According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the state of Mississippi has the highest rate of cancer deaths in the nation. It accounts for roughly 18% of deaths in the state.
There are...
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the national poverty rate in 2023 was 11.1%, but Mississippi held the second-highest poverty rate at 18%. Along with this statistic, Mississippi’s labor-force participation...
As more states pass laws to restrict diversity, equity, and inclusion policies in public universities, a question arises: Will Mississippi follow suit?
Since 2023, more than 30 states across the...
Pulitzer Prize-winner, Mississippi Today reporter and Reflector alumna Anna Wolfe exposed the misuse of $77 million of federal welfare funds in a multi-part investigative piece for the local news outlet....
As tornado sirens blared through the small town of Smithville, Mississippi, the Heady family had a limited amount of time to grab their most valuable possessions before heading to the local tornado shelter.
While...
On a cool morning in March, Black Bear Program Leader for the Mississippi Department of Wildlife Fisheries and Parks Anthony Ballard, hung from a rope 50 feet up an old cypress tree. He braced himself...
Mississippi beekeepers make between $2.1 and $3.1 million annually from the sale of honey and beeswax, starter colonies, queens and fees to pollinate farmers’ crops. According to Jeffrey Harris, an associate...
Feb. 19, the Mississippi government proposed two bills that would alter state regulations on medicinal cannabis and the hemp market.
House Bill 1676 and Senate Bill 2922 would allow medicinal cannabis...
Ivy Rose Ball, Photography Editor
• February 28, 2024
The Mississippi University for Women, commonly known as “The W," announced last Wednesday in a letter to alumni, faculty and students that it will keep its current name until the next legislative session...
Turkey and ham club sandwich, hamburger or grilled chicken salad, potato wedges, steamed broccoli florets and fresh or chilled fruit, white, chocolate or strawberry milk — these are typical lunch options...
“That was what I'd always loved about reading, what had driven me to write in the first place. That feeling that a new world was being spun like a spiderweb around you and you couldn't move until the...
Mary Dowell, Starkville resident and owner of Petal Row flower farm, stepped outside on a warm summer morning. Her small farm – an area of about 2,600 square feet in her backyard – was filled with...
