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A sign that expresses opposition to Ocean Springs' proposed Urban Renewal Plan is seen in the front yard of a home in Ocean Springs, Miss., Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today

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Lawsuit challenges Mississippi’s urban renewal law being used on Ocean Springs homes
By ALEX ROZIER - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Mon,10/16/23-1:05PM , 410 Reads 5,491 Statewide
A group of Ocean Springs residents, a business owner and a church all filed a lawsuit in federal court against the city on Thursday over an urban renewal plan that labeled certain properties as “slums” or “blighted.”
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Judge gives DeSoto County areas eight years to move off Memphis’ sewer system
By ALEX ROZIER - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Fri,09/29/23-10:54AM , 296 Reads 5,255 Statewide
A federal judge ruled late last week that Southaven, Horn Lake and some unincorporated parts of DeSoto County have eight years to redirect their wastewater after relying on Memphis for nearly 50 years.
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Walter West,Jr., harvests cotton at his farm in rural Hazlehurst, Friday, Sept. 22, 2023. Ordinarily, West's cotton crops would look like a sea of white, but this season's crops have been severely impacted by drought conditions. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today

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‘Hot, hot, hot’: Historic heat and drought taking toll on state’s agriculture
By ALEX ROZIER - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Tue,09/26/23-6:48PM , 470 Reads 7,276 Statewide
No state in the contiguous United States has had more rainfall than Mississippi over the last five years.
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Dianne Shelton shares this tiny home with a friend on the outskirts of Rolling Fork, Thursday, Aug. 10, 2023. Shelton, who is disabled, is angry and frustrated regarding the lack of assistance from local and other agencies after losing everything in a tornado that destroyed her home and much of Rolling Fork. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today

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Officials urge patience to despairing survivors four months after a tornado ravaged Rolling Fork
By ALEX ROZIER - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Mon,08/14/23-4:56PM , 428 Reads 10,207 Statewide
Many of the survivors of the devastating March tornado in Rolling Fork are still uncertain of how they’ll enter the next phase of their lives. They only know, over four months later, that it won’t happen soon.
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