A House panel made changes to a Senate bill to put long-term control of Jackson’s troubled water system under a new “regional” authority, keeping the measure alive after a Tuesday-night deadline. The changes were an effort to appease a special federal court receiver...
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...
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...
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,...
