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Webmaster’s note, February 2015: The story below was published in the fall of 2014 by the non-profit Kaiser Family Foundation. It was republished in this abbreviated form by The Atlantic and by Poltico, but, as far as we know, nanewsweb.com is the first Mississippi news organization to run it. To our knowledge, no Mississippi print […]
For years, women in Clay County have been coming forward with accusations of sexual impropriety by Sheriff Eddie Scott. Repeated allegations have been dismissed, accusers have been silenced, investigations have gone nowhere, and Scott is still sheriff. @MSTODAYnews
Two inmates escape from Mississippi jail where four escaped last month.
Debt ceiling bill passes major hurdle despite grumblings from far-right.
Iran tries journalists who covered death of woman that sparked mass protests.
Mississippi man pleads guilty to hate crime for burning cross to frighten Black neighbors. California Gov. targets Big Oil’s price gouging. Iran protests: Confusion after official implies morality police have disbanded.
Economists again refute political claims that Mississippi cannot afford to expand Medicaid. “Working poor” healthcare failures, insufficient emergency rooms, failed hospitals, etc, all lead to shrinking census and continuing economic woes.
Two representatives of the Mississippi Department of Archives and History were in New Albany Wednesday for a look at B. F. Ford School. A group of concerned citizens is trying to raise money to preserve and renovate the school, making it available as a community resource center. Ford School was built to replace the Union […]
The news that the Union County Library System is in financial trouble and will have to reduce its hours of operation serves as still another proof of the failings of state government. For eight years, Haley Barbour inculcated Mississippi with level-headed, centrist leadership, giving Mississippians of all classes and colors a sense of pride and […]
How can the poor’s healthcare crisis spill over to the not-so-poor? A little Mississippi political history There are a lot of really cool things about Mississippi, but our healthcare system is not among them. As leaders of the nation’s “poorest and sickest” state, Governor Phil Bryant and his Lieutenant, Tate Reeves, have made political decisions […]
New Albany, MS– In a single generation Mississippi has gone from being a one-party state to, again, being a one-party state. Still a one-party state government That simple fact may be the key to why Mississippi state government, while claiming transparency in politics, is such an embarrassment today. It explains how the Mississippi legislature, during […]
Biden to visit Rolling Fork, MS, tomorrow, with more storms expected.
Another fiery train derailment in Minnesota.
Mexico opens homicide investigation after deadly migrant center fire.
Union County of one of more than two dozen Mississippi counties that are currently under a burn ban. The Mississippi River, at near-record low water levels, is revealing remains of century-old wrecks.
There is much to be learned at the museum’s B.F. Ford School exhibit – about the past and what one motivated person can accomplish. The exhibit will be at the museum through late March.
