How do you navigate in this scary world? The way I see it, for most of us it is a matter of one of three possibilities. You either walk by sight – looking at what is in front of you and making a decision from what you see; by instinct – which I call pure gut...
Commissioner of Insurance and State Fire Marshal Mike Chaney announces several staff changes within the Mississippi Insurance Department (MID). Chad Bridges will serve as Director of the Financial and Market Regulation Division. Bridges joined MID in 2004. He is a...
Cities across the state have qualified for a three-year recertification through Welcome Home Mississippi. The WHM program was legislatively mandated in 1994 and is administered by the Mississippi Development Authority. The purpose of the program is to promote...
Governor Tate Reeves announced Tuesday that he was appointing Lisa Beech McGloflin as County Court Judge for Pearl River County. This appointment fills a vacancy created by the promotion of the Honorable Richelle Lumpkin, who was appointed Fifteenth Circuit Court...
Itawamba Community College’s School of STEM will benefit from a $15,000 contribution from the Tennessee Valley Authority. “Because of TVA’s generosity, ICC’s students, who are majoring in STEM-related areas, can experience a weather balloon experiment and a mobile...
Gulf Coast Community Foundation (GCCF) and its first affiliate, the Stone County Community Endowment Committee (SCCEC), have announced the new Stone County Community Endowment Fund. The formal announcement happened at the Rise & Shine Breakfast and Raffle Kickoff...
Two Hinds Community College students received free tuition toward career certificates through a Hinds-sponsored Production Technologist registered apprenticeship with Johns Manville in Richland. Ryshun Watts of Ridgeland and John Toney of Mendenhall completed the...
Easter is on the horizon and that means it’s time to start thinking about cheesecake. Some think about (and make) cheesecake all year long, but for the most part, the thick, cream cheese-laden dessert makes its annual springtime debut on the Sunday dinner table...
The Mississippi Development Authority, in partnership with Mississippi State University’s Stennis Institute, has launched the 2024 cohort of Aspire Mississippi, a statewide program designed to provide skills, knowledge and training to participating communities....
Belhaven University is hosting the 2024 American College Dance Association (ACDA) South Conference, which will bring together 285 dance students and faculty from 21 colleges and universities from across the United States. The ACDA South Conference, March 9-12,...
On Monday, Ingalls Shipbuilding announced the successful completion of acceptance trials in the Gulf of Mexico for amphibious transport dock Richard M. McCool Jr. (LPD 29), the final Flight I transition ship before Ingalls moves into serial production of the LPD...
Commissioner Willie Simmons, Chairman of the Mississippi Transportation Commission, has announced updates to several Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) projects across central Mississippi. “As these projects continue making headway, the...
By: Annie Oeth Photos By: Melanie Thortis/ UMMC Photography University of Mississippi Medical Center School of Nursing Dean Dr. Tina Martin has an eye to the future while standing firmly on the history of the state’s first academic nursing program. “This is an...
Colonel Nick Saucier of Brandon was sworn in on March 1 as State Military Judge for the Mississippi National Guard. Mississippi Court of Appeals Presiding Judge Virginia Carlton administered the judicial oath to Col. Saucier at the Supreme Court in Jackson. Col....
By: Gary Pettus Photos By: Joe Ellis/ UMMC Photography On the afternoon before Valentine’s Day, Elaine Jones decided to take stock of her heart. But she couldn’t drive herself to the doctor: “My car’s messed up at the moment,” said Jones, 50, of Jackson. As it...
BY TORSHETA JACKSON Mississippi University for Women will remain just that after efforts to change the name to a more inclusive one have failed two times. With a bill still pending approval in the House Universities and Colleges Committee, Mississippi University for...
Governor Tate Reeves today announced the state of Mississippi is investing $993,250 in site development projects throughout the state. Site development grant funds made available through the Mississippi Development Authority are assisting local economic development...
BY TORSHETA JACKSON A group of Jackson Public School District students is gaining on-the-job training through the inaugural Nissan JPS Career Development Center Spring Internship Program. The 10 seniors participating represent six of the district’s eight high schools...
Twelve Itawamba Community College sophomores have been selected as members of the prestigious Hall of Fame for 2023-24. They include Jolie Anna Bishop, Ally Thompson, both of Amory; Addison Pletzke of Clinton; Jordan Allen of Jackson; Whitt Willis...
Bertha Thomas, the former Mayor of Beulah, has been arrested on three counts of embezzlement, according to the State Auditor’s office. Thomas is accused of embezzling tax disbursements issued to the town by the Bolivar County Tax Collector. She was served with a...
