin exhuming human remains this month on the...