CLEVELAND, Miss.—Lawson King, a sculpting major at Delta State University, is in his 10:00 a.m. ceramics class, goofing off with friends. It’s Monday. Sept....
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Democratic U.S. House Rep. Bennie Thompson voted against honoring “the life and legacy” of Charlie Kirk on Friday, saying that the conservative activist...
A school district in Mississippi has addressed accusations that one of its high schools has prohibited a chapter of an organization the late Charlie Kirk founded from being formed. In an official statement released Friday, the Clinton Public School District alleged that individuals on social media had misreported that Clinton High School administrators denied a […]
Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning Board has selected a search firm to assist with Jackson State University’s president search from the 11 proposals submitted....
The Mississippi Legislature’s newly redrawn Mississippi Senate District map does not follow court orders to strengthen voting power for Black Mississippians in DeSoto County,...
Mississippi’s longest-serving congressman has endorsed state Sen. John Horhn to be Jackson’s next mayor. U.S. Rep Bennie Thompson, a Democrat whose district covers a large chunk of the capital city, announced his support for Horhn over incumbent Chokwe Antar Lumumba as a runoff between the two candidates nears. The longtime federal lawmaker had espoused his […]
A federal three-judge panel is again ordering the State Board of Election Commissioners to redraw state senate districts in northeast Mississippi to allow fair opportunity for Black voters to elect preferred candidates. The panel ordered the state to redraw 10 Senate voting districts and five House districts in response to a 2022 NAACP lawsuit […]
Those providing medical care to society’s most vulnerable people will be celebrated across the U.S. in May for National Skilled Nursing Care Week. Following in line with the national week of honor, Gov. Tate Reeves signed a proclamation that cements May 11-17, 2025, as “Skilled Nursing Care Week” in Mississippi. Reeves signed the proclamation Tuesday […]
