Senate Education Committee Chairman Dennis DeBar, R-Leaksville, announced in a committee meeting Thursday that he wants to fully fund public schools this session through “minor” changes to the state’s funding formula. The funding formula used to allocate money to...
Each year, millions of dollars in life insurance benefits go unclaimed by beneficiaries who can’t find their loved ones’ policies or in some cases may not even know the policies exist. That’s where the Life Insurance Policy Locator comes in. The National Association...
WHO: Theatre in the Pass WHAT: Theatre in the Pass presents Talking With…. A Play by Jane Martin WHEN: Performance Dates: 7:30pm Thursday, March 2nd; 7:30pm Friday, March 3rd; 7:30pm Saturday, March 4th; and 2pm Sunday, March 5th...
The University of Southern Mississippi Alumni Association is excited to announce the 2023 Homecoming game will be Saturday, Oct. 7 as the Golden Eagle football team takes on the Old Dominion Monarchs. “Following the success of last season, along with the momentum...
Major (R) Frank J. Branch, Jim Hill High School Jackson, MS, has been chosen by the Colleges That Change Lives (CTCL) membership and Board of Directors as one of its 2022 Counselors That Change Lives. CTCL is dedicated to the advancement and support of a...
After 30,368 votes on 72 nominated products in the Initial Voting Round of the 2nd annual Mississippi Makers’ Challenge Sponsored by Hancock Whitney, the Mississippi Manufacturers Association is pleased to announce the products advancing to this week’s Round of 16....
New data released by the CDC shows double-digit percentage increases in suicide among Black Americans. For young Black persons age10-24, suicide increased 36% between 2018 and 2021. For Black persons age 25-44, suicide increased 23% in the same period. By comparison,...
An innovative program called NAVIGATE, offered at select Community Mental Health Centers across Mississippi, helps treat symptoms that meet the criteria for first episode psychosis. The program offers hope for qualified patients aged 15-30 who have experienced...
The Mississippi Agriculture and Forestry Museum is hosting the annual Spring Farm Days event from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 2, through Saturday, March 4, 2023. Admission is $8 for ages 3 and up. “I want to invite the public to come out for the upcoming...
The Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning’s Board Search Committee appointed for the search for the next president of Delta State University will meet at 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 2, 2023, and at 9:00 a.m. on Friday, March 3, 2023, for the...
The Ladner family of Purvis grew from two to seven Feb. 16 when Haylee and Shawn welcomed the birth of quintuplets at Wiser Hospital for Women and Infants at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. “Haylee’s pregnancy was quite rare,” said Dr. Rachael...
Governor Tate Reeves announced the recipients of the Mississippi Development Authority Port Improvement Fund Award on Friday February 17, 2023 to include the Port Bienville in Hancock County. Hancock County Port and Harbor Commission requested and was awarded $2...
Brandon resident Don Brummett was diagnosed with atrial fibrillation (AFib) several years ago, quite unexpectedly. “A retired cardiologist was looking at a wound I had, and listened to my heart as he was assessing me,” says Brummett. “He asked who my cardiologist was,...
This time of the year brings into play two of my favorite things, crawfish season and the crappie spawn. Thanks to our neighbors to the south way down yonder in Cajun land they grace the rest of us with those scrumptious mud bugs harvested for some mighty fine dining...
St. Joseph Catholic School junior J.J. Tice has been honored by the Madison-Ridgeland Rotary Club as the organization’s Student of the Month for February. Tice was honored at the Rotary Club meeting on Thursday, Feb. 23, at the Embassy Suites in Ridgeland. Tice is...
The Mississippi Entrepreneurship Forum, an annual event that connects universities and colleges to community and business partners in the state, will be held April 12-13 in Hattiesburg. The NextUp! Student Business Pitch Competition will be held as part of the Forum....
Singing River Orthopedics is the first in Mississippi to offer the BEAR® Implant for the treatment of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears, one of the most common knee injuries in the U.S. The BEAR Implant is the first medical advancement to enable the body to heal...
The 2023 GCAC Hope Credit Union Women’s Basketball Championship would be a game to remember as it literally went down to the final seconds of regulation before the title winner would be decided and history would be three-peated. In the end, a putback jumper in the...
The Pass Christian Chamber of Commerce will host their annual “Update on Education” with Superintendent Dr. Carla Evers on Thursday, March 2nd. Pass Christian’s Update on Education will be held at the Pass Christian Yacht Club. Doors will open at 7:30am for a...
Despite being in a tight battle for most of the contest, third-seeded Philander Smith used a late surge to defeat No. 6 Tougaloo in a quarterfinal duel on Friday. Both teams ramped up defensive pressure early in the first quarter with neither able to pull away by...
