Jan. 3, 1933 Credit: Courtesy of UMMC Dr. Aaron Shirley was born in Gluckstadt, Mississippi. Before he could pronounce the word “doctor,” his mother had declared...
The law enforcement official that Rankin County Sheriff Bryan Bailey regards as his mentor had a reputation for terrorizing Mississippi’s Black community. His name? Lloyd Jones....
Republican Rep. Jason White of West won the election on Tuesday to become the new speaker of the House of Representatives, ushering in a new chapter...
Sen. Dean Kirby, a Republican from Pearl, will serve another four-year term as “the senators’ senator.” Kirby, who was first elected to the Senate in 1992,...
The new year began without creation of a separate, state-run court in Jackson that some lawmakers lobbied as a solution to crime and advocates see as...
Jan. 2, 1903 Minnie Cox, circa 1890. Credit: A circa 1900 photograph of Minnie Cox (Courtesy: Wikipedia) President Theodore Roosevelt shut down the post office in...
The new term of the Mississippi Legislature convenes at noon today, with the first order of business being putting in place the mechanisms and leadership to...
Dec. 29, 1865 An 1837 copy of The Liberator Credit: Library of Congress Months after the end of the Civil War, abolitionist leader William Lloyd Garrison...
Jan. 1, 1960 Jackie Robinson with the Brppklyn Dodgers, 1954. Credit: Photo by Bob Sandberg (Courtesy: Library of Congress) Nearly 1,000 Black protesters marched 10 miles...
Mississippi Today’s Adam Ganucheau, Bobby Harrison, Geoff Pender and Taylor Vance preview the 2024 legislative session. They discuss major issues to watch for during the 120-day...