Reading Wyatt Emmerich in the Northside Sun is usually one of the highlights of my week. Erudite and insightful, Wyatt delves into various topics with wit and wisdom. His recent editorial on AI ...

If reporting from NBC News is to be believed, President Trump’s pledges to deport record numbers of illegal immigrants contain more bark than bite.

April Smith, a resident of south Jackson’s Blossom Apartments, returned from an outpatient surgery Wednesday to find that her water services had been shut off. She’d seen it coming. Her ...

The Greenville City Council addressed key municipal issues Tuesday night, including budget planning, infrastructure upgrades, and public safety updates, during a packed meeting that also ...

As we enter the hottest few weeks of the year, remember that Mississippi has one of the hottest heat indexes in the world. People think it gets hotter as you move south, but that’s not true. As ...

Below is an opinion column by Cliff Johnson: Editor’s note: This essay is part of Mississippi Today Ideas, a platform for thoughtful Mississippians to share fact-based ideas about our state’s ...

Mississippi schools are going into the new academic year with holes in their budgets, thanks to the federal government’s decision to freeze billions in education dollars.

Below is a political opinion column by Bobby Harrison: The dichotomy that is Jason White was on full display during a speech he delivered during a recent lunch meeting of the Mississippi State ...

Below is an opinion column by Russ Latino: America is increasingly a nation of exhibitionists, voyeurs and gossipmongers. Lost in our desire for mindless distraction is the collateral damage of a ...

Robert St. John asks, “Outside of a restaurant, has anyone ever handed you a plate of pancakes that wasn’t made by someone who loves you?” Some things in life are constant. For some people ...

Mississippi Today has been recognized in multiple categories of the 2025 Society of Professional Journalists’ Green Eyeshade Awards, a prestigious annual competition that recognizes the best ...

As a longtime subscriber to the Northside Sun, a near 50-year resident of Jackson and 10-year resident of Ridgeland with an ongoing heart & work in the Midcity/Georgetown neighborhoods and schools ...