A new national study on obesity has alarming news about Mississippi, but it’s nothing we haven’t heard before. We lead the nation in adult obe…
It is time for Gov. Tate Reeves to call a special session for medical marijuana and force lawmakers to pass a bill or adjourn failing to follo…
On Sept. 11, 2001, at 7:58 a.m. EDT, United Airlines Flight 175 departed from Boston headed for Los Angeles.
The United Way recently released a shocking report looking at the number of Mississippi working families who are on the brink of financial rui…
Following an investigative report by the Daily Journal, it is quite clear that the Lee County Circuit Clerk’s office applied an inconsistent s…
The bipartisan infrastructure bill the U.S. Senate passed last month would be a boon to Mississippi, and we hope our House congressional deleg…
Following a vote that divided its Board of Aldermen, the city of Oxford will require everyone ages 6 and older to wear masks while in public.
There is the notion that since we will never completely eradicate COVID-19, we should stop with all precautionary measures and so-called “expe…
Last week we wrote: “More than 2,000 citizens have signed a petition requiring a vote before Lee County supervisors can borrow up to $85 milli…
More than 2,000 citizens have signed a petition requiring a vote before Lee County supervisors can borrow up to $85 million to build a new jus…
School is off to a rough start this year. In some cases, it’s gotten rough before the first bell even rang.
Tupelo High School has canceled open houses, and most of the band is in quarantine until at least Friday. Oxford Public Schools just announced…
Mississippi’s low COVID-19 vaccination rate should be a cause of concern for everyone. With the delta variant proving to be more potent, schoo…
The Lee County Supervisors are looking to at least start the process to borrow up to $85 million that will largely go toward building a new ja…
Mississippi has some of the weakest laws in the nation governing lobbyist spending on lawmakers. There are no limits on how much lobbyists can…
What a sad difference three months makes.
For the past 15 years, Scott Burns has spent the week before the Fourth of July camped out at The Mall at Barnes Crossing. It is a voluntary d…
Mississippi State finally got to the top of college baseball world. The Bulldogs have long had an elite baseball program, becoming a regular h…
The city of Tupelo will swear in Todd Jordan as its next mayor on Thursday. The Republican will succeed two-term Democrat Mayor Jason Shelton,…
Tupelo High School is finding early success with its Middle College program, which allows participating juniors and seniors to obtain an assoc…
The Lee County Supervisors this week appointed Christy Jordan to serve on the board once her husband vacates his District 3 seat to become may…
Two things seem clear: The Legislature will pass a medical marijuana bill, and that bill will be more restrictive than the law adopted by the …
Among his priorities for the next legislative session, Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann wants lawmakers to tackle improving the delivery of health ca…
I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, w…
Thursday was both a day of celebration and a call to arms for the future.
Municipal election season is coming to a close. Tuesday is Election Day, and voters will cast their final ballots to choose city leaders.
There is something inside most of us that instinctively protects those we love the most, something that would cause us to fling ourselves into…