Itawamba Community College has been selected among the winners of the Mississippi Business Journal’s 2023 Best Places to Work in Mississippi. ICC was a finalist in the large category, which includes businesses with 150 or more employees. “On behalf of our Itawamba...
Jackson State University (JSU) Acting President Elayne Hayes-Anthony, Ph.D., has appointed Gwendolyn Caples as interim vice president of Institutional Advancement and executive director of the JSU Development Foundation, Inc. “Gwendolyn Caples’ exceptional expertise...
by Bobby Harrison, Mississippi Today August 9, 2023 Mississippians selected their picks for legislative races on Tuesday in what became a history-making primary election. Several races had not been called as of Wednesday afternoon as some votes were still being...
A solid academic foundation and opportunities to work on real-world projects are always in style. Providing students with these experiences is what motivates Charles Freeman Jr., associate professor in Mississippi State’s School of Human Sciences, and his...
Mississippi State University faculty members and a national group of researchers have created new statistical methods needed to study declining snow cover and quantify changing climate patterns in the Northern Hemisphere. The College of Arts and Sciences’ Jamie...
by Alex Rozier, Mississippi Today August 9, 2023 Crystal and Tim Dotson were spooked after watching “The Devil We Know,” a documentary about how the scarily named “forever chemicals” contaminated public soils and streams for decades. Curious to know if the chemicals,...
TEC, a leading rural broadband provider, has completed construction on the most recent project in Scott County. This undertaking extends Gigabit-speed internet coverage by an estimated 46 miles, providing connectivity to more than 550 customers. TEC was one of the 386...
As we embark on a new school year, WM would like to remind the public that safety is our number one priority year-round, especially at this time of year when children will be at bus stops and on the road heading back to school. There are two vehicles that some...
by Bobby Harrison and Taylor Vance, Mississippi Today August 8, 2023 Republican Gov. Tate Reeves handily defeated two GOP primary challengers Tuesday, officially setting up what is expected to be a bitter and expensive November general election campaign against...
by Geoff Pender and Taylor Vance, Mississippi Today August 9, 2023 Incumbent Republican Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann defeated state Sen. Chris McDaniel and another Republican challenger in Tuesday’s GOP primary. Now facing only a little-known political newcomer in...
By Kara Kimbrough “Don’t go, summer!” The headline from a food magazine at the checkout line couldn’t have been more direct: Big, bold red letters practically leapt off the page as I unloaded my cart. Despite a silent acknowledgement that the...
by Molly Minta, Mississippi Today August 7, 2023 A Jackson-based LGBTQ+ organization is withdrawing its volunteer support from this year’s Mississippi Book Festival due to the addition to a panel of former Vice President Mike Pence, a current Republican presidential...
by Mina Corpuz, Mississippi Today August 7, 2023 In the year since Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch received exclusive responsibility to prosecute law enforcement-involved shootings, her office has moved forward on only a fraction of the nearly 50 cases. To...
Point Eight Power announced their newest location to open at Port Bienville Industrial Park in July. To get the new site up and running, Point Eight Power will conduct a second job fair in Picayune to fill new jobs in Hancock County. The job fair will be held on...
by Adam Ganucheau, Mississippi Today August 8, 2023 Voters across Mississippi will flood polling places today to select their favored candidates in numerous statewide and local primary elections. Polls open at 7 a.m. and close at 7 p.m. When votes tallies are counted...
by Adria R. Walker, Mississippi Today August 7, 2023 Earlier this year, Amanda Bell and her family planned a visit to Nanih Waiya. Located in southern Winston County between the Crystal Ridge and Bogue Chitto Choctaw communities, the Nanih Waiya mound is “the...
By Bob Garver Bad news, “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” fans, new installment “Mutant Mayhem” gets the Ninja Turtles all wrong. You know how the characters are usually voiced by adults that make you forget that the characters are even supposed to be teenagers? This...
Dr. Tyler Towles has joined Delta Research and Extension Center as an entomologist focusing on bollworm control strategies in Mississippi cotton. “New technologies for bollworm control don’t come to market very often so protecting what we currently have at hand is ...
Methodist Rehabilitation Center in Jackson recently named Rev. Maxine Bolden as its new chaplain. An ordained elder in the United Methodist Church, Rev. Bolden serves as chaplain of Tougaloo College—the first female and only the second alumnus to serve in her alma...
by Geoff Pender, Mississippi Today August 4, 2023 After months of inaction on claims of widespread campaign finance violations this election cycle, Attorney General Lynn Fitch says she’s investigating a PAC run by lieutenant governor candidate Chris...
