Mississippi has risen from 49th in the country on national tests in 2013 to a top 10 state for fourth-grade reading levels, ...

Today, Hazlehurst has clawed that figure to 35 percent. And Mississippi has emerged as one of the best places in the country ...

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’s school system has emerged as the fastest improving in the nation, with students excelling in reading and math despite the state being the poorest in the country and spending less per ...

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 ...

JACKSON, Miss. — In Mississippi, where elected officials have a long history of praising self-sufficiency and condemning federal antipoverty programs, a welfare scandal has exposed how millions of ...

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MIT's living wage calculator shows Mississippi residents need more than minimum wage to be self-sufficient. A single adult with no children needs $20.75/hour, while a single adult with three children ...