U.S. News & World Report recently released its "Best States for 2025," ranking all 50 states. How did Mississippi score? The Magnolia State ranks No. 2 in the nation on affordability, which is one of ...

Mississippi Department of Human Services announced that full SNAP benefits will roll out in November. Here's what you need to ...

SNAP benefits won't go out Nov. 1 if the government shutdown continues. How many people in Mississippi get help? How much? What you need to know ...

LUMBERTON, Miss. — Farmers in southeast Mississippi are facing rising production costs, making it harder to stay profitable. With crop prices fluctuating and economic uncertainty ahead, many are ...

UMMC Holmes County in Lexington, part of University of Mississippi Medical Center, is slated to open a prenatal clinic for some of the state’s poorest residents, according to a Mississippi Public ...

Out of every 1,000 births, 9.7 Mississippi babies die before their first birthday, the highest rate in more than a decade.

Gangs, violence and sexual assaults are a problem in three Mississippi prisons because the facilities are short-staffed and inmates are sometimes left unsupervised, the U.S. Department of Justicesaid ...

Josh Clark and Judy Long get to the bottom of how a state historically limited in resources can have such scholarship and ...

Mississippians who rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program to help with food costs will soon receive partial ...