Staff Picks 2020 | Mississippi Today

Entergy to drain Lake Hico after closing power plant, JPS moving forward with development plans

by Vickie King and Alex Rozier November 27, 2020February 2, 2021

Dreams of revitalizing Lake Hico and the surrounding area as an economic asset for Jackson have officially come to an end.

Rep. Steven Palazzo ethics investigation: Is the congressman’s campaign account a slush fund?

by Geoff Pender November 25, 2020February 2, 2021

Mississippi Welfare

Key figure in welfare scandal said she was told to make payments to Florida drug company

by Anna Wolfe and Giacomo Bologna November 14, 2020February 2, 2021

Inside an at-risk Mississippi Delta voter’s journey to ensure safe voting conditions

by Kelsey Davis Betz October 15, 2020February 2, 2021

Are the kids alright? How Jackson students are surviving the pandemic.

by Anna Wolfe September 30, 2020February 4, 2021

One of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s favorite cases originated in Mississippi

by Bobby Harrison September 28, 2020December 14, 2020

As community demands ‘Black lives do matter,’ a reporter views clash between Clarksdale and its school board

by Aallyah Wright August 26, 2020December 14, 2020

Mississippi Welfare

Mississippi welfare: What we bought versus what we could have bought

by Anna Wolfe May 11, 2020February 4, 2021

Coronavirus in Mississippi

Shalondra Rollins was taking care of her health and climbing out of poverty. Why did she die of COVID-19?

by Anna Wolfe April 23, 2020January 19, 2021

Want out of Jail? First You Have To Take a Fast-Food Job

by Anna Wolfe and Michelle Liu January 9, 2020February 12, 2021