Author: Peyton Taylor

Mississippi’s secretary of state supplied unverified address data from Experian to county officials, and Mississippi Today reported the errors led to some voters being wrongly marked inactive and prevented from voting in the March 10 congressional primaries.

Crooked Letter Sports says a three-game SEC series in Oxford and Major League Baseball’s Opening Day make for a “Mississippi baseball fan’s delight.” The outlet also said episodes are available to stream and that audio is automated for accessibility.

More than one-third of U.S. newspapers have vanished since 2005, leaving many Heartland counties without reliable local news sources, according to a recent report. Nonprofit journalism efforts are striving to fill the gap.

Mississippi could pay at least $120 million more a year to run its food assistance program unless lawmakers simplify reporting rules, state senators and anti-hunger experts told Mississippi Today.

Lawmakers are weighing an override of a veto by Gov. Tate Reeves on a bill to provide low-interest loans to communities hit by the winter ice storm, Mississippi Today reported.

The Southern Poverty Law Center filed a lawsuit saying Mississippi officials failed to turn over records about deaths at the Hinds County Detention Center, seeking a full accounting since 2022.

Jackson Mayor John Horhn announced plans to solicit bids from developers to revamp the city’s ailing zoo, aiming to boost tourism and economic growth in west Jackson.