Mississippi News
Capital/River
Natchez Historical Society and Dr. Robert Prospere to fund Fort Valeur historical marker
Supreme Court Administrator and Counsel Hubbard T. Saunders IV died on October 18
Home with Heroes ends operations
“Dummy Mummy” freed from her tomb once again at Two Mississippi Museums
Mississippi Supreme Court disbars former Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba
NBA Veteran Erick Dampier Sr. Joined TrueCare to Bring Free Basketball Camp to Jackson-Area Youth
Witch Dance: The strange Mississippi legend along the Natchez Trace
UMMC School of Population Health marks 10 years of looking upstream to improve Mississippi health
Statewide
Mississippi receives credit rating upgrade for its gaming revenue tax bonds
Daniel Edney, MD, State Health Officer for Mississippi, Announced as the Next ASTHO President
Miss Mississippi, TrueCare launch statewide school tour to tackle childhood literacy and health disparities
Lawmakers hear concerns, ways to improve health outcomes in Mississippi’s prison system
Governor Tate Reeves Appoints Bo Luckey Mississippi Department of Public Safety Commissioner
Mississippi Dept. of Education releases accountability grades under more stringent cut scores
Harris to campaign with Colom in Mississippi
Northern PSC Commissioner says Mississippi intends to be a part of what comes next with nuclear energy development
Hills
New Albany’s claim to cake fame: Sugaree’s Bakery
The Lyric Theatre: Tupelo’s most haunting story
Governor Reeves Appoints Russell B. Jordan County Court Judge for DeSoto County
ALO to invest nearly $176 million in Southaven distribution center, create 400-plus jobs
Wicker Announces $44 Million Roadway Investment for DeSoto County
Raybern Foods expanding Shannon operations with $7.1 million investment
Pines
Keenum, Boyce receive contract extensions, pay increases
Barge Forest Products investing $8.3 million in Macon sawmill expansion
Beloved alumnus and legend Dr. Richard E. Holmes, first MSU African American student dies at 82
More Than a Crop: MSU historian’s new book examines cotton’s place in Southern history
Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians receives $12 million in federal grants to expand economic development drivers
High school, community college students invited to MSU’s Music Discovery Day
Coastal
NASA Conducts RS-25 Engine Test in Support of Future Artemis Missions
Ingalls awarded $99 million contract modification for USS Lyndon B. Johnson sea trials
$35.5 million grant awarded to modernize 121-year-old Escatawpa River swing bridge
Mississippi’s 12th Safe Haven baby box unveiled, blessed in Picayune
MISSISSIPPI MAIN STREET ANNOUNCES BAY ST. LOUIS AS A NEW NETWORK COMMUNITY
Southern Miss Receives Coursera Engagement Excellence Award
Delta
Delta State University receives Boeing funding to establish four aviation scholarships
Koinonia to invest $7.7 million in Drew manufacturing facility
Award-winning Nashville country singer-songwriter brings high-energy performance to Downtown Greenville
Delta Music Institute named a Billboard Top Music Business School for fifth consecutive year
Itawamba Community College choir selected to perform at the White House
