by Julia James, Mississippi Today June 21, 2023 On Wednesday Georgianna McKenny finally got to share a secret she’d been keeping for weeks: she beat out more than 3,300 students across the country in a national podcast competition. The 17-year-old is the winner of...
Mississippi State University’s College of Education is recognizing 15 spring semester graduates for their outstanding work as teacher interns. The Outstanding Teacher Intern award is reserved for only those who go above and beyond the typical expectations of an...
by Julia James, Mississippi Today June 21, 2023 Janiyah Wright didn’t find out an assault report was filed with the police against her 7-year-old son until days later, when she got a call from the youth court. Grayson hadn’t known it either. He had an incident on...
TEC, a leading rural broadband provider in Mississippi, has broken ground on a project in Jasper County. This undertaking will extend Gigabit-speed internet coverage by an estimated 85 miles, providing connectivity to more than 600 residential and business customers...
by Mina Corpuz, Mississippi Today June 16, 2023 The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians has joined the celebration of a victory handed down by the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold a 1978 law that aims to keep together Native American children and their families and...
by Pam Dankins, Mississippi Today June 14, 2023 Mississippi State University will lead an archaeological excavation of Prospect Hill, a former 5,000-acre plantation in Jefferson County, June 18-28 from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. in collaboration with the Archaeological Conservancy...