Beauty at Wall Doxey State Park: Fireflies by the thousands
The following article was written by Mississippi Outdoors Magazine contributor Deborah Roberts On a late spring evening in 2011, Jeff Davis, former park manager at...
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State Auditor report identifies ineffective outside-the-classroom spending
This week, a report from State Auditor Shad White detailed the results of a pilot program identifying ineffective outside-the-classroom spending. The report states that Mississippi...
Commission being formed to investigate Jan 6th uprising at the U.S. Capitol
A commission is being formed to investigate the January 6th uprising at the U.S. Capitol. In his role as Homeland Security Chairman, MS Representative Bennie...
Pipeline security legislation introduced in Congress
by Andi Davis
On Friday, Mississippi Congressman and Homeland Security Chairman Bennie Thompson, along with Missouri Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, Committee Ranking Member and New York Congressman John Katko,...
Johnny Cash’s Starkville arrest commemorated on Mississippi Country Music Trail
Photo courtesy of Sid Salter The latest marker on the Mississippi Country Music Trail commemorates the night that “The Man in Black” himself was booked...
Group behind Initiative 65 says court overturned “will of the people”
The Mississippi Medical Marijuana Association, the group behind Initiative 65, is expressing their disappointment following the State Supreme Court’s ruling nullifying the program adopted by...
Medical marijuana program struck down by Mississippi Supreme Court
The state’s highest court has struck down the medical marijuana program adopted by Mississippi voters last November after ruling that it was improperly placed on...
Mississippi River Reopening
Traffic on the Mississippi River near Memphis has reopened, but the I-40 bridge between Arkansas and Tennessee remains shut down to road traffic. A crack...
Mississippi’s own Asya Branch competing for Miss Universe title Sunday
She was Miss Mississippi USA in 2018, Miss USA in 2020, and she’ll be competing in the Miss Universe Pageant this Sunday. Asya Branch will...
How pharmacy benefit managers factor into the Centene investigation in Mississippi
Did Centene and it’s subsidiaries overcharge Mississippi taxpayers as they managed billions in health insurance benefits? The investigation is ongoing, with a focus on pharmacy...