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Marvin and Betty Jeter recently celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary. To mark the occasion, they spent the day babysitting their two and half year old and six-month-old great grandchildren.  Then ...
The memory can be hurt, time and again—but in that may lie its final mercy. As long as it’s vulnerable to the living moment, it lives for us, and while it lives, and while we are able, we can give it ...
More of Northeast Jackson now falls within the boundaries of the Capitol Complex Improvement District. While legislation in 2024 outlined the expanded boundaries that went into effect in July, there ...
For almost 75 years, University of Mississippi alumni and friends have found a home at the Alumni House overlooking the ...
Fares from Mobile to New Orleans start at $15 each way. There will be four stops along the Mississippi Coast. Amtrak announced Tuesday that its new Mardi Gras Service line running from Mobile, Alabama ...
Mississippi Today’s Geoff Pender, Taylor Vance and Michael Goldberg discuss political news of the week, including House Speaker Jason White announcing “school choice” issues as his top priority for ...
Editor’s note: The following is an excerpt from the upcoming book “The Dean: Memoirs & Missives” by Sparky Reardon, the ...
Dr. Hughes began his new role on Tuesday, July 1, 2025, and is charged with leading MVSU’s strategic efforts in fundraising, alumni relations, governmental outreach, and external engagement. Known for ...
In this episode of Mississippi Stories, Marshall Ramsey tours the Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument with Reena Evers-Everette.
The last weeks of January are difficult for Mississippi teachers. Mention of the stretch will draw audible gasps. By then, paychecks last deposited in mid-December are stretched thin.
The nonprofit group that administers federal family planning money in Mississippi had its funding restored Wednesday, one month after it was forced to lay off half its staff and three months after its ...