Vendor scored thousands of state tests incorrectly, MDE finds

On this day in 1924

Aug. 2, 1924 James Baldwin documentary Novelist, playwright, poet, essayist and social critic James Baldwin was born in Harlem, New York. His work explored the themes...

More than a year later, hospitals receive remainder of state grant to offset COVID-19 losses

State’s first long-term medical home for kids to open at long last in 2025

Mississippi officials focus on red meat, presidential race in Neshoba County Fair stump speeches

On this day in 1974

Aug. 1, 1974 Beverly Johnson made fashion history when she became the first Black model to appear on the American cover of Vogue magazine. When her...

Remembering Fannie Lou Hamer: Monica Land pays tribute to her aunt

Editor’s note: This article was written by Monica Land, niece of the famed civil rights leader Fannie Lou Hamer. It first published in The Enterprise-Tocsin newspaper...

Democratic candidate Pinkins decries Trump, Mississippi’s poor health statistics at Neshoba Fair

Archie Manning and Langston Rogers team up to raise money for Delta State athletics

There was a time, in the early-to-mid 1960s when Archie Manning thought he would probably play football, basketball and/or baseball at Sunflower Junior College (now Mississippi...

Hosemann, White trade jabs, hint at gubernatorial aspirations at Neshoba Fair