Mississippi Roundup
Hundreds of thousands of Mississippi children could be missing out on home visiting program
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More families are receiving home visits, but hundreds of thousands still in need
The Jungle Podcast
Ep. 31: Voter Access in Mississippi
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How Mississippi’s election laws could be changed to increase turnout
People
Mississippi Today names Marshall Ramsey Editor-at-Large
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Celebrated Editorial Cartoonist Joins Nonpartisan, Nonprofit Newsroom
Mississippi Roundup
Coahoma County mayor arrested, charged with embezzlement
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A Coahoma County mayor is accused of embezzling city water payments and a police firearm. Jonestown mayor Kenneth Lester was indicted by a Coahoma County grand jury on five counts of felony embezzlement. He faces up to 20 years in prison and up to $5,000 in fines on each count, according to a news release from the attorney general’s office. The indictment alleges that between July 2017 and August 2018, Lester took money paid for water bills and water repairs and converted it for his own use, according to the statement. He is also alleged to have taken a city-owned handgun and pawned it for cash.
The Jungle Podcast
Ep. 30: You asked. We answered.
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The Mississippi Today political team takes questions from The Jungle listeners
Mississippi Roundup
‘Black Panther’ author Jesse J. Holland to be honored at Crystal Ball gala in Southaven
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Award-winning journalist and author will receive the Community Foundation of Northeast Mississippi’s Star of Hope honor at 19th annual Crystal Ball gala.
Mississippi Roundup
The Dispatch: EMCC names new president
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The Dispatch: East Mississippi Community College has announced its new president. Scott Alsobrooks, vice president of economic and community development at Pearl River Community College in Poplarville, will assume the position early next year, according to an EMCC news release issued Wednesday afternoon. Read the complete Dispatch article here.
Mississippi Roundup
NBC News: School segregation in America is still a troubling fact today
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Segregation remains in the public schools which educate about 90 percent of the country’s students
Mississippi Roundup
Washington Post: Number of abortions in U.S. hit historic low in 2015
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Fewer U.S. women are having abortions today than at any time since Roe v. Wade
Mississippi Roundup
How Mississippi made some of the biggest leaps in national test scores
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How Mississippi made some of the biggest leaps in national test scores
A focus on literacy and higher expectations led to academic gains
Mississippi Roundup
Family on hand as French village honors Mississippi World War II pilot
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Nieces – Margaret Chance and Barbara Broome – traveled to France for ceremony for Sam B. Dale
The Jungle Podcast
The Louisiana Blogger Who Changed the Runoff
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Hear from Lamar White Jr., the Louisiana political blogger who released two controversial videos this week and turned the Senate runoff on its head.
Mississippi Roundup
President to honor Elvis Presley in Medal of Freedom ceremony
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President Donald Trump will honor Elvis Presley and six other noteworthy individuals tonight with the Medal of Freedom. Read the USA Today story on the recipients here, along with vintage photos of the King of Rock and Roll. “Tupelo is the soul of Elvis. It really is,” actress Allyson Adams, daughter of late Academy Award-nominated actor Nick Adams, is quoted saying in a Mississippi Today article last year. https://mississippitoday.org/2017/06/10/elvis-may-have-left-tupelo-but-his-soul-stayed-there/
Political scientist Fletcher McClellan said to NPR: “This is a fascinating way to find out what is important to a president.”
The Jungle Podcast
Ep.26: To the Runoff
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Mississippi Today’s election team breaks down Election Day and previews the Senate runoff
Election
Election Day in Mississippi
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Follow election results in real-time with Mississippi Today reporters