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A pickup passes ice-covered bushes on Main Street in Charleston on Jan. 25, 2026. (Sun-Sentinel file photo by Clay McFerrin)

This Wednesday (June 10) is deadline to apply for winter storm aid

This Wednesday, June 10, is the deadline for Mississippi residents affected by Winter Storm Fern (DR-4899) to apply for financial . . .

Friedeman: Everyone is a disciple – the question is, “Whose?”

Below is an religion column by Matt Friedeman: We can say that Jesus is our Savior; but anything or anyone . . .

Lawmakers question Rural Health Transformation director on program’s transparency

Mississippi has nearly $205 million for the first budget period of a five-year grant through the federal Rural Health Transformation . . .

A student does classwork on the first day of school at North Jackson Elementary School in Jackson, Miss., on Monday, July 28, 2025. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today

Despite education gains, report ranks Mississippi’s child health outcomes last in the US

Mississippi continues to outperform most of the nation in education, according to a new report, but health outcomes for children . . .

Henry and Julia Hackman

CHARLESTON — Henry Hackman, Jr. age 93 passed away on Tuesday, June 2, following complications from Parkinson’s. His wife, Julia . . .

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What you don’t understand
By KELLEY WILLIAMS
Wed,06/03/26-4:42PM , 170 Reads 3,048 Statewide
A sequel to “Blissful Ignorance”
“It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends on his not understanding it.” — Upton Sinclair, 1934
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A pickup passes ice-covered bushes on Main Street in Charleston on Jan. 25, 2026. (Sun-Sentinel file photo by Clay McFerrin)

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This Wednesday (June 10) is deadline to apply for winter storm aid
By SCOTT SIMMONS - Mississippi Emergency Management Agency
Tue,06/09/26-1:57PM , 507 Reads
This Wednesday, June 10, is the deadline for Mississippi residents affected by Winter Storm Fern (DR-4899) to apply for financial assistance. The storm impacted the state from Jan. 23–27, 2026.
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Henry and Julia Hackman
Tue,06/09/26-11:00AM , 1,192 Reads
CHARLESTON — Henry Hackman, Jr. age 93 passed away on Tuesday, June 2, following complications from Parkinson’s. His wife, Julia Roberson Hackman, age 94, passed away Thursday, June 4. Married 74 years, they are still together.
A memorial service was held 2 p.m. Saturday, June 6, at Charleston First Methodist Church.
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Crooked Letter Sports Podcast: On to the Super Regionals…
By RICK CLEVELAND AND TYLER CLEVELAND - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Fri,06/05/26-4:12PM , 699 Reads 14,396 Statewide
Mississippi State and Ole Miss will both face familiar rivals in NCAA Baseball Super Regionals; this weekend. State plays at Georgia. Ole Miss plays at Auburn. The two winners advance to the College World Series.
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A pickup passes ice-covered bushes on Main Street in Charleston on Jan. 25, 2026. (Sun-Sentinel file photo by Clay McFerrin)

This Wednesday (June 10) is deadline to apply for winter storm aid

This Wednesday, June 10, is the deadline for Mississippi residents affected by Winter Storm Fern (DR-4899) to apply for financial assistance. The storm impacted the state from Jan. 23–27, 2026.