The Oxford Film Festival is the recipient of a $20,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. This grant is a portion of the more than $32 million in grants the NEA has awarded for Fiscal Year 2024 and will be used to support the annual Festival operations...
It is a new year and a new opportunity to grow and work toward goals. Many people start the year traditionally full of hope with big New Year’s resolutions and various goals. Fitness goals are often among people’s top New Year’s resolutions. However, it will also soon...
Students across Mississippi are invited to get outdoors and participate in the 2024 Bob Tyler Fish Hatchery Youth Art Contest, sponsored by the Foundation for Mississippi Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks. The contest is open to youth who are enrolled in public, private...
Calling all Gospel Choirs! The Mississippi State Department of Health’s Office of Health Equity and the Community Engagement Center of the Jackson Heart Study are partnering for the “Be In Good Health Symposium and Gospel Choir Competition” coming up...
Hinds Community College’s three practical nursing programs together achieved a 100 percent passage rate on the 2023 NCLEX-PN licensing examination, only one of two Mississippi community colleges that had a perfect pass rate. The Nursing Allied Health program has...
By: Harriet Laird The largest on-campus solar facility in the Southeastern Conference is now “energizing” Mississippi State as part of a 30-year renewable energy efficiency project. The 3,420 solar panel installation will produce about 2.4 million kilowatt hours of...
By Aliyah Veal Mississippi Museum of Art Chief Equity and Inclusion Officer Monique Davis says art fulfills people, presents them with issues and provides respite. People often have a desire to be surrounded by things they find attractive that reflect them or...
By Nathan Duff Delta State University will inaugurate Dr. Daniel J. Ennis as the institution’s 9th president on Saturday, February 24. The ceremony will be the culmination of a week of events that celebrate Ennis and Delta State University. Dr. Michael T. Benson,...
By Bob Garver As much as I enjoyed the fun, exciting trailers for “Argylle” that made excellent use of the film’s eclectic cast, there was one element that told me the movie was in serious trouble. Amongst shots of the cat belonging to spy novelist Elly Conway (Bryce...
By: Annie Oeth Ava Clarke Edney, as Mississippi’s 2024 Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals Champion, will encourage acceptance of the unique differences among us all. Ava Clarke, 15, a Northwest Rankin sophomore from Brandon, has been a Children’s of Mississippi...
Governor Reeves declared February 11-17, 2024, Spring Severe Weather Preparedness Week in Mississippi. Last year, Mississippi had 61 confirmed tornadoes, including one EF-4 and two EF-3 tornadoes that touched down during the March 24th outbreak. That storm system...
Nearly a decade ago, Eric Hill and Jeffrey Rupp helped two Mississippi State University students launch their startup, Glo, through the MSU Center for Entrepreneurship and Outreach (E-Center). This year, Hill and Rupp are transitioning from advisory roles to key...
You probably woke that fateful morning, assuming everything would probably run along on the accustomed track. Never dreaming – or nightmaring – that particular day would be so much different than you expected. After all, even with all of life’s up and downs, usually a...
by Jerry Mitchell The city of Lexington has dropped all charges against civil rights attorney Jill Collen Jefferson, who has filed lawsuit against it and its police department for allegedly abusing its Black residents. Months after Lexington police arrested her,...
Super Bowl Sunday is one of the worst days of the year for motor vehicle crashes, including those due to drunk driving. The hours just before and just after the game are the most dangerous. “Hosts for Super Bowl parties should follow a few simple steps to ensure a...
The Mississippi Agriculture and Livestock Theft Bureau (MALTB) recovered a stolen 32-foot trailer February 1 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, during an ongoing investigation that began in December. The Jackson Police Department took a report of a stolen 32-foot gooseneck...
The annual Dixie National Parade will be held on Saturday, February 10, 2024, at 10:30 a.m. in downtown Jackson. This beloved event that traditionally kicks-off rodeo competitions will include an array of rodeo queens, marching bands, decorative floats, car and...
By Kara Kimbrough I’ve previously shared my love of visiting New York City. However, traveling to the chilly island surrounded by water in the dead of winter, aka January, was not something I’d seriously considered. After a visit last month, it may now be one of my...
Commissioner Sean Tindell announced James Ivory III as the Lieutenant Colonel of the Mississippi Highway Patrol (MHP). Effective March 1st, 2024, Ivory will take on the role of Director of the uniform division. “I congratulate Captain Ivory on his promotion to...
Any Mississippian who has yet to register to vote must register by Monday, February 12, in order to vote in the 2024 Primary Election. Races on the March 12, ballot include offices of President, U.S. Senate, and U.S. Representative. To register, applicants may:...
