by Rick Cleveland, Mississippi Today May 25, 2023 Ole Miss slugger Kemp Alderman won the 2023 Boo Ferriss Trophy as Mississippi’s most outstanding college baseball player, as chosen by Major League scouts and college coaches. As is almost always the case in these...
by Tyler Wheat The Mississippi Governor’s School (MGS) returns to Mississippi University for Women’s campus June 4-17. Fifty-five scholars from 36 school districts in the state will participate in the tuition-free residential honors program that offers unique creative...
by Taylor Vance, Mississippi Today May 22, 2023 Mississippi’s two leading candidates for governor want to chip away at state tax rates, but they have drastically different proposals on which taxes should get axed. Who, exactly, their respective tax cut proposals would...
by L Sherie Dean The Jackson Municipal Airport Authority (JMAA) is pleased to announce the Board of Commissioners’ appointment of its new Chief Executive Officer, Ms. Rosa M. Beckett. Ms. Beckett brings extensive background and experience within the aviation and...
by Taylor Vance, Mississippi Today May 24, 2023 Democratic gubernatorial candidate Brandon Presley called Tuesday for a new investigator to scrutinize Mississippi’s massive welfare scandal and continued to hammer Republican Gov. Tate Reeves’ lack of support to reform...
Adventure awaits at The University of Southern Mississippi’s (USM) Marine Education Center (MEC) this summer along the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Various week-long summer camps are offered for 1st-12th graders in a variety of different themes and activities....
by Molly Minta, Mississippi Today May 24, 2023 The Institutions of Higher Learning Board of Trustees has once again selected Academic Search, an executive headhunting firm, to help it find the next president of a public university in Mississippi. This time, the board...
Entergy Mississippi is awarding eight economic development organizations with grants that will help boost their marketing, strategic planning, and site readiness goals through the Excellerator Competitive Communities program. The program, now in its seventh year,...
MDEQ is warning Jackson residents of a substantial sewer break in Northeast Jackson that intensifies a long-issued water contact advisory for an area creek. MDEQ’s Office of Pollution Control received and responded to a sewage related complaint this afternoon from a...
By: Gabriela Shinskie Hurricane season is upon us and now is the time to prepare for the unexpected, especially when living along the Gulf Coast. Dr. David Holt, Associate Professor of Geography in the School of Coastal Resilience at The University of Southern...
BY EDWIN B. SMITH The University of Mississippi is set to host both Girls and Boys State for the first time ever. The American Legion-sponsored events will bring hundreds of high school juniors to campus in May and June for a week of activities designed “to develop...
by Mina Corpuz, Mississippi Today May 22, 2023 A federal judge will continue to block House Bill 1020 from becoming law in a lawsuit challenging the legislation’s creation of a separate court district within Jackson. U.S. District Court Judge Henry Wingate held a...
The Board of Directors of the Mississippi Wildlife Heritage Foundation have announced the 2023 Outdoor Hall of Fame inductees. The six honorees will be celebrated at an in-person Meet & Greet from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. with an induction ceremony following at 6:00...
Magnolia Mingle, a Friday night Homecoming event that’s quickly becoming a tradition at Mississippi University for Women, raised $16,485.61 in its second year. “Not only is Magnolia Mingle a fun way for all alumni to reunite and catch up at Homecoming, but it is...
by Geoff Pender, Mississippi Today May 23, 2023 Chris McDaniel is challenging incumbent Republican Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann to a series of debates ahead of the Aug. 8 GOP primary. “Mississippi voters deserve the chance to hear directly from the candidates...
Hinds Community College is proud to announce the 2023-24 Hinds Hi-Steppers. Under the direction of Angela Hite, the Hi-Steppers have a history of excellence and of goodwill serving as one of the oldest precision dance lines in the nation. Hinds Community...
by Mina Corpuz, Mississippi Today May 23, 2023 Days after an 11-year-old boy was shot in the chest by an Indianola police officer, family and community members are calling for answers and for the officer’s termination. Community members identified the boy as...
Two Mississippi State honors students are among a distinguished group of only 55 Udall Scholars from across the country for 2023. Lucy Mellen, a junior geosciences and political science double major from Hattiesburg, and Grant C. Peterson, a senior wildlife, fisheries...
The batter is warming up on deck – meaning he is the next one to come to the plate to face the pitcher. The man on the pitching mound is known for sinking the dreams of wannabees – the homerun hitters who have to be willing to settle for simply getting on base...
By Kara Kimbrough Memorial Day is finally within sight and as promised, I’m sharing desserts that’ll reduce cooking time to mere minutes. But first, we have to talk about Blue Bell Ice Cream’s new flavor, which hit coolers last week. I understand the sentiment behind...
