by Devna Bose August 11, 2023 The state Health Department deemed Mississippi Baptist Medical Center qualified to host a burn center, health system officials announced at a press conference Thursday. But with almost half of Baptist’s burn center requirements not fully...
by Taylor Vance and Adam Ganucheau, Mississippi Today August 11, 2023 A candidate’s concession speech usually reveals a lot about how a person will handle an election loss. They can use their words to graciously accept the will of voters or work to assure their...
by Bobby Harrison, Mississippi Today August 13, 2023 Soon after Gov. Tate Reeves was declared the winner of Tuesday’s primary, the Mississippi Republican Party congratulated him for “a decisive victory.” On the surface, it was. When all the votes are finally counted,...
Mississippi State University-Meridian is well on the way to achieving accreditation goals for the new Master of Physician Assistant Studies degree program. Associate Vice President and Head of Campus Terry Dale Cruse is congratulating PA Program Director Shey Washburn...
The 100 Men Hall hosts its fourth annual Booker Fest to celebrate the musical genius of James Booker on Friday, September 1 thru Sunday, September 3, 2023. The festival is Bay Saint Louis’ own music festival with top musicians and performers, food, libations and a...
Gene Robertson, Deputy Director of the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce’s (MDAC) Bureau of Regulatory Services, was named Chairman of the National Conference on Weights and Measures (NCWM) Board of Directors at this year’s annual meeting, held in...
by Jackie Ann Crystal Springs, a historic small town in Mississippi, is better known as the “Tomatopolis.” This friendly and picturesque place is renowned for its annual Tomato Festival, but this charming town is beautiful year-round. Here, residents and visitors...
Learn more about artificial intelligence and its applications during this month’s Workforce Wednesday, held at Mississippi Public Broadcasting and online on Aug. 16, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Kanika Welch, executive director of The Bean Path, will present...
by Devna Bose, Mississippi Today August 10, 2023 The Lauderdale County Board of Supervisors decided this year not to award over $200,000 to the state health agency for the operation of the county health department as it had done the previous year. But Lauderdale...
By: Gary Pettus Sometimes the story of a life is written, in part, by nails and buttons, in wood and soil. That’s one of the lessons brought home to the 20 college students who helped uncover burials during the first-ever Asylum Hill Project Field School, which began...
The Metropolitan YMCAs of Mississippi is excited to have welcomed a new Chief Executive Officer to the association on August 1, 2023. As an experienced business leader, LeRoy Falcon succeeds interim CEO, Jeff Collen who will restart his retirement after a year and...
by Pam Dankins, Mississippi Today August 9, 2023 Through a partnership between the state Health Department and the state Division of Medicaid, Healthy Moms, Healthy Babies program places registered nurse case managers in the homes of pregnant mothers undergoing...
East Central Community College is excited to announce its enhanced commitment to serving homeschooling families in the five-county district. As part of its ongoing efforts to engage and support all members of the community, ECCC is increasing outreach and creating new...
by Anna Wolfe, Mississippi Today August 10, 2023 The Mississippi Supreme Court has denied former NFL quarterback Brett Favre’s attempts to escape a civil lawsuit over the Mississippi welfare scandal. Favre first filed a motion to dismiss charges against him in...
Itawamba Community College has been selected among the winners of the Mississippi Business Journal’s 2023 Best Places to Work in Mississippi. ICC was a finalist in the large category, which includes businesses with 150 or more employees. “On behalf of our Itawamba...
Jackson State University (JSU) Acting President Elayne Hayes-Anthony, Ph.D., has appointed Gwendolyn Caples as interim vice president of Institutional Advancement and executive director of the JSU Development Foundation, Inc. “Gwendolyn Caples’ exceptional expertise...
by Bobby Harrison, Mississippi Today August 9, 2023 Mississippians selected their picks for legislative races on Tuesday in what became a history-making primary election. Several races had not been called as of Wednesday afternoon as some votes were still being...
A solid academic foundation and opportunities to work on real-world projects are always in style. Providing students with these experiences is what motivates Charles Freeman Jr., associate professor in Mississippi State’s School of Human Sciences, and his...
Mississippi State University faculty members and a national group of researchers have created new statistical methods needed to study declining snow cover and quantify changing climate patterns in the Northern Hemisphere. The College of Arts and Sciences’ Jamie...
by Alex Rozier, Mississippi Today August 9, 2023 Crystal and Tim Dotson were spooked after watching “The Devil We Know,” a documentary about how the scarily named “forever chemicals” contaminated public soils and streams for decades. Curious to know if the chemicals,...
