improved literacy rates (https://mississippitoday.org/2025/01/24/jim-barksdale-100-mi...), misspent welfare money with brett farve involved (old news), state auditor doxing private individuals for their political speech, new jesmyn ward novel came out a couple years ago, mississippi filmmaker al warren released a funny movie "dogleg", the band mspaint had a good album a couple years ago, etc

data centers being built but people fighting it. new rezoning in taylor, MS being fought by locals bc they are trying to reclassify agriculture land for heavy industry so they can build an asphalt plant. federal government troops in nearby memphis.

just like anywhere else in america.