How the US Supreme Court’s Callais ruling erased a key Mississippi voting rights victory

Was James Meredith’s greatest achievement his March Against Fear?

James Meredith, who no longer gives interviews, recently told Mississippi Today through his wife that he agrees with his granddaughter, Janae Knight, who said integrating the University of Mississippi – which she now attends – was "necessary to wage his war against segregation."

Parents rally around Canton charter school facing possible state closure

Fiscal management problems may cost SR1 College Preparatory and STEM Academy its charter. Some parents of students who attend the Canton charter school questioned what's going on and why.

Jackson Zoo improvements draw families from across metro area 

Events at the Jackson Zoo drew families from across the metro area – from Pocahontas to Pearl – including many who said they couldn’t remember the last time they’d visited. About 175 people went to the zoo last weekend.

The 'Mississippi Miracle' should be the start, not the endgame, former high school student says

Former Mississippi student: A phenomenon that ends in fourth-grade classrooms isn’t a Mississippi Miracle. It is a head start that we keep failing to build on.

Wingate orders partial injunction over new Jackson water authority

A federal judge is allowing appointment of members to a new Metro Jackson Water Authority Board but is barring the board from taking any action.