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

State News: Presley’s Campaign Tracks Hood on Issues, But Welfare Scandal Could Be Difference

By Bobby Harrison Mississippi Today The similarities were striking as Democratic gubernatorial candidate Brandon Presley held a news conference at the state Capitol last week to...

The Conservatorship fight over Opal

By Jimmie E. Gates Mississippi Center for Investigative Reporting Mississippi Today Opal K. Smith celebrated her 93rd birthday in March under a conservatorship that for the past...

Northwest Community College to Receive $3.5M Investment in Workforce Training

Press release from the Governor's Office

Welfare Department Removes Burdensome Requirement from Child Care Program

By Anna Wolfe Mississippi Today Mississippi no longer requires mothers to sue their child’s father for support in order to qualify for child care assistance,...

Anna Wolfe and Mississippi Today Win Pulitzer Prize for “The Backchannel” Investigation

By Mississippi Today Mississippi Today reporter Anna Wolfe won the 2023 Pulitzer Prize for Local Reporting for her remarkable investigation “The Backchannel,” which uncovered the...

Adderall Shortage: Down to the Last Pill

By: Allie Watson, Journalism Graduate Student When Jessica Smith was a child, she would often forget the content of a conversation she had just...

Private Nail Techs Vs. Nail Salons; Who’s Who In the Oxford Area

By Delila Nakaidinae, Journalism Graduate Student There are nearly 20 nail salons in Oxford offering nail care services and that does not include the number...

The Devil’s Redemption: The Rejuvenation of an HBCU Marching Band

By: Jaylin R. Smith, Journalism Graduate Student “Fi Fie Fo Fum You’re looking down the barrel of the devil’s gun Nowhere To Run You’ve gotta take a stand against...

Charging Ahead? Mississippi Slow to Embrace the Electric Vehicle Revolution

By Eva-Marie Luter, Journalism Graduate Student https://youtu.be/7_FxU4x1A40 OXFORD, MS -- In recent years, the southeastern United States has seen a significant increase in electric vehicle (EV)...

Ole Miss students still working on “Justice for Jay Lee”

by Hayden Wiggs, Journalism Graduate Student On July 8, 2022, Jay Lee, a 20-year-old recent graduate of the University of Mississippi, went missing from his...