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Digital forensic experts hired by Nolan Wells’ family examined his phone, including images, videos and social media apps to create a timeline providing more information about what led to his death on Horn Island.
The Mississippi college board paid $330,000 to settle a lawsuit Debra Mays-Jackson filed in 2023 alleging trustees denied her an interview before selecting Marcus Thompson to lead JSU. Thompson resigned in 2025.
The annual Mississippi Book Festival in Jackson draws more than 8,000 book lovers and provides a counter-narrative to negative stereotypes, as well as year-round programs to develop the state’s next generation of writers.
John Grisham will speak at Mississippi Today’s 10th anniversary celebration on Oct. 7.
More than half of Mississippi children under age 5 live in rural areas, according to MS LIFT’s 2025 Needs Assessment and Strategic Plan. MS LIFT’s mobile units allow families to borrow toys, books and learning materials for children up to age 12 at no cost for up to 14 days.
Mississippi colleges and universities, like others across the country, are offering food pantries and clothes closets to help students offset higher living costs.
Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to Washington is getting a chillier reception on Capitol Hill than at the White House. Lawmakers from both parties, including Republican Sen. Roger Wicker of Mississippi, are using Xi’s visit to denounce China’s actions on the world stage.
Mississippi’s government said health and safety problems in the foster care system are not being intentionally ignored as the state’s attorneys continue their efforts to dismiss federal oversight over its child welfare system.
In a Tuesday court filing, lawyers from Mississippi’s Attorney General’s Office and the private law firm Baker Donelson said the issues that a court-appointed monitor identified in a recent report do not violate the U.S. Constitution.
The Jackson Police Department is asking help from the U.S. Marshals Service in arresting at least one other suspect in the death of Tasia Fortune, the 29-year-old woman found hanging from a tree last month in west Jackson. Authorities have now arrested two men in connection with the killing.
Steven Frederick Jr. and Michael Lamar Rhinewalt, who are both white, were part of the crime suppression Flex Unit of the Capitol Police involved in the death of a Black man, Jaylen Lewis, on Sept. 25, 2022.
