Advocates have told Mississippi Today about sightings of immigration officials across the state, including in the Jackson metro area, and our reporters are working to cover these stories. But we need your help.

Hi, I'm the ProPublica reporter who's been tracking an unusual stat: U.S. citizens grabbed by immigration agents. I did it because the government isn’t. This is what I found.

Quick surgeries, scars and facelifts that fade: Complaints pile up about a Jackson plastic surgeon Some patients say they are unhappy with scarring and other problems after having facial plastic surgery by Dr. Adair Blackledge of Jackson. Blackledge says he prides himself on neat work and good…

🧵 Mississippi Today filed public records requests with 147 cities, towns and counties to find out how each is – or isn’t – spending opioid settlement dollars. Here are some of the biggest takeaways. buff.ly/9dZX4rZ

Deaths at child care centers are rare, but they still reveal a broken system Day care deaths are rare, but complaints about injuries, neglect, abuse and unsafe conditions are more common. Together, they show an industry with too few resources to guarantee safety at an affordable price. 

‘I didn’t have a voice’: Mississippi poultry industry’s use and alleged abuse of immigrant workers Six years after ICE raids on Mississippi poultry plants, current and former immigrant workers say deteriorated conditions persist for both those undocumented and on work visas.

Mississippi Marketplace: Magnolia State preps for the AI boom Mississippi, the Deep South and the nation are seeing a boom in artificial intelligence data center construction. The centers promise economic growth, but there are concerns about their environmental impact and that they create…

Mississippi Today is looking to speak to residents of Jackson and Mississippi who utilize federally-funded assistance programs. If you are interested, please fill out this survey. airtable.com/app7tIdgN0ii...

Ex-corrections official alleges widespread medical neglect and mismanagement in Mississippi’s prison system The same year the state agreed to pay VitalCore $100 million in taxpayer funds to provide health care to people incarcerated in Mississippi prisons, a top official at the Mississippi…

@mississippitoday.org is hiring for the position of Health Editor! They seek an experienced journalist who can lead their health team and who understands the health considerations of rural and suburban Mississippians alike. Learn more and apply here: mississippitoday.org/careers/heal...

The FBI and a Mississippi sheriff investigated complaints about brutal assaults, but the deputies accused remained on the force and were never charged. mississippitoday.org/2025/07/10/r...

New vending machine provides free medicine to fight opioid overdoses NFL player Jeffery Simmons chooses his native Mississippi as a site for free distribution of naloxone.

Randy Johnson's photography business logo? 10/10 no notes 😅

Gov. Tate Reeves said he will not stop the execution of Richard Jordan, Mississippi’s oldest and longest-serving inmate. New from @mississippitoday.org mississippitoday.org/2025/06/24/d...

Decade of daring: McMullen young writers make 10th workshop special Aspiring authors honed their craft during the McMullen Young Writers Workshop at Millsaps College in Jackson.

Lawmaker probing Mississippi’s prisons finds inmates suffering from treatable diseases as corrections asks for more money 'When they beg me for supplies because they make them reuse colostomy bags over and over that don’t fit, when they are bowel and bladder incontinent and they don’t provide…

A doctor told a mom her baby had ingested methamphetamine while at Little Blessings Daycare. The Mississippi Department of Health fined Little Blessings $50 after the incident. My boss Kate Royals' perplexing new @mississippitoday.org investigation: mississippitoday.org/2025/06/17/c...

UMMC’s records system asks if patients are citizens, but hospital won’t say why The field was not added by Epic, the electronic health record system used by UMMC, a spokesperson for the software company told Mississippi Today. 

The Aultmans, a South Mississippi couple, just lost their daughter to an overdose last month. They're not confident the area's local governments will use opioid settlements so other families won't share their experience. My latest @mississippitoday.org story mississippitoday.org/2025/06/11/p...

‘Sinners’ puts ‘truth on screen’ for the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians It’s a small part in a big movie, but for the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, their scene in "Sinners" is a huge deal.

Mississippi has a plan for its opioid settlement distribution. It allows the Legislature to spend tens of millions of dollars on purposes other than the public health crisis. My latest story for @mississippitoday.org mississippitoday.org/2025/06/03/m...

NEW: The mother of an Arizona man who died after being unable to find mental health treatment is suing his health insurer, saying it broke the law by publishing false information that misled its customers. By @maxblau.bsky.social

Where Jackson creativity is the “blueprint for resistance,” Briarwood Arts Center is the brick, mortar Brown hopes that his persistence and dedication to creating safe spaces inspires others in Jackson to imagine what’s possible for their neighborhoods.

In Jackson’s ‘white Republican bastion,’ population changes shape council race The hotly contested race reflects what political observers and ward residents have known for years now: Northeast Jackson is not quite the “white Republican bastion” it once was. 

