Civil Rights Movement will be focus of new Mississippi Archives and History research fellows

43,000 fewer Mississippians are on SNAP after Congress and President Trump slashed funding

In April, 43,000 fewer Mississippians had access to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program than nine months earlier. Mississippi’s decline of 12% in SNAP is slightly higher than the national average of 11%.

Ole Miss sues 2 ex-players who transferred to LSU, alleging they did not comply with financial deals

The University of Mississippi is suing two former football players who transferred to LSU, alleging they failed to compensate the university for their departure as required by a revenue-sharing agreement they’d both signed in early January.

Rankin deputy who punched and broke inmate’s jaw gets a new role protecting schools 

A Rankin County jail guard who was caught on camera in 2022 punching an inmate and breaking his jaw will now police schoolchildren in the county. 

Nolan Xavier Wells is among three Black 18-year-olds whose deaths remain unresolved

The parents of Nolan Xavier Wells attended a press conference with the families of Daniel Erving and Tyler Smith, two other Black 18-year-olds who died under unclear circumstances

Rankin County schools released from desegregation order

After nearly 60 years, the Rankin County School District has been released from a federal desegregation order put in place to curb racial discrimination.  On Tuesday, U.S. District Court Judge Kristi Johnson declared that racial segregation no longer exists in how students are zoned or transferred to district schools and classes or how staff and […]