13+ hour, 28+ min ago   (748+ words) By Bobby Harrison | Originally published by Mississippi Today On Sept. 11, 2001, media members working in the fourth floor pressroom of the Mississippi Capitol were keeping an eye on a portable television on a filing cabinet. The immediacy of the internet was…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (1189+ words) By Sophia Paffenroth and Devna Bose | Originally published by Mississippi Today Critics say the changes would undermine the mission of Head Start, which has historically served the nation’s most vulnerable children. They also say it’s not clear that the administration…...

5+ day, 6+ hour ago   (663+ words) By Allyson Cole, RHCJC | Originally published by Mississippi Today Mississippi could be responsible for an estimated $75 million a year in SNAP benefit costs under new federal requirements as food pantries across the state report increased demand for assistance. Mississippi Food…...

5+ day, 8+ hour ago   (754+ words) By Jim McHale | Originally published by Mississippi Today Mississippi Today Ideas is a platform for thoughtful Mississippians to share their ideas about our state’s past, present and future. Opinions expressed in guest essays are the author’s own and do not…...

1+ week, 13+ hour ago   (641+ words) By Bobby Harrison | Originally published by Mississippi Today For a brief two-year period from 2008 until 2010, Democrats, despite not having won a presidential election in Mississippi since 1976, held three of the state’s four U.S. House seats. But Mississippi’s 2026 U.S. House…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (269+ words) By Taylor Vance | Originally published by Mississippi Today President Donald Trump on Thursday announced that Adam Telle, who is currently helping oversee the Army Corps of Engineers, will serve as acting Army secretary. Telle was a former longtime staffer and…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (791+ words) By Michael Goldberg | Originally published by Mississippi Today CLEVELAND – Most Mississippi residents who spoke on Tuesday at the first public hearing on redistricting in the Delta criticized what they saw as a Republican push for power at the expense of…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (231+ words) Your Source for Desoto County News Olive Branch Mayor Ken Adams said in a statement that lowering the American flag to half-staff should be reserved for military heroes, fallen first responders, presidents, other major national leaders or events that have…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (905+ words) By Katherine Lin | Originally published by Mississippi Today Mississippi cattle producers and politicians are worried that President Donald Trump’s plan to suspend tariffs and cut a deal to import more cheap beef to the U.S. will hurt the state’s farmers…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (642+ words) By Michael Goldberg | Originally published by Mississippi Today U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson and Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Scott Colom on Tuesday called for Black Mississippi voters to turn out in November’s midterm elections to fight back against President Donald Trump’s agenda and…...