Nearly every charter school saw its letter grade decline this school year, according to state test results that measure student performance. Accountability grades are based on...
The Central District public service commissioner’s race remained too close to call Monday — nearly a week after the Nov. 7 Mississippi general election — although...
Nov. 13, 1999 Credit: Source: Find a Grave A jury in Belzoni, Mississippi, convicted three men of manslaughter in the April 12, 1970, killing of Rainey...
Mississippi Today’s Adam Ganucheau, Bobby Harrison, Geoff Pender and Taylor Vance break down Republican Gov. Tate Reeves’ election win over Democratic challenger Brandon Presley. They detail...
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Nov. 12, 1914 Civil rights leader William Monroe Trotter pictured in 1915. Credit: Wikipedia Civil rights leader William Monroe Trotter led a delegation that confronted President...
Ravin Lovett, an artist and art therapist, says she became fascinated with quilting at a young age, watching her “Big Mama” make magic from scraps of...
In 2003, incumbent Democratic Gov. Ronnie Musgrove flew into Tupelo to campaign in the final days before the November general election. Among those meeting Musgrove at...
State revenue collections are continuing to slow as legislative leaders and Gov. Tate Reeves, fresh off their election victories, prepare to release budget recommendations to be...
The second in command of the Mississippi Department of Corrections may be without a job after his biography disappeared from the agency’s website and was replaced...