May 17, 2020. What we're going through is real, scary, and traumatic. Everybody has experienced this virus, and it seems that everyone is going through five stages of grief: denial, anger and bargaining. You can…
Fire chief faces scrutiny after calling Legislative Black…
"Time to remove another racist symbol from the state. On June 29, Coahoma County Fire Chief Jerry Mills posted the MS Black Legislative Caucus on Facebook. Mills, who is facing calls to be fired over…
Ganucheau named Mississippi Today’s editor-in-chief
Ganucheau started in Mississippi Today's pre-launch in 2016, as a politics reporter. He has since been promoted to senior staff members and most recently, as interim editor-in chief. Mary Margaret White, Executive Director and CEO…
Gov Tate Reeves put himself in a no-win…
As Speaker Philip Gunn, and Lt. Governor. Reeves held his first news conference since June 18th to update the public on the COVID-19 pandemic. Reeves had already scheduled his news conference prior to the legislative…
Here’s what we know about COVID-19 vaccines in…
Mississippi's healthcare officials have been focusing on one thing this week: The rollout process of the vaccine will take many months. How that turns out depends on how many and when the state receives them.…
Hyde-Smith, indebted to Trump and facing re-election, pledges…
Just hours before the 2018 special Senate runoff, Trump made two stops to support Hyde-Smith. He did this to help the appointed senator who was in the midst of controversy after he lost to Democratic…
Interactive How Mississippians voted for 2020 candidates and…
Mississippi Today recently reviewed the certified election results released by the secretary of state's Office. To find out which counties supported which candidates and which ballot measures, Mississippi Today examined the local totals in the…
Jake Mangum is a fast-forward baseballer with his…
Jake Mangum should be playing baseball. Mangum turned 24 on March 8. Time is crucial for him. Twenty-four is an ideal age to start your first season in professional baseball. He knows he is on…
Lawmakers consider delaying 2021 session because of COVID-19…
The state Constitution mandates that the Legislature convene the 2021 session by Jan. 5, 2021. There have been discussions about convening the session on that date, as well as addressing time sensitive issues and recessing…