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Bobby Whalen to Perform at The Two Museums Sunday

Blues musician and muralist Bobby Whalen will perform songs that recall the juke joints, stills, and casinos highlighted in the . . .

Sherilyn Jones Receives Good Middling Community Service Award From Delta Council

Sherilyn Jones of Inverness has been named the Good Middling Community Service Award Recipient for 2021 and will be recognized . . .

Sunflower County SAR Making Numerous Evacuations in Northern Part of the County Due to Flooding

Sunflower County Search & Rescue has been busy the last 48 hours. According to SAR President Stan Bennett, multiple people . . .

They asked ‘What would B.B. do?’ and they did it

"If the whole world would act more like B.B. King, we would have a really beautiful world." These were the . . .

PHOTOS: Flooding in Northern Sunflower County

After a week of rain, and more flash flood warnings on the way, we took a trip to the northern . . .

Sunflower County Search & Rescue evacuating residents in Rome on Wednesday.

This house, along with its neighbors in the Doddsville area was experiencing high water on Wednesday afternoon. The homeowner told us that the water tends to drain well, as long as the drainage pipes are free of debris.

Krystal Williams and her children Cameron Jackson, 13, Camiya Jackson, 14, Camia Williams , 7, and Camarion Williams, 8, at their Canton home. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today

These Mississippi schools never returned to in-person learning. Here’s what happened.
By Kate Royals - Mississippi Today, 483 Reads
Wed, 06/09/2021 - 10:26 AM
Last school year, Krystal Williams’ son Ca’Marion was named a “star student” in first grade at McNeal Elementary School in Canton Public School District.

In September of 2020, he was honored as a “high flying” second-grader, which recognizes students who are active in class, complete their assignments and are top performers.
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Who won, who lost across the state in Mississippi’s Municipal Elections
By Frank Corder - Y'all Politics, 374 Reads
Wed, 06/09/2021 - 10:00 AM
Republicans win big in Tupelo, DeSoto County but Democrats show signs of life in Brookhaven.
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Empower Mississippi hosts Unleash Mississippi: UNLEASHING EDUCATION AND WORK IN A POST-CORONAVIRUS WORLD
By Press Release - Empower Mississippi, 156 Reads
Wed, 06/09/2021 - 09:36 AM
Below is a press release from Empower Mississippi:
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Mississippi Congressman Bennie Thompson (District 2)

Congressman Bennie Thompson Talks PPP Money in Indianola
By Emmerich Newspapers, 2,624 Reads
Tue, 06/08/2021 - 06:51 PM

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Report by legislative watchdog shows that larger school districts tend to receive a higher percentage of their revenues from local property taxes
By Steve Wilson, 446 Reads
Tue, 06/08/2021 - 03:22 PM
According to data from a recent report by the state's legislative watchdog committee, the public school districts in the Jackson metro area and other large cities statewide tend to receive a higher proportion of their revenues from local rather than state sources.
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MDOC Commissioner Burl Cain

MDOC Commissioner Burl Cain Talks Prisons at Rotary
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Tue, 06/08/2021 - 11:37 AM

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Mississippi Covid-19 Update : June 08, 2021
By Press Release - MSDH, 1,242 Reads
Tue, 06/08/2021 - 10:14 AM
Listed below is the daily COVID-19 update for the state of Mississippi.

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A special election to fix the Mississippi ballot initiative process would cost the state or local governments and perhaps both. Credit: Eric J. Shelton/Mississippi Today, Report For America

Special election to address ballot initiative can happen this year, but it will cost
By Bobby Harrison - Mississippi Today, 306 Reads
Tue, 06/08/2021 - 09:50 AM
Below is a political analysis column by Bobby Harrison:

If the Mississippi Legislature does set the date for a special election this year to reinstate the ballot initiative process that was invalidated last month by the Supreme Court, it would cost the state or local governments and perhaps both.
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Tim Elko crushed two home runs on Monday, sending the Rebels to the super regionals of the NCAA Tournament. (Photo credit: Bruce Newman)

The legend of Tim Elko leads Ole Miss to a super regional
By Rick Cleveland - Mississippi Today, 223 Reads
Tue, 06/08/2021 - 09:44 AM
Ole Miss defeated Southern Miss in a most memorable game Monday on the backs of slugger Tim Elko and pitchers Doug Nikhazy and Taylor Broadway. The two in-state rivals played two epic games that will be talked about for years.
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The Pfizer-BioNtech covid vaccinations are prepared for injection. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today

Mississippi has returned or rejected nearly 872,000 COVID-19 vaccines due to low demand
By Will Stribling - Mississippi Today, 2,687 Reads
Mon, 06/07/2021 - 05:44 PM
Due to the low demand for COVID-19 vaccines in Mississippi, the state has returned 871,950 of the doses it was allocated to the federal vaccine pool, sent them to other states or rejected the federal allotment.
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