Oxford, Mississippi announces the 27th annual Double Decker Arts Festival, a renowned celebration of food, music and the arts, scheduled for April 26 and 27. The red double-decker bus, imported from England in 1994, serves as the inspiration and centerpiece of the...
On Saturday, February 17, Our Redeemer Lutheran Church in Clinton will host a special musical performance by Mississippi virtuoso trumpeter Kimble Funchess. Funchess, a gifted musician and music educator, has performed with some of the nation’s greatest musical giants...
Delivering dinner at the end of 2023 to friends who’ve helped me with various needs throughout the year proved to be more challenging than anticipated. Upon asking about the favorite foods of the male in the equation, I was told, “No chicken.” OK, there went my idea...
Members of the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning will hear from the Alcorn State University (ASU) community in two campus listening sessions on Monday, February 5, on the Alcorn State campus, located at 1000 ASU Drive in Lorman. The purpose of...
Durham School Services, a leader in student transportation, is proud to announce that our partner, Hinds County School District, has been named a recipient of the 2023 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Clean School Bus Grant Program Round Two Award. These...
The Thacker Mountain Radio Hour, the weekly Oxford, MS-based music and literature program, celebrated 25 years on the air in 2022. Now, in 2024, the one-hour broadcast that features author readings and musical performances before a live audience, begins its 27th...
by Molly Minta Marcus Thompson, the newly appointed president of Jackson State University, has finalized six key administrative hires as his tenure reaches the two-month mark. That includes Alla Jeanae Frank, a former assistant commissioner of operations at the...
Last week I wrote about “Mean Girls” and the problem of having seen a version of the movie before, which made it too familiar and predictable. I meant it in a very literal sense – there was a 2004 movie called “Mean Girls,” written by Tina Fey, with basically the same...
Take a good look. It’s always there, part of a healthy, whole hand. Hold up your hand and you’ll see it. The one digit that is pointing the opposite of the other four fingers, every time. Oh yeah, you can force it to go along with all the others, but you do have to...
The Mississippi Children’s Museum (MCM) is honored to be nominated as one of the Best Children’s Museums by USA Today for the 2024 Reader’s Choice Travel Awards. Winners are chosen based on the number of votes received during the voting period (Jan....
Students across Mississippi are invited to get outdoors and participate in the 2024 Bob Tyler Fish Hatchery Youth Art Contest. Each student must submit a portfolio including entry form and artwork to the Visitor Education Center (VEC) by May 10, 2024. The contest is...
BY SHAUNICY MUHAMMAD Jackson leaders still have not decided on a vendor to handle trash-collection in Mississippi’s capital city just over two months before the City’s current emergency trash-collection agreement is set to end on March 31. Mayor Chokwe A. Lumumba said...
Governor Tate Reeves today signed legislation to finalize the second largest economic development project in Mississippi history. Additionally, the economic development project represents the largest payroll commitment of any major project in state history. “I...
By Kara Kimbrough One thing you can always count on when frigid temperatures envelope Mississippi – grocery store shelves are swept bare in mere hours and everyone begins sharing photos of whatever it is they’re cooking. In the case of most of my acquaintances last...
Governor Tate Reeves today announced the appointment of Judge Richelle Lumpkin as 15th Circuit Court District Judge for Place 3. This appointment fills a vacancy created by the untimely death of the Honorable Buddy McDonald IV. “I am proud to appoint Judge...
Mississippi Agriculture and Commerce Commissioner Andy Gipson will participate in a blessing ceremony for the first Safe Haven Baby Box to be placed at a Mississippi hospital today, Wednesday, January 24, at 1:00 p.m. at the Simpson General Hospital in Mendenhall....
Nominations are being accepted through Apr. 1 for Itawamba Community College’s 2024 Alumnus of the Year, Athletic Hall of Fame, ICC Distinguished Service Award and Young Alumnus of the Year. Those selected will be honored during homecoming activities this fall at the...
By Frank Corder Sports have the ability to unite even the most entrenched red states and blue states, and perhaps no other organization raises the ire of athletic enthusiasts across the political spectrum more than the NCAA. Ten states – including Mississippi – along...
By: Annie Oeth Derrick James marched and played in band camp this past summer, and Kennedi Jackson dances. The two Mississippi teenagers – 16 and 13 respectively – are enjoying their favorite activities without the sickle cell disease pain crises that they endured...
During Spay and Neuter Awareness Month in February, Gulf Coast Community Foundation (GCCF) will launch FIXED For Life, a program to help residents in George, Hancock, Harrison, Jackson, Pearl River, and Stone counties spay and neuter their pets at no cost. Residents...
