Democrat Vicki Slater Announces Candidacy for Miss. Governor
JACKSON, Miss. – Vicki Slater announced her bid for the Mississippi Governor’s Office Thursday at the State Capitol....
Purely Mississippi: Eudora Welty, Capturing The Spirit and Speech of Mississippi
by Sarah Ulmer
JACKSON, Mississippi– Describing what makes something Purely Mississippi is made to look quite easy in the works of Eudora Welty. ...
A NewsMS Investigation: The Singing River Retirement Fund and the People Who Won’t Take Less Than What They Were Promised
by kim
PASCAGOULA, Miss.—Imagine your retirement day. There’s a party, friends and family around, balloons and cake, and then a letter. The letter says that even though...
Rally Held at State Capitol to Stop Common Core in Mississippi
by kim
JACKSON, Miss. – Parents, educators, the Governor and state representatives rallied together on the state capitol steps today in an effort to stop common core...
Black MS Leaders try to Deflect Tar and Feathers after Barbour’s Tar Baby Talk
by kim
JACKSON, Miss. – The chairman of the Mississippi Legislative Black Caucus says Former Governor Haley Barbour’s use of the term “tar babies” to describe President...
The Tommy Johnson Memorial Blues Highway: Life and Music Celebrated in Crystal Springs
by kim
CRYSTAL SPRINGS, Miss.–Tommy Johnson is certainly the lesser-known Johnson in Mississippi blues history. But that doesn’t diminish his importance as an artist and as a...
Mississippi Bluesman Tommy Johnson Honored in Copiah County
by kim
CRYSTAL SPRINGS, Miss.- Mississippi bluesman, Tommy Johnson, will be honored in Copiah County Thursday....
Mississippi’s Haunted Past: History Can’t Stop Repeating Itself In These Homes
by Sarah Ulmer
JACKSON, MIss– Mississippi has a haunted past, and sometimes the past becomes present when you hear that bump in the night. ...
Your Light Bill Could Be Going Up: Mississippi’s DC Senators Asking for More Time for Public Comment
by kim
WASHINGTON, D.C.–Every time you turn on a light, you’re being charged. But with new regulations by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), your bill in Mississippi...
Scam Alert; This Time Targeting Grandparents
by kim
LAUREL, Miss.- Scam artists are coming up with new ways every day to take your money. The newest con News Mississippi has been informed of...