1976: Rep. Barbara Jordan becomes first Black woman to deliver keynote at DNC

Mississippi opioid settlement council’s first 2026 meeting scheduled for Tuesday

With legislative adjustments and new outside help, Mississippi’s Opioid Settlement Fund Advisory Council will return to Jackson on Tuesday to begin its second cycle of grant recommendations.

Senate sends youth court overhaul to House after late-night debate in special session

The goal of the bill is to scrap Mississippi’s current disjointed youth court system. Only 24 of Mississippi’s 82 counties have a full-time judge handling youth court cases.

Mississippi Today announces its 10th anniversary celebration and ‘All In on Mississippi’ summit

Mississippi Today is marking its 10th anniversary with a celebration Oct. 7 and an "All In on Mississippi" summit Oct. 8. Both events are at the Two Mississippi Museums in Jackson.

This county lost its hospital. Bringing it back is easier said than done

Today, Humphreys County has no hospital, no emergency room, no urgent care clinic, and no county health department. It is one of more than 100 rural hospitals in the U.S. that have fully closed since 2005.

Youth court special session has lawmakers meeting at new, and old, capitol buildings. See photos

Lawmakers are considering reforms to the state’s youth court system that would lead to more full-time judges presiding over cases, the creation of two new state-run juvenile jails and the fixing of expired statutes that have led to several lawsuits.