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Laurel resident Marlan Baucum, easily pushes over one of the many dying trees on his property. Baucum believes a disposal well not far from his home has contaminated the water table in the area, Monday, Dec. 13, 2021. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today

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‘Quit is not in my vocabulary’: After his wife got cancer, this Mississippi man took oil companies to court
By JULIA JAMES - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Thu,01/13/22-12:06PM , 447 Reads 13,993 Statewide
This Jones County couple believes that a government agency tasked with protecting Mississippians has failed to do so.

Driving down his curving, wooded street on the edges of Laurel, Marlan Baucum points to each house where a neighbor had cancer.
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The Jackson Women's Health Organization, located in Jackson, is the only abortion provider in the state. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today

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Who gets abortions in Mississippi?
By JULIA JAMES - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Wed,01/05/22-2:30PM , 241 Reads 9,642 Statewide
Following the recent U.S. Supreme Court hearing on a Mississippi law that challenges Roe v. Wade, Mississippi Today examined who is most likely to be impacted if abortion is prohibited or made more difficult to obtain.
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Vernita Burnett, 31, works inside of her office at W.A. Higgins Middle School in Clarksdale in late October 2018.

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Teacher shortage: Mississippi lacks 3,000 certified teachers
By JULIA JAMES - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Mon,12/20/21-10:54AM , 468 Reads 14,809 Statewide
The Mississippi Department of Education says there are 3,036 certified teacher vacancies across the state — a staggering figure that shows the extent of the state’s long-standing teacher shortage.
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How rural Prentiss County leveraged federal relief funds to ensure high speed internet access for all
By JULIA JAMES - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Mon,12/06/21-12:12PM , 480 Reads 14,387 Statewide
As billions of dollars flow into the state of Mississippi from federal relief funds, some state leaders point to what’s happening in Prentiss County as a playbook.
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