Mississippi News
Capital/River
Governor’s Arts Awards recognizes Mississippi arts culture bearers
Mississippi’s Capital City Gears Up for the 2026 Dixie National Parade
See, Test and Treat offers free cancer screenings for uninsured, underinsured
Millsaps Announces Promotion of Chandler Parker MacDonald
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
Statewide
Senate sends Financial Literacy Act, Civics education bills to House
PBM reform bill passes in House, aims to bring down prescription costs
Sparklight to Award $30,000 for STEM Education through its 2026 “Dream Bigger” Contest
House passes two medical cannabis-related bills onto Senate
Legislation would authorize MDOC to conduct study on dyslexia in the prison population
Mississippi Senators want FEMA to halt implementation of Biden-era NFIP Risk Rating system
Smithsonian Folklife Festival Goes National for America’s Birthday
Winter Storm Fern Drives Increased Energy Use
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
T.K. Martin Center psychologist at MSU honored statewide for work spanning three decades
Spartan Composites locating manufacturing operations in Saltillo
Found $90,000 Walmart Stock Returned to Lowndes Community Foundation
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
Coastal
Shaped by Hand: The heart behind Sumrall’s Coral Depot
Karman Space and Defense acquires Gulfport’s Seemann Composites, Material Sciences
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
Delta
Delta State University names Kelli Davis Williams as Marketing Director
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