Moms in Mississippi now face out-of-pocket costs of over $100 per session for breastfeeding help – and are calling on lawmakers and the state’s largest private insurer to step up. mississippitoday.org/2025/05/28/w...

It’s the first time Delta Dental’s foundation, the philanthropic arm of the national dental insurance company, has funded a senior oral health partnership outside of California or Washington, D.C.

Katherine Lin will report on development, where politics and economics intersect throughout the state.

“Expanding access to PrEP is a national public health challenge. But Mississippi is the farthest behind the rest of the country in reaching people who could benefit from the medication.” Important @mississippitoday.org @pubhealthwatch.bsky.social collab to read mississippitoday.org/2025/05/13/p...

“Clearly, we have more work to do to protect our workers.” A new report from the largest group of labor unions in the United States shows West Virginia has among the highest workplace fatality rates in the country. mountainstatespotlight.org/2025/05/08/j...

@mississippitoday.org just published my first story for the newsroom! Grateful to Katiee Evans and Joanne Shedd for sharing their stories. Evans says funding for community mental health services “is life or death for people. There’s no other way around it.” mississippitoday.org/2025/05/07/m...

I switched jobs again! Thrilled to be the new mental health reporter for @mississippitoday.org and join its talented team. mississippitoday.org/2025/04/25/a...

From Yuki Noguchi @npr.org - Trump/Musk/DOGE/RFK Jr eviscerate the NIOSH unit that tracked black lung, tested coal miners for black lung, and researched causes and prevention. They fired "the coal miners' doctor" as Trump says he wants to bring back coal: www.npr.org/2025/04/08/n...

Public health workers look to address childhood iron-deficiencies in Atlanta-area refugee community https://www.healthbeat.org/atlanta/2025/04/01/iron-anemia-refugee-children-healthy-food/

Today's my last day of work as one of @healthbeat.org's Atlanta reporters. Grateful for the opportunity to be a part of the newsroom, and excited to take a little time to rest and reset before staring my next role!

As flu recedes in Georgia, health officials warn of measles, whooping cough threats https://www.healthbeat.org/atlanta/2025/03/28/georgia-flu-covid-whooping-cough-measles-outbreak/

Metro Atlanta health departments grapple with loss of federal funds https://www.healthbeat.org/atlanta/2025/03/27/cdc-cuts-local-health-department-cobb-douglas/

The popular DNA test kit company 23andMe announced it has filed for bankruptcy and is looking for a buyer. And while the company has promised to continue protecting customer data amidst a possible sale, Wirecutter’s tech experts think you should delete your data now. nyti.ms/4cbxsgQ

Millions of U.S. teenagers provide unpaid care to ailing family members in America. My newest @healthbeat.org @chalkbeat.org story looks at how an Atlanta-area program is trying to help kids in this position www.healthbeat.org/atlanta/2025...

“What this means is that the disability-rights groups were correct and that this is really about Medicaid waiver programs,” Atlanta-based attorney Leighton Moore said. www.gpb.org/news/2025/03...

@letspropelatl.bsky.social has a new report out today exploring traffic fatalities in 2023 across Clayton, DeKalb and Fulton counties. They found 45% of crashes involving pedestrians happened within 150 feet of a bus station: www.ajc.com/news/atlanta...

ICYMI ... important news last evening about efforts to reform West Virginia's foster care system: mountainstatespotlight.org/2025/02/28/f...

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"Historically, every municipality has been reimbursed at the same rate. But in 2019, Gov. Andrew Cuomo cut the reimbursement rate — only for New York City." Read @elizafawcett.bsky.social's story about how $90 mil less for @nychealthy.bsky.social affects NYC. www.healthbeat.org/newyork/2025...

Cobb and Douglas Public Health wants to expand services, but federal funding has grown more uncertain https://www.healthbeat.org/atlanta/2025/02/27/cobb-douglas-health-department-expansion-funding-at-risk/

Since Friday, measles cases have soared beyond 100 in West Texas. 124 cases, with 15 hospitalizations, mainly in children & teens. All but 5 people with measles were unvaccinated. An unknown number of cases are below the radar.

New: DOGE's spending has been secret. No longer. My colleagues have uncovered it. www.propublica.org/article/doge...

NEW: Days before West Virginia’s latest devastating storm, Morrisey budgeted no money for the state’s flood protection fund

The Trump admin has posted stigmatizing notes at the top of CDC, HHS and FDA websites it's been forced by a judge to restore. These include websites for people struggling with mental health issues. www.404media.co/trump-admin-...

How Georgia community groups are looking to use $70M of opioid funds — and what challenges lie ahead https://www.healthbeat.org/atlanta/2025/02/13/georgia-opioid-settlements-addiction-recovery-treatment-challenges/