Senate confirms U.S. attorney Todd Gee, who will inherit historic Mississippi welfare probe
Todd Gee, who will inherit a federal investigation into the Mississippi welfare scandal, was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on Friday, more than a year after President Joe Biden appointed him to the post.
On this day in 1962
On this day in 1962, Gov. Ross Barnett whipped up the all-white crowd, at an Ole Miss half-time game that some compared to a Nazi rally in Nuremberg.
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The Sheriff, His Girlfriend and His Illegal Subpoenas
Rankin County Sheriff Bryan Bailey requested grand jury subpoenas illegally to spy on his girlfriend and a man she was reportedly cheating with.
Judge gives DeSoto County areas eight years to move off Memphis’ sewer system
A federal judge is giving DeSoto County areas that have relied on Memphis to treat its wastewater to build its own sewer treatment facilities.
‘Hot, hot, hot’: Historic heat and drought taking toll on state’s agriculture
Drought conditions in more than a third of Mississippi’s counties have taken a toll on plants and livestock.
Fact check: Did Gov. Reeves keep Mississippi ‘open for business’ during pandemic?
Fact check: Gov. Tate Reeves, who says he kept businesses open during the COVID-19, actually issued many orders restricting or directing what Mississippians and businesses could do over about a year of the pandemic.
State-USM men’s basketball to play benefit game for Delta victims
Mississippi State and Southern Miss men’s basketball teams will play an exhibition game this fall, and tornado victims in the Mississippi Delta will benefit.
IHL system put on federal monitoring after blowing deadline to submit annual audit
For the next five years, when Mississippi universities seek to cover tuition with federal financial aid dollars — everything from Pell Grants to student loans — they will be required to first provide certain documentation.
Mississippi board approves state’s first charter high school
Clarksdale Collegiate Prep has been approved to open in the fall of 2025. It will be Mississippi’s first charter high school.
Podcast: Did vote to change state flag lose veteran lawmaker his election?
Mississippi Today’s Bobby Harrison and Taylor Vance talked with outgoing state Rep. Nick Bain, a Republican from Corinth, on his vote to change the state flag and how he believes it played major role in his election loss last month.
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