At 6 p.m. Friday at Mississippi Coliseum, the Tigers will play West Jones to win the state championship. Hattiesburg has already won many boys titles and another victory in girls hoops would be a first…

Alford, 64, is a graceful, athletic man who can easily pass for half his age. He often makes students laugh even though they sweat. They are as graceful as he is. Our story starts on…

The lottery legislation was already in flames earlier in the evening due to Democrats wanting more proceeds for education. Caet legislators, both Republicans and Democrats, were among 60 House members that had rejected the lottery…

Nonprofit Mississippi News The start of a new school term was just hours away and Jackson residents voted to give the Jackson Public Schools District millions of dollars to make much-needed infrastructure repairs. Jacksonians went…

Ed Sivak (a member of the commission) gave an update about the search for a superintendent in the district. The search was conducted by McPherson and Jacobson LLC, both based in Omaha, Neb. Four community…

The $6.1 billion budget passed by lawmakers represents a 0.37 percent increase over the current fiscal year. Lt. Governor: "Generally speaking, most state agency will see year over-year figures that are flat." Tate Reeves told…

This story is part of a series of stories that students in the University of Mississippi's Meek School of Journalism and New Media's state government reporting class produced. Fred Anklam Jr., Mississippi Today's co-editor, and…

The infrastructure package, also known by the BRIDGE Act would rely on a combination agency budget cuts and borrowing from the state's rainy day fund. Dick Hall, chairman of the Mississippi Transportation Commission, on Monday…