2 months ago
The Mississippi House passed a bill Wednesday that would allow prayer during school, adding Mississippi to a list of states challenging the Supreme Court edict that church and state remain separate.
House Bill 1310 would mandate in state law that public schools provide students and employees with time to pray or read religious text during the school day.
By Devna Bose - Mississippi Today on
2 months ago
Photo by Clay McFerrin, © 2026 Emmerich Newspapers, Inc.
Attendees enjoy live entertainment during a previous Charleston Mayor's Charity Ball, held in Alford's Gym on the campus of Charleston Middle School.
The Charleston Mayor's Charity Ball has been postponed while local residents continue to pick up the pieces from damage caused by the recent ice storm, Mayor Sedrick Smith Sr. told The Sun-Sentinel on Thursday.
The mayor said many citizens have more important personal matters to tend to around their properties and that their attention and resources are rightly directed there.
The organizing committee hopes to conduct the event much later in the year, Smith noted.
By Clay McFerrin - Editor and Publisher, Charleston Sun-Sentinel on
2 months ago
Photo by Clay McFerrin, © 2026 Emmerich Newspapers, Inc.
Attendees enjoy live entertainment during a previous Charleston Mayor's Charity Ball, held in Alford's Gym on the campus of Charleston Middle School.
The Charleston Mayor's Charity Ball has been postponed while local residents continue to pick up the pieces from damage caused by the recent ice storm, Mayor Sedrick Smith Sr. told The Sun-Sentinel on Thursday.
The mayor said many citizens have more important personal matters to tend to around their properties and that their attention and resources are rightly directed there.
The organizing committee hopes to conduct the event much later in the year, Smith noted.
By Clay McFerrin - Editor and Publisher, Charleston Sun-Sentinel on
2 months ago
The Mississippi House passed a bill Wednesday that would allow prayer during school, adding Mississippi to a list of states challenging the Supreme Court edict that church and state remain separate.
House Bill 1310 would mandate in state law that public schools provide students and employees with time to pray or read religious text during the school day.
By Devna Bose - Mississippi Today on
2 months ago
The Mississippi State Department of Health is overhauling its home visitation and care management program for high-risk pregnant women and infants in an effort to move the needle on the state’s high infant mortality rate.
The Healthy Moms, Healthy Babies program, which previously served mothers and babies in all 82 counties, will restart under a pilot model to serve 10 counties with few resources and utilize community health workers for home visitation rather than nurses, State Health Officer Dr. Dan Edney told Mississippi Today.
By Gwen Dilworth - Mississippi Today on
2 months ago
The Mississippi State Department of Health is overhauling its home visitation and care management program for high-risk pregnant women and infants in an effort to move the needle on the state’s high infant mortality rate.
The Healthy Moms, Healthy Babies program, which previously served mothers and babies in all 82 counties, will restart under a pilot model to serve 10 counties with few resources and utilize community health workers for home visitation rather than nurses, State Health Officer Dr. Dan Edney told Mississippi Today.
By Gwen Dilworth - Mississippi Today on
2 months ago
Proceeds from the sale of the tags will be used exclusively to promote opportunities for college students to study freedom and liberty at institutions of higher learning around the state.
Mississippians, by and large, love their freedom and are a patriotic lot, with faith, family and flag as their guiding values.
Soon, vehicle owners across the state will be able to show their affinity for liberty in these United States by displaying a Gadsden Flag car tag, proudly declaring “Don’t Tread On Me” just as the founding fathers did 250 years ago.
By Frank Corder - Magnolia Tribune on
2 months ago
Proceeds from the sale of the tags will be used exclusively to promote opportunities for college students to study freedom and liberty at institutions of higher learning around the state.
Mississippians, by and large, love their freedom and are a patriotic lot, with faith, family and flag as their guiding values.
Soon, vehicle owners across the state will be able to show their affinity for liberty in these United States by displaying a Gadsden Flag car tag, proudly declaring “Don’t Tread On Me” just as the founding fathers did 250 years ago.
