People - Mississippi Today

Dick Hall, longest serving transportation commissioner, dies at age 84

by Bobby Harrison November 2, 2022November 2, 2022

Mississippi’s longest serving transportation commissioner Dick Hall died at the Baptist rehabilitation center in Jackson. He was 84.

President Bill Clinton among attendees to honor legacy of William and Elise Winter

by Bobby Harrison May 3, 2022May 3, 2022

Bobby Cleveland lived 67 years on his terms and to the fullest

by Rick Cleveland April 29, 2022May 1, 2022

Bill Clinton to speak at ceremony honoring Winters at Two Mississippi Museums

by Bobby Harrison March 25, 2022March 25, 2022

‘May his light continue to guide us’: Civil rights leader Bob Moses dies at 86

by Kayleigh Skinner and Bobby Harrison July 25, 2021July 25, 2021

Elise Varner Winter, former first lady and community activist, dies at 95

by Mississippi Today July 17, 2021July 19, 2021

Mississippi Culture

‘Life is different here than it was when I grew up’: The legacy of school segregation in Yalobusha County

by Brittany Brown February 12, 2021May 10, 2021

Coronavirus in Mississippi

How Mississippi students are coping during the pandemic

by Aallyah Wright January 5, 2021May 10, 2021

‘We will take it from here’: Homily in memory of former Gov. William Winter

by Rob Lowry January 1, 2021May 10, 2021

University of Mississippi professors research the legacy of slavery at state’s flagship university

by Brittany Brown December 29, 2020May 10, 2021

Governor Winter, our greatest statesman, was passionate about Mississippi sports

by Rick Cleveland December 19, 2020May 10, 2021

‘One of the greatest Mississippians’: Former Gov. William Winter remembered by friends, dignitaries

by Geoff Pender, Bobby Harrison and Adam Ganucheau December 19, 2020May 10, 2021

William Winter, former Mississippi governor who ushered in education reform, dies at 97

by Mississippi Today December 19, 2020May 10, 2021

Remembering the great Charley Pride and a most memorable day in Hattiesburg

by Rick Cleveland December 12, 2020May 10, 2021