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Levure Bottle Shop in Jackson has empty shelves due to problems at the state's alcohol distribution warehouse on Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. Credit: Bashirah Mack/Mississippi Today
Just a few months ago, shelves at Levure Bottle Shop in Jackson were full of wines that can be hard to find in Mississippi.
Now, shelves are empty and customers come in asking if the store is closing. Owners put a sign outside that says, “Not going out of business … still waiting for the ABC to deliver.”
By Katherine Lin - Mississippi Today on
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House Education Committee Chairman Rob Roberson, R-Starkville, presides over a committee meeting discussing House Bill 2 at the State Capitol, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026, in Jackson. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today
The House Education Committee, in a five-minute meeting on Wednesday, passed two Senate education bills before its leader announced that the panel would not meet again this session.
That means that the last school choice measure standing before the Legislature, a bill that would make it easier for students to transfer between public school districts, would be dead.
By Devna Bose - Mississippi Today on
1 month 2 weeks ago
House Education Committee Chairman Rob Roberson, R-Starkville, presides over a committee meeting discussing House Bill 2 at the State Capitol, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026, in Jackson. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today
The House Education Committee, in a five-minute meeting on Wednesday, passed two Senate education bills before its leader announced that the panel would not meet again this session.
That means that the last school choice measure standing before the Legislature, a bill that would make it easier for students to transfer between public school districts, would be dead.
By Devna Bose - Mississippi Today on
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Facing new federal charges, the Madison man accused of setting fire to Mississippi’s largest synagogue pleaded not guilty again on Wednesday.
After Stephen Spencer Pittman’s initial arraignment last month, a federal grand jury indicted the 19-year-old on two new charges last week, upping the prison time he faces if convicted.
By Molly Minta - Mississippi Today on
1 month 2 weeks ago
Levure Bottle Shop in Jackson has empty shelves due to problems at the state's alcohol distribution warehouse on Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. Credit: Bashirah Mack/Mississippi Today
Just a few months ago, shelves at Levure Bottle Shop in Jackson were full of wines that can be hard to find in Mississippi.
Now, shelves are empty and customers come in asking if the store is closing. Owners put a sign outside that says, “Not going out of business … still waiting for the ABC to deliver.”
By Katherine Lin - Mississippi Today on
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Mississippi is still waiting on a declaration from the federal government that would allow residents to apply for individual assistance for damage wrought by a winter storm last month, lawmakers said at a legislative briefing on Wednesday.
By Michael Goldberg - Mississippi Today on
1 month 2 weeks ago
House Education Committee Chairman Rob Roberson, R-Starkville, presides over a committee meeting discussing House Bill 2 at the State Capitol, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026, in Jackson. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today
The House Education Committee, in a five-minute meeting on Wednesday, passed two Senate education bills before its leader announced that the panel would not meet again this session.
That means that the last school choice measure standing before the Legislature, a bill that would make it easier for students to transfer between public school districts, would be dead.
By Devna Bose - Mississippi Today on
1 month 2 weeks ago
Mississippi Supreme Court justices listen as Billy Quin, an attorney for former Gov. Phil Bryant, argues that they should reverse a lower court judge's dismissal of Bryant's defamation lawsuit against the nonprofit news organization, on Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026, in Jackson. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today
Some Mississippi Supreme Court justices on Wednesday raised questions about a lower court judge’s dismissal of a defamation lawsuit that former Gov. Phil Bryant filed against the state’s largest newsroom, Mississippi Today.
By Taylor Vance - Mississippi Today on
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Mississippi is still waiting on a declaration from the federal government that would allow residents to apply for individual assistance for damage wrought by a winter storm last month, lawmakers said at a legislative briefing on Wednesday.
By Michael Goldberg - Mississippi Today on
1 month 2 weeks ago
Mississippi Supreme Court justices listen as Billy Quin, an attorney for former Gov. Phil Bryant, argues that they should reverse a lower court judge's dismissal of Bryant's defamation lawsuit against the nonprofit news organization, on Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026, in Jackson. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today
Some Mississippi Supreme Court justices on Wednesday raised questions about a lower court judge’s dismissal of a defamation lawsuit that former Gov. Phil Bryant filed against the state’s largest newsroom, Mississippi Today.
