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Mississippi politicians have been afflicted with TDS, or Thompson Derangement Syndrome. Many Republicans seem obsessed with 2nd District U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson, the lone Democrat and only Black person in Mississippi’s congressional delegation.

Olin Pickens, 104, of Blue Mountain, who was a POW in World War II, will be honored during the national Memorial Day concert on Sunday. He recently told his story to Mississippi Today.

Martin’s appearance in Mississippi comes after he released the DNC’s 2024 election autopsy, a move that came after months of pressure and for which he has faced backlash.

The Belhaven softball team advances to the NCAA Division III World Series at Salem, Virginia. It will be the Blazers’ second trip to the national championship series in the past three years.

Animal Rescue Fund of Mississippi has been broken into three times within a week. The nonprofit shelter in Jackson says up to $18,000 worth of medicine and other items were stolen.

The Bridge to Career Pathway course provides hope for students who cannot graduate because they “age out.” without passing required tests.

One transmasculine student was then publicly outed on May 17, when D’Iberville High School’s Facebook page posted what appears to be a digitally altered version of his senior portrait while congratulating him as this year’s salutatorian. The post highlights Jonas Hole’s “hard work, dedication, and commitment to excellence.” It also repeatedly uses his former name, also known as a deadname. 

‘”Goon Squad” victim Eddie Parker, who was in an accident Tuesday in Simpson County, has been charged with illegally carrying firearms.

Medgar Evers was denied admittance to the University of Mississippi School of Law because of the color of skin. Mississippi College School of Law awarded him a posthumous honorary law degree on May 15.

In recent months, Mississippi made fewer errors when determining payment for its food assistance program, according to the most recent data from the Mississippi Department of Human Services. But Mississippi will still owe the federal government at least $80 million to continue running the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, based on changes to federal law.