1870: First Reconstruction Legislature meets in Virginia

Ready or not, college football heads for a 24-team playoff in 2027

A 24-team college football playoff won't bring the same excitement as March Madness in the NCAA basketball tournament.

Mississippi startups showcase innovation and compete for funding

Innovate Mississippi is a nonprofit working to cultivate the state’s startup, innovation and tech economy.

Messy-ssippi: This state has a history of elections that don’t end on Election Day

Mississippi's U.S. Senate race between Scott Colom and Cindy Hyde-Smith isn’t the first election that has extended into overtime. The state has a history of messy contests that took a while to resolve.

Sophia Paffenroth to report in UK for national health journalism fellowship

Sophia Paffenroth, women’s health reporter for Mississippi Today, has been selected for the Association of Health Care Journalists’ International Health Study Fellowship.

6,000 acre Hinds County solar farm can proceed, appeals court rules

Hinds County residents opposed to a nearly 6,000-acre solar farm near Bolton lost their fight Tuesday when an appellate court affirmed a lower court ruling allowing it to go forward.