Mississippi News
Capital/River
TEC Announces 2nd Place Recipient of the 2026 D.L. Fail Memorial Scholarship
PRIORITYONE BANK WELCOMES JENNIFER RODGERS AS VP, DIRECTOR OF INTERNAL AUDIT
Coalition for Citizens with Disabilities Torchbearers Celebration
Parkers’ $250,000 gift advancing cancer care at UMMC
Siemens Energy investing up to $300 million in new high-voltage switchgear facility in Mississippi
The Shop Around the Corner, Vicksburg Style: A love letter to Lorelei Books
101-year-old Mary Alice Hydrick keeps a busy schedule in Rankin County
Visit Natchez Announces Black History Month Programming for February 2026
Statewide
Smithsonian Folklife Festival Goes National for America’s Birthday
Winter Storm Fern Drives Increased Energy Use
Lawmakers look to criminalize illegal immigration under Mississippi state law
MASS Accelerates Teaching Focus with Shape Tomorrow
Restoration of ballot initiative process back before Mississippi lawmakers
House moves $5,000 teacher pay raise bill to the floor
Governor Reeves rips Hosemann, DeBar as being Democrat-aligned, opposed to conservatives
Residents Urged to Document Damage and Self-report
Hills
AccelerateMS Celebrates First Graduating Cohort of FACET Academy
Eliot Parker: Craft, conflict, and the writing life
Rooted in Place: Inside Tupelo’s Oren Dunn City Museum
USDA leaders visit MSU to honor Jenkins’ 64-year career, highlight ‘Mississippi Model’ partnership
Craving Crave: Tupelo’s dessert haven that keeps us coming back
Supreme Court will hear appeal of Black death row inmate over racial bias in Mississippi jury makeup
Pines
Mississippi National Guard Expands Winter Storm Response Efforts in North Mississippi
Registration Now Open: MSU Spring Preview Day anticipates thousands of prospective Bulldogs, families on April 10
Aberdeen goes Mardi Gras
MSU Riley Center unveils 2026 Spring/Summer Performing Arts Series
Annual MLK Jr. observance at MSU includes remembrance, service components
Sibling duo Between Friends brings alt-pop to concert sponsored by MSU Music Maker Productions
Coastal
TEC Announces 1st Place Recipient of the 2026 D.L. Fail Memorial Scholarship
Southern Miss Coca-Cola Classic Rodeo returns to Hattiesburg February 6-7
Sweet tradition: Inside the Mississippi legacy of Paul’s Pastry
A Southern storyteller finds her small truths in big adventures
NASA Conducts Hot Fire of RS-25 Engine
Southern Miss Earns Repeat Carnegie Designation for Community Engagement
Delta
Delta State University recognizes DSU Police Department and visiting linemen for storm response
Sodexo Dining at Delta State University awarded Swipe Away Hunger grant
Wicker: Proposed ICE Facility Threatens Byhalia, Mississippi Economy and Infrastructure
Delta State University physics professor awarded prestigious teaching honor
Nike announces layoffs in Mississippi, Tennessee
