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Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. Bobby Harrison, Mississippi Today’s senior capitol reporter, covers politics, government and the Mississippi State Legislature. He also writes a weekly news analysis which is co-published in newspapers statewide. A native of Laurel, Bobby joined our team June 2018 after working for the North Mississippi Daily Journal in Tupelo since 1984. He is president of the Mississippi Capitol Press Corps Association and works with the Mississippi State University Stennis Institute to organize press luncheons. Bobby has a bachelor's in American Studies from the University of Southern Mississippi and has received multiple awards from the Mississippi Press Association, including the Bill Minor Best Investigative/In-depth Reporting and Best Commentary Column.
Former Lions RB Kevin Smith shows off basketball skills at Ole Miss team meeting
Former Lions running back Kevin Smith was a pretty good football player during his time in the NFL. Turns out he’s also pretty good in basketball as well. Smith, who spent five seasons with the Lions from 2008-2012, is now the running backs coach for Lane Kiffin at Ole Miss. He is in his second stint at Ole Miss and fourth season overall with the Rebels — Smith coached in 2020 and 2021, went to Miami in 2022 and came back to Ole Miss in 2023.
Fannie Lou Hamer rattled the Democratic convention with her 'Is this America?' speech 60 years ago
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris is accepting the Democrats’ presidential nomination Thursday, exactly 60 years after another Black woman mesmerized the nation with a televised speech that challenged the seating of Mississippi’s all-white delegation to the 1964 Democratic National Convention. It’s Day 3 of the DNC, and there are 75 days until Election Day. Here’s what to know: The testimony of Fannie Lou Hamer to the credentials committee in Atlantic City, New Jersey, was vivid and blunt. She described how she was fired from her plantation job in retaliation for trying to register to vote and brutalized in jail for encouraging other Black people to assert their rights. She told of arbitrary tests that white authorities imposed to prevent Black people from voting and other unconstitutional methods that kept white elites in power across the segregated South.
MSU’s EcoCAR team visits MCC to recruit and show the future of fuel efficient vehicles
MERIDIAN, Miss. (WTOK) - Mississippi State University’s EcoCAR team is hitting the recruitment trail in hopes of recruiting some new members. Mississippi State is one of nearly a dozen teams in North America competing to create the most fuel-efficient car. This student-led team was at Meridian Community College today,...
First-time delegate honored to represent Mississippi at Democratic National Convention
CHICAGO — A delegation of Mississippi Democrats are at their party’s National Convention in Chicago this week. They’re working to unify the party around Vice President Kamala Harris as she prepares to officially accept the nomination for president. Among the crowd of cheering supporters is Mississippi State...
Miss Teen USA makes history for Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) – Addie Carver, Miss Teen USA, is making headlines not only for winning the national title but for her work in dance and as founder and CEO of her own social media company. We talked with the Monticello native in an exclusive interview about the year ahead and how she is using the tragic loss of a loved one to empower and motivate others.
Mississippi counties among first in the nation to use more ‘transparent’ voting machines, software
Open-source software is considered more secure than traditional proprietary software, and is being used by the Department of Defense. The post Mississippi counties among first in the nation to use more ‘transparent’ voting machines, software appeared first on Mississippi Today.
Consider specialty crops for value
A smorgasbord of bright-red tomatoes and vibrant vegetables line the walls of Michael Katrutsa’s produce shop in rural Camden, Tennessee. What began a decade ago as a roadside farm stand is now an air-conditioned outbuilding packed with crates of watermelon, cantaloupe and his locally renowned sweet corn – all picked fresh by a handful of local employees each morning.
Mississippi’s rice crop poised for harvest of 156K acres
STARKVILLE, Miss. (WJTV) – The growing season is wrapping up on Mississippi’s 2024 rice crop, and experts anticipate a slightly higher yield but depressed prices. The U.S. Department of Agriculture reported that rice harvest began the first week of August. As of August 11, the crop was rated 15% in excellent condition and 82% in […]
Ex-Ole Miss star Michael Oher breaks silence on 'The Blind Side,' Tuohy family
Former Ole Miss football star Michael Oher broke his silence one year after he filed a lawsuit against Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy, the foster family that took him and allegedly did so for "football fame for personal gain," according to the former NFL player. The Tuohy family previously refuted false adoption claims made by Oher, the star of "The Blind Side" film that depicted his rise to fame.
Here's Ole Miss men's basketball's 2024-25 non-conference schedule
OXFORD, Miss. – Year two of the Chris Beard era at Ole Miss begins this fall and the men's basketball team has announced their non-conference schedule for the upcoming 2024-25 season. Among their potential opponents are six 20-win teams from last year, including five of which played in the...
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