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OXFORD — In basketball, urgency matters. Mississippi State played with a clear sense of urgency here Saturday evening. Ole Miss did not....

Legislation passed by the state House would increase the tax burden on Mississippi drivers as the price of gasoline rises.That cruel rea...

Feb. 15, 1848Like the Black children shown in this engraving from the Anti-Slavery Almanac in Boston, Sarah Roberts was denied entrance...

State employees – including public school and community college teachers – would get six weeks of paid parental leave under a bill that pass...

Last week, the state Public Service Commission unanimously approved a special contract that will extend the life of a Mississippi Power coal...

A bill that would establish a clear pathway for Mississippians seeking to become professional midwives passed the House after dying in commi...

Editor’s note: This essay, offered through the American Forum, examines how Black Mississippi women are disproportionately harmed by instanc...

Marshall Ramsey: Unhappy Valentines Mississippi Today.

Feb. 14, 1879A portrait of former U.S. Sen. Blanche Kelso Bruce hangs in the Senate Gallery. The portrait by Simmie Lee Knox is based o...

Caregivers and family members of people with dementia can attend a free educational conference put on by the Alzheimer’s Foundation of Ameri...

The House passed a bill Thursday that would direct the state Department of Health to conduct a sweeping review of the medical care provided...

Mothers and advocates with the Black Women’s Roundtable gathered at the Capitol Thursday and called on the Legislature to prioritize women a...

Nearly a year after he disappeared after going on a walk in Jackson and his body was discovered counties away in the Pearl River, Dau Mabil...

The House on Thursday will likely let a proposal that would restore voters’ right to sidestep the Legislature and put measures on a statewid...

Marshall Ramsey: Moving On Up Mississippi Today.

Archie Manning remembers Kellen Moore coming to the Manning Passing Academy at Thibodaux, Louisiana, as a counselor during the summer of 201...

Deep South Today is pleased to announce that it has received a $300,000 grant from The Kresge Foundation. This generous funding will be prim...

An effort to create a statewide board to study domestic violence deaths to uncover trends and guide opportunities for intervention, support...

A bill that would allow some Mississippi parents to use taxpayer money to pay for private school does not have the support to pass this sess...

Republican Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann on Wednesday unveiled a $326 million tax cut package that reduces the state income tax and the sales ta...

Panola County officials made an unorthodox demand of the county’s ambulance service last month: stop picking patients up from the hospital. ...

Marshall Ramsey: Wicked Mississippi Today.

Charles Huff left the Sun Belt championship Marshall football program to take over the job at Southern Miss, which finished last. He talks a...

This essay is part of an ongoing Mississippi Today Ideas series showcasing first-person perspectives of former Mississippi governors. We ask...

Feb. 12, 1900Andra Day, who portrayed jazz singer Billie Holiday, performed the Negro National Anthem at Super Bowl LVIII on Sunday. Cr...