Eugene Clarke is running for State Treasurer as a Republican in Mississippi’s 2019 statewide election.
Coronavirus in Mississippi
Mississippians prepare for impact of coronavirus on food supply
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Food pantries are fully stocked around Mississippi, the second-most food insecure state in the U.S., but anticipate a growing demand
Sports
Dream season ends for top-seeded PRCC, but it was hardly started in juco spring sports
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Pearl River men’s basketball Wildcats were 28-0 and top-seeded in a national championship tournament that will never happen.
Education
State superintendent calls for state testing cancellation amid coronavirus concerns
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The request comes in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, which has forced Mississippi public schools to close until at least next week; many districts have voluntarily agreed to remain closed longer
Sports
March without the Madness? April without baseball? Just when we most need diversion
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With the grim news of the day, we need diversions now more than ever. Sports, as FDR once reminded us, can provide much-needed diversion and some sense of normalcy in times of crisis.
Education
Q&A with Mississippi’s Teacher of the Year: ‘I want to see and promote other educators … they’re changing the world’
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Mississippi Today sat down with Hannah Gadd Ardrey to reflect on her year and how her own childhood and grade school experiences shaped her teaching philosophies
Health
Most Mississippi insurers to cover coronavirus testing; 20 tested with zero confirmed cases
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The state health department has the capacity to test in-house, but is currently still using its original CDC test kit that provided 225 individual tests
Sports
State surely looked like an NCAA team, dominating Ole Miss, 69-44, in season finale
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Ole Miss coach Kermit Davis Jr. calls it “ridiculous” that State hasn’t already claimed a spot in the NCAA Tournament.
Equity
Bill dubbed an ‘attack on poor people’ passes out of House
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House approves measure that allows state auditor to view tax returns of Mississippians enrolled in public assistance programs
Commentary
Emmett Till: Wounds of the past still haunt Mississippi
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Writer finds that remnants of the Jim Crow era are still evident in the disparities in the state’s political, economic, social, educational and criminal justice systems
Sports
The son of a Syracuse street cop, Ed Murphy left an indelible mark on Mississippi
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Former Delta State and University of Mississippi coach was at Ole Miss during a time when the SEC basketball coaching roster was filled with colorful personalities. His impact on Mississippi was multi-faceted.
Mississippi Culture
Jackson State grads debut on Broadway: ‘You don’t go higher in the theatrical world’
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Tramell Tillman made his Broadway debut in ‘The Great Society,’ which closed Nov. 30 at Lincoln Center’s Beaumont Theater. Rob Demery makes his in ‘A Soldier’s Play’ at American Airlines Theatre, opening Jan. 21 for a run through March 15
2020 Legislative Session
Reeves sworn in as 65th governor; promises unity after ‘full contact campaign’
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Governor pledges to increase the number of national board certified teachers, pay raise for every teacher and to rebuild workforce training