Taylor was named chairman last year after the ouster of Tyree Irving over emails he sent to national Democratic Party officials.
New Mississippi law makes ASL a foreign language credit
Beginning July 1, American Sign Language will count as a foreign language credit in Mississippi high schools.
About the day the ‘Say Hey Kid’ faced a Mississippi legend named Boo
Mississippi native Boo Ferriss, who was coaching pitchers for Class AA Louisville, crossed paths with baseball great Willie Mays in 1952.
Robert Kennedy Jr.’s presidential campaign claimed it was on the November ballot in Mississippi. It was wrong
Robert Kennedy Jr.’s We the People party has more paperwork to submit before qualifying to be on Mississippi’s ballot.
On this day in 1964
On this day in 1964, 30 Freedom Summer workers from Greenville, Mississippi, made the first effort to register Black voters in Drew.
Podcast: Mississippi GOP Chairman Mike Hurst talks elections, party platform
New Mississippi Republican Party Chairman Mike Hurst talks with Mississippi Today’s Geoff Pender and Taylor Vance about November 2024 and 2027 elections, Medicaid expansion and party platform and why state Republicans should celebrate Juneteenth.
On this day in 1963
On this day in 1963. Martin Luther King Jr. led a massive march, joined by as many as 125,000, in Detroit.
An independent path might be easiest if Thomas Duff runs for governor
Analysis: Billionaire businessman Thomas Duff of Hattiesburg might be the ideal person to challenge Mississippi’s two-party political system.
On this day in 1909
On this day in 1909, esteemed choreographer Katherine Dunham, the “Mother of Black Dance”, was born in Joliet, Illinois.
Pete Buttigieg and Bennie Thompson unveil $20 million investment in Jackson roadway
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg comes to Jackson for groundbreaking of $20 million renovation of Medgar Evers Boulevard.
On this day in 1964
On this day in 1964, Klansmen killed civil rights workers James Chaney, Andrew Goodman and Michael Schwerner near Philadelphia, Mississippi.