Our August 2024 issue is a special one.
The magazine you are holding in your hand (or reading on your phone or computer) is Today in Mississippi’s first Sports issue.
The theme is on purpose, and the timing is perfect since August is the beginning of football season.
Mississippians love their Friday night lights and Saturday tailgating.
In my view, sports and competition are crucial to our lives beyond entertainment. Sports promotes work toward goals, working as a team, and fostering a sense of achievement.
Sports is also something that brings us together during a time when our country’s political divisions seem to push us away from one another further and further.
To kick off our inaugural Sports issue, we tapped the most celebrated and awarded sportswriter in Mississippi — Rick Cleveland — to interview a true home state legend.
Archie Manning is one of the most popular athletes in our state’s history.
Most of us know the stories behind his prowess on the football field at Ole Miss and with the New Orleans Saints.
For our cover feature, Archie talked to us about growing up in smalltown, rural Mississippi. The Drew native’s story is something many of us can recognize and identify with, either personally, or via family and friends.
The issue also features a college football preview by our sports columnist, Dale McKee, as well as a story about the state’s youth wheelchair basketball team.
We know many of our members love sports.
We sure hope you love the August issue as well.
