An Empire State of Mind

Typo in House bill stifles $15 million meant to protect Mississippians from storms

While the Legislature passed a bill providing grants to home resiliency, the appropriated $15 million for the program was put in another measure that died.

UMMC to take over Greenwood Leflore Hospital Aug. 1

A federal bankruptcy judge has approved the donation of the Greenwood Leflore Hospital to the University of Mississippi Medical Center, the last hurdle to completing the transfer.

Beaches closed as Tropical Storm Bertha crawls along the Gulf Coast

Tropical Storm Bertha is spinning off strong winds far from its center and closing beaches from Florida to Mississippi. Forecasters say the main threat from Bertha is expected to be damaging winds and coastal storm surge.

Nolan Xavier Wells' independent autopsy can't rule out foul play

Independent pathologist Dr. Roger Mitchell Jr. wrote that Nolan Xavier Wells' cause and manner of death are undetermined, citing multiple challenges when he examined the body.

New Tougaloo College president Wiggins embraces school's history while looking to future

The Tougaloo College president, Corey Wiggins, says the key to meeting school's mission is learning from its history when the college was hub of leadership training and civil rights activism.