by Devna Bose, Mississippi Today May 18, 2023 Another health care facility in Mississippi is in danger of shutting its doors. KPC Promise Hospital in Vicksburg, a 35-bed long-term care facility, has leased space at Merit Health River Region’s main campus since 2018....
by Rick Cleveland, Mississippi Today May 17, 2023 Back when 60-year-old Scott Berry was a younger coach at Southern Miss — and long before the grass baseball field was replaced with artificial turf — he would spend long hours making sure the field was immaculate....
by Alyssa Arbuckle The man accused of killing his wife in mid-March has pleaded not guilty to numerous charges connected to her death, including arson, sexual battery of a minor, and murder. Michael Owens, 36, submitted his plea in a Hinds County courtroom on Tuesday...
A late June symposium in Starkville is kicking off a new effort to unite the state’s aerospace and defense sectors. The Mississippi Enterprise for Technology (MSET) and Mississippi State University are hosting the Mississippi Aerospace and Defense Symposium June...
by Molly Minta, Mississippi Today May 18, 2023 Executive session meeting minutes show that the Institutions of Higher Learning Board of Trustees “terminated” Felecia Nave as president of Alcorn State University — a modicum of information but more clarification than...
by Taylor Vance, Mississippi Today May 17, 2023 Party leaders and campaign staffers scrambled this week after incumbent Republican Gov. Tate Reeves over the weekend appeared to suggest that only one conservative is competing in the hotly contested GOP primary for...
Mississippi State Department of Psychology faculty members studying hoarding behavior are teaming with faculty in the university’s College of Veterinary Medicine to look at implications of this disorder and its relation to pet ownership. Animal lovers who strive...
Hancock County Port and Harbor Commission, in partnership with Mississippi Power, are excited to announce the engagement of consulting firm Retail Strategies from Alabama to identify and recruit new businesses to the I-90 corridor from Bay St. Louis to Waveland and...
The Mississippi State Board of Education (SBE) today announced it will hold a special-called meeting on June 15 to consider the appointment of an interim state superintendent of education effective July 1. The SBE also voted to allow the individual who is named...
Mississippi State University will recognize Albert C. Clark of Starkville, as its National Alumnus of the Year during the Friday [May 19] MSU Alumni Association 2023 awards banquet. “We are proud and grateful for the opportunity to honor Albert Clark and the...
by Julia James, Mississippi Today May 18, 2023 Just over 75% of Mississippi third-graders passed the “third grade reading gate” test on their first try, a rate that is higher than pre-pandemic levels. The results of the Mississippi Academic Assessment Program third...
by Julia James, Mississippi Today May 18, 2023 The ACLU has sued the Harrison County School District over its refusal to allow a transgender student to wear a dress to her graduation ceremony. The student, referred to as L.B. in the ACLU press release, has been openly...
by Geoff Pender, Mississippi Today May 16, 2023 After six campaign finance filings — including amended, amended-amended, termination-amended, and even one the-computer-temporarily-ate-it reports — it’s still unclear exactly how much money longtime state Sen....
Ready, set, let’s roll! Jeepin the Cost is just around the corner, with on-site registration pick-up set for Wednesday, May 31, from 3 to 7 p.m. at Jeep Central, located in the heart of downtown Long Beach at 506 Jeff Davis Avenue. This marks the fifth year for Jeepin...
by Geoff Pender, Mississippi Today May 17, 2023 Longtime state Rep. Earle Banks, D-Jackson, on Wednesday pleaded guilty to a federal felony charge of evading federal income taxes. Sentencing is set for Aug. 21. Banks faces a maximum penalty of three years in prison, a...
New Stage Theatre will present the musical Ring of Fire: The Music of Johnny Cash May 30 – June 11. Curtain times and dates for performances are Tuesdays through Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. on Sundays. Ticket prices are $40.00 with discounts available...
by Caleb Salers Governor Tate Reeves announced on Wednesday that the state of Mississippi is investing $3.5 million into Northwest Mississippi Community College’s Concourse Workforce Training Center. The funding will be used to develop new programs that focus on...
For anyone, reading and understanding the title of this column is pretty impossible. The reason is plain – I just closed my eyes and pressed random keys, so it makes absolutely no sense to anyone. Why? Because I wanted to make a clear illustration of my point: If...
The Safe Horse Project will host the 2023 Heart of the Horse Trainers Challenge and Expo, at the Kirk Fordice Equine Center in Jackson, MS, on May 19 and 20, where Twenty-three horse trainers from five states will compete with rescue horses, after 120 days of...
Saylor Wheel LLC is locating manufacturing operations in Greenwood. The project represents a $23.4 million corporate investment that will create 145 new jobs. Saylor Wheel will manufacture tire and steel wheel assemblies for the trailer industry with the steel wheels...
