‘Speak their names’: Jackson State community honors civil rights organizer slain in 1967 protest

Lettuce is safe to eat, says Mississippi epidemiologist, and food safety questions answered

Amid months of food recalls, Mississippi Today talked to food safety experts to learn about top concerns, how food safety is addressed in Mississippi and how food systems are linked.

Mississippi's state budget wheels go round and round

The public work of enacting a $32 billion Mississippi state budget to fund various services began in earnest with hearings by the Legislative Budget Committee.

Crimson Tide makes short work of previously unbeaten Bulldogs and a hobbled Kamario Taylor

No. 7 Alabama raced past No. 16 Mississippi State 56-23 to remain undefeated. The Tide unceremoniously knocked the Bulldogs from the list of unbeaten teams.

Buddy Guy celebrated at Radio City Music Hall with a sold-out 'Buddy's Got the Blues' show

Blues great Buddy Guy was celebrated Thursday night with a sold-out show at Radio City Music Hall in New York. Fellow legend Bobby Rush said he would have walked from Mississippi to be part of the celebration.

Mississippi Medicaid seeks $179M budget increase, less than in 2025

The Mississippi Division of Medicaid asked lawmakers for a roughly $179 million increase in state spending for the coming fiscal year after receiving a steep increase last year that squeezed other parts of the state’s budget.