Mississippi State University commemorates 160th anniversary of Lincoln’s assassination with lecture, exhibit

Contact: Pattye Archer STARKVILLE, Miss.—With the country on the cusp of healing after the Civil War, the sudden assassination of Abraham Lincoln in 1865 stands as one of the most significant and haunting events in American history. Now, 160 years later, …

Online Mississippi Sports Betting Effort Dies Again

A backdoor attempt to legalize online Mississippi sports betting is dead, and it took sweepstakes prohibition legislation with it.  Senate Bill 2510 died in conference committee on Monday. The initial Senate legislation further defined illegal online …

CenterPoint Energy completes $1.2B sale of Louisiana, Mississippi gas systems

CenterPoint Energy has completed the sale of its natural gas distribution systems in Louisiana and Mississippi to Delta Utilities for $1.2 billion, the companies announced Tuesday. Sale proceeds will “support the efficient funding of what we believe is one …

Interview: Mississippi Minority Supervisors Association hosting annual educational conference in Tupelo

Candice Wilder joins Mississippi Today as new higher education reporter

Mississippi Today is pleased to announce that Candice Wilder has joined the newsroom as our newest higher education reporter. Wilder takes over higher ed coverage from Mississippi Today reporter Molly Minta, who built the beat starting in early 2021 but …

Mississippi State University's Bricks-to-Clicks® Celebrates Thirteen Years of Transforming Entrepreneurs

STARKVILLE, MS, UNITED STATES, April 2, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Mississippi State University proudly celebrates 13 years of its trailblazing Bricks-to-Clicks® Marketing Program, an innovative initiative led by Dr. James Barnes has empowered …

Mississippi’s Push for Sports Betting Hits Legislative Roadblock

In a recent turn of events, Mississippi’s effort to ban online sweepstakes while simultaneously legalizing online sports betting has come to a standstill. On March 31, 2025, the legislative push faced a significant setback when SB 2,510 failed to advance …

Bulldog Bullets: Mississippi State softball covering up its flaws

In what is probably the strongest conference in the history of college softball, every weekend presents new and unique challenges. But as Mississippi State approaches the halfway point of Southeastern Conference play, the No. 17 Bulldogs are fitting right …

Potentially devastating multiday flood brewing for mid-Mississippi Valley

A powerful upper-level trough of low pressure slowing to a crawl over the Western United States will deliver a prolonged onslaught of severe weather and intense rainfall centered on the mid-Mississippi Valley over the first several days of April. The …

Mississippi Won’t Ban Sweepstakes or Legalize Online Betting

An important bill that proposed banning sweepstakes casino and at the same time authorizing online sports betting in Mississippi died in the Senate. The proposal marked another push toward expanding legal gambling in the state while addressing the growing …