3+ day, 23+ hour ago  (509+ words) Lawmakers say Mississippi children will be safer on social media after the governor signed a bill into law regulating the platforms. Under the Mississippi Keeping Kids Safe Online Act, youth visiting social media sites will be required to have parental…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (916+ words) Below is an opinion column by Cathy Grace: Mississippi Today Ideas is a platform for thoughtful Mississippians to share their ideas about our state's past, present and future. Opinions expressed in guest essays are the author's own and do not…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago  (900+ words) In 2015, I wrote a story, "A cure for Cate," for The Greenwood Commonwealth about a 10-month-old, Cate Hargett, who was diagnosed with a rare blood disease. I didn't get to meet Cate then because she couldn't be around many people…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago  (580+ words) Below is a political opinion column by Merle Flowers: The era of the "wild west" internet is ending, but we must choose our next steps carefully, writes Merle Flowers. State legislatures'including Texas, Utah, and Louisiana'have already enacted sweeping online government…...

5+ mon, 6+ day ago  (596+ words) With hospitality industry booming, demand for food service programs at community colleges growing. Across the state, college students are learning how to turn their passion for food into careers. Community colleges such as Meridian, East Mississippi, Mississippi Gulf Coast, Mississippi…...

6+ mon, 2+ week ago  (385+ words) A Mississippi infant recently died from pertussis, or whooping cough, the State Department of Health announced Monday. It is the first whooping cough death reported in Mississippi since 2012 and the third since 2008. Whooping cough cases in Mississippi are the highest…...

8+ mon, 1+ week ago  (433+ words) This summer, 18 teachers from across the country gained hands-on experience they can bring to students in middle and high school STEM classrooms. More than a dozen teachers from across the nation spent a month of their summer learning from the…...

8+ mon, 5+ day ago  (444+ words) Below is a religion column by Matt Friedeman: Shock-jock Howard Stern once asked Jerry Seinfeld if he ever dreams of a day when he can just go to a Chinese restaurant with his wife and not think about jokes " or…...

8+ mon, 4+ week ago  (792+ words) Mississippi schools are going into the new academic year with holes in their budgets, thanks to the federal government's decision to freeze billions in education dollars. Across the country, about $5 billion is on hold " money that pays for professional development,…...

10+ mon, 1+ week ago  (180+ words) Some students in the Greenwood Leflore Consolidated School District are getting a firsthand look at the world of carpentry through a summer internship program. The district-funded program, which started June 2, has provided students the opportunity to earn money and learn…...