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Mississippi is one of 10 states joining a federal program that funds community mental health centers to expand their services, enabling them to sustainably provide care regardless of a patient’s ability to pay. 

Bebot Simple Soaps created by Cleveland, Mississippi, resident Ruth “Avvy” Capapas won a Green Product Award from White Lobster, a German sustainability company. 

Attorney Carroll Rhodes has spent decades working to create political districts where Black voters have a fair opportunity to elect candidates of their choice. He says he is an “eternal optimist,” even after a Supreme Court ruling that weakens the Voting Rights Act.

Jackson Police Chief RaShall Brackney is refusing to say whether robbery-homicide detectives are among the officers required to reapply for their positions.

Republican Rep. Price Wallace was known at the Mississippi Capitol for his big cowboy hat, his knowledge of agriculture issues and his work to restore the ballot initiative process.

Republicans could net about 10 additional U.S. House seats in the November elections if redrawn voting districts perform as they were intended. The question is whether that’s enough for the GOP to hold on to a majority in the chamber, where Democrats need to gain only a few seats to take control.

A special election will be held for the Hinds County District 2 supervisor’s seat after a judge found errors in safekeeping of ballots in the 2023 Democratic primary.

Baptist Memorial Health Care will take over the lease and operations of Merit Health Rankin this year, making it the third Merit Health facility in Mississippi to change hands in the past two years, officials said Tuesday.

James Meredith, who no longer gives interviews, recently told Mississippi Today through his wife that he agrees with his granddaughter, Janae Knight, who said integrating the University of Mississippi – which she now attends – was “necessary to wage his war against segregation.”

Mississippi State and Ole Miss will both face familiar rivals in NCAA Baseball Super Regionals; this weekend. State plays at Georgia. Ole Miss plays at Auburn. The two winners advance to the College World Series. The Clevelands also discuss what happened to Southern Miss, which is what happened to so many national seeds in NCAA Regionals last week. Today’s show also touches on the NBA championship series,, the College Softball World Series, the legacy of Vic Purvis, and Pearl River Community College’s national championships in both baseball and softball.