By Frank Corder - Magnolia Tribune on
2 months ago
Proceeds from the sale of the tags will be used exclusively to promote opportunities for college students to study freedom and liberty at institutions of higher learning around the state.
Mississippians, by and large, love their freedom and are a patriotic lot, with faith, family and flag as their guiding values.
Soon, vehicle owners across the state will be able to show their affinity for liberty in these United States by displaying a Gadsden Flag car tag, proudly declaring “Don’t Tread On Me” just as the founding fathers did 250 years ago.
By Frank Corder - Magnolia Tribune on
2 months ago
Both chambers of the Mississippi Legislature have advanced bills aiming to crack down on immigration, despite some lawmakers raising concerns that the federal government is responsible for enforcement and that the proposals could inadvertently harm U.S. citizens.
The Senate on Tuesday passed a measure that would create a state crime of being in Mississippi illegally and authorize local law enforcement to charge people with being in the state without proper documentation.
By Taylor Vance and Michael Goldberg - Mississippi Today on
2 months ago
Both chambers of the Mississippi Legislature have advanced bills aiming to crack down on immigration, despite some lawmakers raising concerns that the federal government is responsible for enforcement and that the proposals could inadvertently harm U.S. citizens.
The Senate on Tuesday passed a measure that would create a state crime of being in Mississippi illegally and authorize local law enforcement to charge people with being in the state without proper documentation.
By Taylor Vance and Michael Goldberg - Mississippi Today on
2 months ago
Both chambers of the Mississippi Legislature have advanced bills aiming to crack down on immigration, despite some lawmakers raising concerns that the federal government is responsible for enforcement and that the proposals could inadvertently harm U.S. citizens.
The Senate on Tuesday passed a measure that would create a state crime of being in Mississippi illegally and authorize local law enforcement to charge people with being in the state without proper documentation.
By Taylor Vance and Michael Goldberg - Mississippi Today on
2 months ago
National school choice advocate Corey DeAngelis urged Governor Tate Reeves to call a special session to handle the issue after the Senate killed the House bill.
Even though HB 2 died in the Senate Education Committee last week, supporters of education freedom are not giving up on their push to allow parents to find the best options for their child.
By Jeremy Pittari - Magnolia Tribune on
2 months ago
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2 months ago
By Decortez Dobbs Dumas Clarion Intern on
2 months ago
By Decortez Dobbs Dumas Clarion Intern on
2 months ago
National school choice advocate Corey DeAngelis urged Governor Tate Reeves to call a special session to handle the issue after the Senate killed the House bill.
Even though HB 2 died in the Senate Education Committee last week, supporters of education freedom are not giving up on their push to allow parents to find the best options for their child.
By Jeremy Pittari - Magnolia Tribune on
2 months ago
National school choice advocate Corey DeAngelis urged Governor Tate Reeves to call a special session to handle the issue after the Senate killed the House bill.
Even though HB 2 died in the Senate Education Committee last week, supporters of education freedom are not giving up on their push to allow parents to find the best options for their child.
By Jeremy Pittari - Magnolia Tribune on
2 months ago
See who is well-positioned to make a run for a statewide office in Mississippi next year should they choose to throw their hat in the ring.
Jockeying for statewide office in Mississippi is heating up ahead of the 2027 election.
Some likely candidates are quietly floating their names in Capitol circles in hopes of cutting off potential challengers while others are being encouraged to make a run, having earned respect among their colleagues and constituents.
By Frank Corder - Magnolia Tribune on
2 months ago
See who is well-positioned to make a run for a statewide office in Mississippi next year should they choose to throw their hat in the ring.
Jockeying for statewide office in Mississippi is heating up ahead of the 2027 election.
Some likely candidates are quietly floating their names in Capitol circles in hopes of cutting off potential challengers while others are being encouraged to make a run, having earned respect among their colleagues and constituents.
By Frank Corder - Magnolia Tribune on
