President Donald Trump's appointment of former Mayor Billy Hewes has surprised some political observers, as the president has proposed eliminating the Consumer Product Safety Commission.

To help stretch federal dollars until at least the end of October, the state Health Department will limit new applicants, State Health Officer Dr. Dan Edney said Wednesday.

El 20 de septiembre, familias de toda la Costa del Golfo se reunieron para celebrar su orgullo gastronómico, musical y cultural al aire libre.

The Clevelands discuss last weekend and the one coming up, including what appeared to be a routine quarterback sack by the Saints’ Carl Granderson of the Giants’ Jaxson Dart that was somehow called roughing the passer.

Gov. Tate Reeves will submit a proposal for spending federal money to bolster rural healthcare.

A 2023 study concluded Mississippi was the most vulnerable state to climate change in the country with a litany of social inequities that exacerbate frequent natural disasters.

The Jackson City Council voted 6-1 to ask U.S. District Judge Henrt Wingate to take the city's beleagured water system away from the third-party manager.

Tens of thousands of Mississippians rely on WIC each month. The program offers breastfeeding support and monthly vouchers for healthy foods to women who are pregnant, breastfeeding or postpartum, as well as infants and children under the age of five.

Professor writes no other college campus could give its students a better education on Bob Dylan's southern connections than the University of Mississippi.

As conservative lawmakers promise to expand school choice next year, a handful of Mississippi cities are taking a public stand against the policy. The resolutions could signal a lack of support for school choice among everyday Mississippians, something opponents have previously noted. Municipal boards in Clinton, Pearl, Florence and Jackson all adopted anti-school choice resolutions in September, citing constituents’ disapproval.

Officials said about 9,000 Jacksonians live in rental properties with landlords who have past due water bills, signaling the volume of people who could be impacted by water shutoffs in the wake of private utility JXN Water’s crackdown on delinquent accounts.

Unlike Attorney General Lynn Fitch, Rep. Sam Creekmore, the Republican House Public Health and Human Services chairman from New Albany, said he believes all opioid settlement money cities and counties are receiving should be for mental health.

Roland Weeks Jr. served as publisher of the Sun Herald and as a community leader in South Mississippi for 33 years.

A U.S. senator is asking about an error-laden temporary restraining order that U.S. District Judge Henry T. Wingate issued July 20. The order paused the enforcement of a state law that bans diversity, equity and inclusion programs in public schools.

If the U.S. Supreme Court rules in Mississippi’s favor, it would mean only the Department of Justice could sue to enforce the Voting Rights Act. 

Ben Bush, a former U.S. Army Ranger combat veteran from Brandon, shares with Mississippi Today his personal story of his struggle with PTSD after returning home from overseas combat, and how the psychedelic plant-derived drug ibogaine helped him regain his life.

Some Mississippi legislative leaders want to join a growing move toward 'school choice,' policies that give families options outside of traditional public education and often include diverting public dollars to private schools.

In the final round of the Sanderson Farms Campionship, Steven Fisk fired an 8-under-par 64 with birdies on the final three holes to win what may be the last tournament that began 57 years ago.

On this day in 1875, U.S. Sen. James Alcorn and former Confederate Gen. James Chalmers led a political coup in Coahoma County.

President Kennedy's speech on James Meredith integrating the University of Mississippi 63 years ago should be used as educational tool, Mississippi attorney believes.

Black women are providing grocery options in rural Mississippi, where people face high rates of food insecurity and unemployment.

Before sunrise early Saturday morning in September, bicyclists from across the tri-county area, including Major Taylor Cycling Club members from Memphis, Tennessee, arrive at The Bike Crossing in Ridgeland.  Arree Williams, Soul City Cycling president, is leading the group of 30 or so riders dressed in colorful, skin-clinging cycling uniforms. Williams shares safety reminders with the group as they double check gear and store away hydration sources and snacks.

A journalist writes, "This is not just about one hospital. It’s about a system that has lost its soul. A system that views patients as burdens, not people."

Mississippi's top health official says federal funding could dry up and some state Health Department employees could be furloughed if a federal government shutdown drags on.