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…
Jake Gibbs caught Whitey Ford’s last pitch, and…
Ford's final game in 1967 was his last. Jake Gibbs from Grenada, the Ole Miss football icon, would be his catcher. Gibbs, who spoke Saturday morning from Oxford via phone, said that Whitey was "the…
Lawmakers begin crafting legislation to help Mississippi’s small…
Philip Gunn (R-Clinton), House Speaker, stated that there is a chance that lawmakers could vote Tuesday on small business financial relief packages when they return to Capitol. Friday's meeting saw the Senate and House members…
Legislative leaders say teacher pay hike, tax cut…
The budget proposal House Speaker Philip Gunn (Lt. Gov.) did not reflect the tax cut or the teacher raise. Monday's budget proposal was approved by Delbert Hosemann, and the 12 other members of the Legislative…
Let’s re-visit Michael Jordan’s version of ‘I’m coming…
It was 1994. Jordan was able to begin his second professional sporting "career" with Birmingham Barons, the Chicago White Sox Class A affiliate. Two former college stars from Mississippi were part of the Barons: Kerry…
Marshall Ramsey 2019
This morning I woke up at 4:55 AM and checked Twitter. I saw a tweet that the President of the United States had been positive for COVID-19. Holy crud.
Mississippi among worst states for childhood COVID-19 infection…
Non-profit Mississippi News A new report has revealed that Mississippi's children have more COVID-19 than any other state. This report shows Mississippi has one the highest COVID-19 rates in the United States. It is linked…
Mississippi mask mandate extended for 15 counties by…
Benton, Carroll and DeSoto are the counties that have been given a mandate to wear masks because of high COVID-19 case numbers. Reeves stated in a statement that "I know we are all tired and…
Mississippi Today recipient of Knight Foundation support to…
Mississippi Today was selected after a competitive process to be part of the first group of 24 newsrooms that received $20,000 grants to improve distribution, community engagement, and revenue opportunities such as digital memberships and…