WASHINGTON, D.C. – The deadline for applying for the 2025 U.S. Senate Youth Program (USSYP) is only a month away, September 30. Both Mississippi Senators, Wicker...
HATTIESBURG, MS – by Molly Minta (Mississippi Today) – The University of Southern Mississippi (USM) has removed the word “diverse” from its mission statement and “inclusiveness”...
JACKSON, Miss. by Molly Minta (Mississippi Today) – Jackson State University faculty senate president Dawn McLin was placed on leave pending termination earlier this month for...
As of the first of August, only a handful of school districts in Mississippi have spent all of the federal pandemic-related funding provided to the state’s...
MADISON COUNTY, Miss. – Earlier this month, Eddie Templeton, an avid artifact and fossil collector, discovered a fully intact tusk while exploring rural areas in search...

JACKSON, Miss. – The results from last school year’s Kindergarten Readiness Assessment show students are nearing pre-pandemic levels. The Board of Trustees for the Mississippi Department...
PEARL, MS – A significant outbreak of variable oak leaf caterpillars, along with the presence of hypoxylon canker, is threatening oak and other hardwood trees in...
BRANDON, Miss. – On Tuesday, Entergy Mississippi will unveil the latest location for its EV fast chargers, just ahead of the busy July Fourth travel weekend....
HATTIESBURG, Miss. – The Board of Trustees for the Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning approved two new online degree paths this week. The University of Southern...

In an increasingly rare bipartisan vote, the U.S. Senate passed the Fire Grants and Safety Act on Tuesday, including the text of the ADVANCE Act aimed...