Six (6) Firefighters from the Brandon, Madison, & Richland Fire Departments completed the Mississippi State Fire Academy’s (MSFA) Advanced Emergency Medical Technician Course (EMT-A). The EMT-A Certification is the next step towards achieving Paramedic. Jeff...
by Geoff Pender, Mississippi Today August 16, 2023 Even if one were to believe erstwhile candidate Chris McDaniel’s incomplete, conflicting, shifting accounting of hundreds of thousands in secretive campaign donations, it still begs the question: Where did the...
by Taylor Vance, Mississippi Today August 17, 2023 John Willie Dedeaux has suppressed an urge for the last 15 years to mount a campaign for the state Legislature. But this year is different. After recently retiring as a full-time school resource officer, he decided to...
Published in NAPSI There is good news for many in the visually impaired community, and for anyone who has trouble reading standard print labels. Prescription management and medication adherence can be particularly difficult when it’s difficult to see the label. ...
Dr. Bret Pimentel, Professor of Music at Delta State University, will present a faculty recital Monday, August 21. The recital will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Bologna Performing Arts Center Recital Hall. Pimentel will perform on a variety of woodwind instruments and...
The Mississippi National Guard is hosting a Purple Heart presentation ceremony at the Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center, Mississippi Armed Forces Museum, Wednesday, August 23, 2023, beginning at 3:00 p.m. U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith will present retired Army...
The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks is excited to announce another major renovation project for Mississippi State Parks. Starting Tuesday, September 5, 2023, Clarkco State Park will be closing six cabins in addition to the lodge and office for...
Wellness Day at Walmart offers opportunities for families to prioritize their health ahead of a new school year with free screenings and affordable immunizations on Saturday, Aug. 19 from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Customers can receive free glucose, cholesterol, BMI and...
by Nate Rosenfield, Jerry Mitchell and Brian Howey, Mississippi Today August 14, 2023 Six white former law enforcement officers pleaded guilty to hindering prosecution in their torturing of two Black men as part of a “Goon Squad” operation aimed at getting African...
by Alivia Welch, The Hechinger Report, Mississippi Today August 14, 2023 Each year, more than 30,000 third graders in Mississippi gear up to take a statewide reading test, part of the state’s Literacy-Based Promotion Act. A little more than 75 percent of those...
Over thirty-four years ago, the Mississippi Trucking Association Foundation Scholarship Program was created. The primary objective of the Foundation, a 501(c) (3) charitable corporation designed to receive contributions, memorial gifts, and property, is to promote...
WHO: Mississippi State University President Mark E. Keenum, College of Veterinary Medicine Dean Kent Hoblet, Associate Dean Ron McLaughlin, Assistant Dean for Clinical Services Joey Burt, and additional university and CVM leaders. WHAT: Ribbon cutting ceremony and...
By Kara Kimbrough Receiving emails from readers asking for restaurant recommendations is a regular occurrence. Requests with questions like, “What are the best seafood restaurants on the Gulf Coast,” or “While visiting the Jackson area, where should...
Mississippi State Hospital’s 2023 Serendipity Art Show and Silent Auction is live and accepting bids. Patrons can visit the auction website at myminiauction.com/serendipity to see artwork and place bids. Bidding is online only and will close at 6:30 pm following...
by Rick Cleveland, Mississippi Today August 14, 2023 They come mostly from small towns, but Mississippi athletes made an huge impact around the globe this past weekend. Let’s take a look: In women’s golf, Fulton’s Ally McDonald Ewing finished tied for sixth in the...
by Taylor Vance, Mississippi Today August 14, 2023 Tupelo Councilwoman Nettie Davis on Monday reached an agreement with local prosecutors and a state judge to plead guilty to a misdemeanor count of violating an election law, but she will avoid the penalty of being...
by Alex Rozier, Mississippi Today August 12, 2023 As public pressure mounts to reduce the threat of PFAS in drinking water, local utilities around the country are unsure how soon they can comply with pending regulations from the federal government. The Environmental...
by Adria R. Walker, Mississippi Today August 11, 2023 Roberta Bell, a 58-year-old grandmother who lives in Vicksburg, was fired from her job as a women’s correctional officer at the Louisiana Transition Center for Women because she agreed to raise the baby of a...
By Bob Garver It’s around the two-thirds mark in “Meg 2: The Trench” that we learn that some of the film’s minor aquatic monsters (not the Megalodons or “Megs” of the title) have developed the ability to walk, and attack, on land. It’s a mistake to bury such a huge...
by Alex Rozier, Mississippi Today August 14, 2023 Many of the survivors of the devastating March tornado in Rolling Fork are still uncertain of how they’ll enter the next phase of their lives. They only know, over four months later, that it won’t happen soon. Jannett...
