US judge pauses enforcement on Mississippi’s new anti-DEI programs Request for the temporary order argued certain provisions of the law violated first and 14th amendment rights The Guardian - US · Jul 21, 2025
‘Like something you see in a movie’: Trump cuts stir fears of more pipeline ruptures In Satartia, Mississippi, locals say a carbon dioxide pipeline leak created an aftermath ‘like a zombie apocalypse’ The Guardian - US · Jul 21, 2025
Why many Black Americans are boycotting big-box retail stores: ‘using my money to resist’ People are shutting their wallets to firms such as Target and Amazon, which followed in Trump’s footsteps to undo DEI The Guardian - US · Jul 20, 2025
Eight SEC Coaches Enter Season on the Hot Seat There were no coaching changes last season in the most tumultuous league in America, but that likely will change in 2025. Here’s whose jobs are on the line. Sports Illustrated · Jul 17, 2025
Mississippi Tax-Free Weekend 2026 Mississippi celebrated a tax holiday in July. Find out what back-to-school essentials were included. Kiplinger · Jul 11, 2025
Trump keeps claiming places are selling gas for $1.99. There is no proof to back that up Mississippi currently boasts the most affordable gas in the country at an average of $2.69 per gallon The Independent UK · Jul 9, 2025
Mississippi Tax Guide Explore Mississippi's state tax rates for income, sales, property, retirement, and more. Learn how Mississippi compares nationwide. Kiplinger · Jul 5, 2025
Daughter of assassinated civil rights leader sees painful echoes of political violence in America Civil and voting rights activists gathered in Jackson, Mississippi, to honor what would have been the 100th birthday of civil rights leader Medgar Evers The Independent UK · Jul 2, 2025
Eleven of North America’s best under-the-radar islands, from paradise beaches to a wilderness at the end of the earth Our list includes a spot in Texas with views of SpaceX launches, an island where wild horses roam, a retreat once frequented by America's wealthiest families and a car-free haven in Mississippi with zero light pollution The Independent UK · Jun 27, 2025
Mississippi executes inmate who’s been on death row almost half a century Richard Gerald Jordan, 79, received a lethal injection at the Mississippi State Penitentiary after being on death row since 1976 The Independent UK · Jun 25, 2025
Emmett Till memorial in Mississippi could be removed as part of DOGE-recommended $1 billion cuts to national parks Massive reduction to National Parks Service budget and Donald Trump’s culture war against ‘DEI’ could spell end for national monument to Black teen murdered by a mob of white men in 1955 The Independent UK · Jun 20, 2025
Juneteenth is the most widely known US emancipation celebration – but it’s not the only one The federal holiday recognizes when enslaved Black people in Galveston, Texas found out they were free. But New York, Ohio, Mississippi and Florida have their own freedom days The Guardian - US · Jun 19, 2025
'Sinners' puts 'truth on screen' for the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians The blockbuster horror film “Sinners” features the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians in a short, but impactful scene The Independent UK · Jun 6, 2025
Cop arrested at a Disney World resort after allegedly kidnapping man from Mississippi house party Officer David Cunningham, 22, was off duty but wearing his Prichard PD badge and had man handcuffed in patrol car during alleged incident The Independent UK · Jun 5, 2025
The Conversation · Jun 4, 2025 Extreme weather’s true damage cost is often a mystery – that’s a problem for understanding storm risk, but it can be fixed On Jan. 5, 2025, at about 2:35 in the afternoon, the first severe hailstorm of the season dropped quarter-size hail in Chatham, Mississippi. According to the federal storm events database, there were no injuries, but it caused $10,000 in property damage.
The Guardian - US · Jun 3, 2025 ‘Gonna have to hear mothers and sisters cry’: Trump’s funding cuts leave at-risk youth vulnerable to gun violence Mississippi’s Operation Good engaged teens in a range of programs, protecting them from crime – but that work is now in jeopardy
The Guardian - US · May 30, 2025 Sinners finally comes home to Clarksdale: a three-day festival premieres the film in its home town Director Ryan Coogler kicked off screenings and a cultural festival in the influential Mississippi delta city
The Independent UK · May 29, 2025 Ryan Coogler hosts 'Sinners' screening in Mississippi town where film is set Director Ryan Coogler and other cast and crew members of the hit film “Sinners” visited Clarksdale, Mississippi, where the film is set, for a special screening
Reason · May 27, 2025 The Steroid Olympics Are Coming Plus: Brett Favre, Monaco, and an unprecedented media ban.
The Conversation · May 21, 2025 Windows are the No. 1 human threat to birds – an ecologist shares some simple steps to reduce collisions When wood thrushes arrive in northern Mississippi on their spring migration and begin to serenade my neighborhood with their ethereal, harmonized song, it’s one of the great joys of the season. It’s also a minor miracle. These small creatures have just flown more than 1,850 miles (3,000 kilometers), all the…
The Guardian - US · May 20, 2025 The Fall of Favre: the making – and unmaking – of a flawed NFL gunslinger A new documentary explores how the legend of one of the league’s greatest quarterbacks endures, despite the multiple scandals that have engulfed him
The Independent UK · May 20, 2025 While Trump overhauls FEMA, Mississippi tornado survivors await assistance Mississippi’s request for federal disaster assistance is pending more than two months after 18 tornados ripped through the state, killing seven and damaging hundreds of homes
The Conversation · May 16, 2025 Imax technology is a big part of Sinners’ success – what this tells you about the state of cinema Sinners, a blues-soaked horror film set in 1930s Mississippi, was preemptively tagged by many film industry insiders as an inevitable flop. But it became a word-of-mouth sleeper hit that continues to draw huge audiences globally, weeks after its release.
The Independent UK · May 15, 2025 Mississippi sues China for $200bn for costs associated with the Covid-19 pandemic A default judgment was made against China, which refuses to recognize the lawsuit, after it failed to show up in court
Reason · May 14, 2025 Normalizing Relations Plus: Qatar-a-Lago, Ocasio-Cortez sure looks interested in running, how Mississippi public schools improved, and more...