More than ever, Mississippians are paying a premium for a public university education. For some graduates, getting a four-year degree is a crucial step toward getting...
Dec. 26, 1908 Jack Johnson Credit: Wikipedia Pro boxing pioneer Jack Johnson defeated Tommy Burns, becoming the first Black heavyweight boxing champion. Johnson grew up in...
Mississippians love candy corn, they want to buy Nintendo Switch consoles, they don’t get enough sleep, they’re unlikely to work remotely or try to quit smoking...
Mississippi school districts’ average internet bandwidth was 20 times lower than neighboring states in the 2021-22 school year, according to a report from a legislative watchdog...
Two past tax cuts – both labeled the largest in state history when they were passed – are being phased in even as Gov. Tate Reeves...
Dec. 25, 1956 Civil rights activist Fred Shuttllesworth Credit: Wikipedia Fred Shuttlesworth somehow survived the KKK bombing that took out his home next to the Bethel...
Former Gov. Ronnie Musgrove, during a 2023 interview with Mississippi Today, shared an incredible story from earlier in his life when he got to attend a...
A swing in a relatively small number of votes in the Nov. 7 general election for governor — say 10,000 — could have created all sorts...
Brian Howey and Nate Rosenfield investigated dozens of arrests made by Rankin County deputies to report this article, which is part of a series by The...
Note: This Q&A first published in Mississippi Today’s InformHer newsletter. Subscribe to our free women and girls newsletter to read stories like this monthly. Dr. Christina...