For a two-bedroom rental home in Mississippi, the fair market rate was $1,400 per month. That equates to a wage of $20.03 an hour. In Desoto County, the hourly wage to rent a two-bedroom house is more than $24 an hour, while along the Gulf Coast, it is $22.13 an hour, and in Metro Jackson, $20.29 an hour.

Cindy Hudnall runs Saints’ Brew Soup Kitchen in Tupelo where she serves hot breakfasts to close to 100 people every weekday – working parents, the elderly, the homeless, veterans and even young adults aging out of the foster care system.

In response to the growing number of households experiencing financial strain amid the government shutdown, the United Way of the Capital Area (UWCA) launched the

Columnist Sid Salter says every day, 10,000 Americans turn 65. By 2030, one in five U.S. residents will be senior citizens.

The tour will make its first stop in Jackson and will feature discussions about the city’s ongoing water crisis. The Truth, Poverty and Democracy Tour is making its way across the state of Mississippi to raise awareness about the needs of the state’s ...

More than 30% of Mississippi seniors report loneliness, one of the nation’s highest rates of social isolation among older adults.