Person of the Day | Preston Wallace: Personal Trainer, Photographer and Hernando’s Spider-Man
Preston Wallace recently stood in the middle of Beale Street in Memphis, Tenn., wearing a Spider-Man costume that he bought from Amazon. His cousin stood in front of him, Wallace’s own camera in hand. Wallace and his cousin made the trip in hopes of getting some promotional content to advertise the former’s business. As pedestrians […]
Opinion | How I Found My Place of Service In Jackson
“I have officiated weddings, assisted in funerals, celebrated new jobs, mourned losses and prayed feverishly for my friends in the city,” Samuel Bolen writes. “I have found my place, and my place is Jackson, Miss.”
Mississippi House GOP Selects Jason White For Speaker; Nominee Open to Medicaid Expansion
Mississippi House Republicans have nominated Rep. Jason White, R-West, to serve as the new House speaker in the 2024 legislative session. He has expressed an openness to considering Medicaid expansion—a policy outgoing Republican House Speaker Philip Gunn has long opposed. In a statement after the Mississippi House Republican Caucus nominated him during a meeting at […]