By Taylor Vance - Mississippi Today on
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University of Mississippi Medical Center has closed all of its clinics on Thursday to a cybersecurity attack.
UMMC issued the following statement:
"Due to a cybersecurity attack, many UMMC IT systems are down, including access to our electronic medical records, Epic.
"Today, all UMMC clinic locations statewide are closed. Outpatient and ambulatory surgeries/procedures and imaging appointments are cancelled and will be rescheduled. Hospital services are continuing for our patients using downtime procedures.
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1 month 2 weeks ago
University of Mississippi Medical Center has closed all of its clinics on Thursday to a cybersecurity attack.
UMMC issued the following statement:
"Due to a cybersecurity attack, many UMMC IT systems are down, including access to our electronic medical records, Epic.
"Today, all UMMC clinic locations statewide are closed. Outpatient and ambulatory surgeries/procedures and imaging appointments are cancelled and will be rescheduled. Hospital services are continuing for our patients using downtime procedures.
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1 month 2 weeks ago
University of Mississippi Medical Center has closed all of its clinics on Thursday to a cybersecurity attack.
UMMC issued the following statement:
"Due to a cybersecurity attack, many UMMC IT systems are down, including access to our electronic medical records, Epic.
"Today, all UMMC clinic locations statewide are closed. Outpatient and ambulatory surgeries/procedures and imaging appointments are cancelled and will be rescheduled. Hospital services are continuing for our patients using downtime procedures.
Published on
1 month 2 weeks ago
University of Mississippi Medical Center has closed all of its clinics on Thursday to a cybersecurity attack.
UMMC issued the following statement:
"Due to a cybersecurity attack, many UMMC IT systems are down, including access to our electronic medical records, Epic.
"Today, all UMMC clinic locations statewide are closed. Outpatient and ambulatory surgeries/procedures and imaging appointments are cancelled and will be rescheduled. Hospital services are continuing for our patients using downtime procedures.
Published on
1 month 2 weeks ago
University of Mississippi Medical Center has closed all of its clinics on Thursday to a cybersecurity attack.
UMMC issued the following statement:
"Due to a cybersecurity attack, many UMMC IT systems are down, including access to our electronic medical records, Epic.
"Today, all UMMC clinic locations statewide are closed. Outpatient and ambulatory surgeries/procedures and imaging appointments are cancelled and will be rescheduled. Hospital services are continuing for our patients using downtime procedures.
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The outrages keep piling up day after day. On February 6, 2026 at 5:44 in the morning, the Truth Social Account from “Donald J. Trump@realDonaldTrump” tweeted a 62-second video of former President of the United States Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama as hairy, muscular apes, swaying in a jungle to music. I do not know how many overt racists there are in the United States of America. I venture there are not enough to keep either the President or his party in power.
By Robert Wise on
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The outrages keep piling up day after day. On February 6, 2026 at 5:44 in the morning, the Truth Social Account from “Donald J. Trump@realDonaldTrump” tweeted a 62-second video of former President of the United States Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama as hairy, muscular apes, swaying in a jungle to music. I do not know how many overt racists there are in the United States of America. I venture there are not enough to keep either the President or his party in power.
By Robert Wise on
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When I was a student teacher, I had a conversation with a science teacher I worked with about natural selection. I asked if she thought this process of survival of the fittest was a good thing. “Oh yes,” she replied quickly, “natural selection helps weed out the weaker of a species and makes the species stronger, which serves the greater good of the group.” I then asked her a follow-up question I had been genuinely curious about for a while.
By Johnathan Kettler on
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When I was a student teacher, I had a conversation with a science teacher I worked with about natural selection. I asked if she thought this process of survival of the fittest was a good thing. “Oh yes,” she replied quickly, “natural selection helps weed out the weaker of a species and makes the species stronger, which serves the greater good of the group.” I then asked her a follow-up question I had been genuinely curious about for a while.
By Johnathan Kettler on
1 month 2 weeks ago
Every few years, it seems some folks wake up one morning and decide the real problem in Mississippi is that citizens know too much about what their government is doing.
This is one of those years.
The Mississippi Public Records and Open Meetings Acts are called our “Sunshine Laws” for good reason. They preserve the rights of citizens to know what their government is up to.
By Layne Bruce on
