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Kim Perrot will forever be in the hearts of the Houston Comets and Van Chancellor
If anyone epitomized the expression “There is no I in team,” it was Kim Perrot. The fierce point guard from Lafayette, LA was 5-foot-5 and weighed 132 pounds. She may have been tiny in stature, but she was big in presence. Although the big three of Sheryl Swoopes,...
Miss Mississippi helps celebrate new white-tablecloth dining with nod to nostalgia
It is not every day that Miss Mississippi celebrates the future by welcoming back a restaurant of the past. Miss Mississippi 2024 Becky Williams was in Natchez this weekend to celebrate a new dining experience with The Rendezvous Restaurant’s grand opening. The Rendezvous restaurant on Main Street in Natchez...
Playground for students with special needs opens at Madison Middle School
MADISON, Miss. (WLBT) - A playground for students with special needs has opened at Madison Middle School. A ribbon cutting for the inclusive and accessible swing set was held Tuesday at the school. “Adding this accessible playground equipment to our school ensures that everyone can participate in outdoor play and...
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.
NJ unveils plaque honoring Fannie Lou Hamer's speech at 1964 DNC
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ (CBS) -- Tuesday is day two of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, but 60 years ago the convention was held in Atlantic City.The year was 1964. Atlantic City hosted the convention at Boardwalk Hall. It's also where civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer gave her landmark speech and challenged the seating of an all-white Mississippi delegation."This plaque commemorates the fight and it honors those men and women that stood for freedom and those men and women that fought for civil rights," said Tate Reeves, the Governor of Mississippi.Reeves and New Jersey's Lieutenant Governor, Tahesha Way, helped unveil...
Podcast: After close 2023 election loss, Brandon Presley eyes helping other Democrats
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.
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...
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 […]
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