Overlooking the flourishing fields of the R.R. Foil Plant Science Research Center, also known as North Farm, rests a small, blooming oasis. Not only is Mississippi State’s cut flower garden home to more than two dozen varieties of specialty-cut annual flowers,...
by Bobby Harrison and Taylor Vance, Mississippi Today September 14, 2023 With the November general election less than two months away, no agreement has yet been reached for one or more debates between Republican Gov. Tate Reeves and Democratic challenger Brandon...
by Mississippi Today, Mississippi Today September 14, 2023 The Deep South is changing—and nowhere is that change more evident than in Mississippi. From shifting demographics to economic development, the state’s growing communities are proud, actively engaged hubs for...
The Mississippi Gulf Coast Chamber of Commerce, Inc. will hold its annual State of the County Address on Tuesday, September 29, 2023, at the IP Casino Resort Spa. President of the Harrison County Board of Supervisors, Rebecca Powers, will be the keynote speaker for...
by Bobby Harrison, Mississippi Today September 13, 2023 Mississippi Public Employee Retirement System leaders will ask the Legislature for a cash infusion during the 2024 session. The board of trustees for the public pension plan is “seeking a cash infusion or direct...
For the eighth consecutive year, Mississippi State University has been honored as an exemplary employer by the Great Colleges to Work For recognition program. The latest results released this week in a special insert of The Chronicle of Higher Education are based on...
by Molly Minta, Mississippi Today September 13, 2023 It will likely be years before Jackson State University secures enough funding to fix its housing shortage as efforts are underway to seek legislative support in the absence of a deep-welled endowment. The...
Mississippi State University has received more than $1 million from AccelerateMS’s Nursing and Allied Health Grant Program. Grant funds will be used to construct an interprofessional simulation space on the university’s evolving health sciences campus in...
Raytheon, an RTX business, broke ground today on a 17,000-square-foot expansion of its Consolidated Manufacturing Center in Forest. The project is a $50 million corporate investment and will create 100 high-skill jobs over the next five years. Raytheon will construct...
Commercial and industrial building modernization service provider OSB Services LLC is moving its headquarters from Memphis to Olive Branch. The project is a $9.2 million corporate investment and will create 116 jobs. OSB Services provides commercial and industrial...
Mississippi University for Women is one of the best colleges in the nation to work for, according to the Great Colleges to Work For® program. The university has been recognized for 11 consecutive years and placed on Honor Roll eight times. “This recognition is a...
A signature event of Mississippi Public Broadcasting and MPB Foundation – Mississippi Antique Showcase – will be held Oct. 13-14, at the Gulf Coast Community College Hospitality Resort Management Center in Biloxi. This is an opportunity for people to visit the Gulf...
by Devna Bose, Mississippi Today September 14, 2023 More than 16,000 Mississippians were dropped from Medicaid in August during the latest round of the agency’s disenrollments. The pandemic-era federal regulations that prevented state Medicaid agencies from...
Whatcha say? Jason Derulo arrives in Starkville on October 20 to fill the downtown streets with the sound of his biggest hits for Mississippi State’s Bulldog Bash. The Haitian-American singer-songwriter and dancer has delivered an ongoing series of smash singles...
by Kate Royals, Mississippi Today September 13, 2023 Mississippi’s infant mortality rate reached a five-year high in 2021, according to the latest numbers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The death rate of babies under one year of age rose...
District Attorney Bubba Bramlett announced today that three Canton men have been convicted for their part in a murder for hire plot that ended in a shootout on Highland Colony Parkway at the Renaissance roundabout. Dondre Blackmon and Corrie Ollie were both convicted...
by Mina Corpuz, Mississippi Today September 13, 2023 As early as this week, four temporary judges could be appointed to the Hinds County Circuit under House Bill 1020. U.S. District Court Judge Henry Wingate read an abbreviated opinion from the bench Wednesday finally...
By Bob Garver “The Nun II” is the ninth film in the “Conjuring Universe,” a franchise tied to the adventures of paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren, but it is the third in the series chronologically. Demon-in-a-nun’s-habit Valak (Bonnie Aarons) has made...
Presented in partnership with Islamic Relief, Day of Dignity is a national event dedicated to making a profound impact on the lives of individuals experiencing homelessness or residing in low-income households. Join us for this noble cause as we provide essential...
After starting the season with two wins at home, Mississippi State fans are primed for the SEC opener as football hosts the No. 14 LSU Tigers at Davis Wade Stadium on Saturday [Sept. 16], while also welcoming “SEC Nation.” With an 11 a.m. kickoff for the...
