‘As long as I’m needed’: JSU acting president has no timetable from IHL for appointment by Molly Minta, Mississippi Today Jackson State University’s temporary acting president said she has no timeline for her appointment at an on-campus press conference Monday. Elayne...
‘Leaving for greener pastures’: Mississippi’s nurse vacancy rates are their highest in at least a decade by Devna Bose, Mississippi Today Amid continued risk of closures, Mississippi hospitals are increasingly missing one critical piece of their staff: Nurses. Many of...
With the federal government ending the continuous Medicaid coverage requirement on March 31, the Mississippi Division of Medicaid (DOM) is notifying Medicaid members that eligibility renewals will begin on April 1. DOM urges all Medicaid members to make sure their...
Mississippi Food Network is excited to announce an “Open House” celebration for their brand refresh. The event will take place at their location at 440 West Beatty Street, Jackson, MS on Thursday, March 9, 2023, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon. The event will feature...
By: Capt. Kandi Murphy, MSNG Public Affairs Chaplain, (Col.) Terry Partin, outgoing Mississippi National Guard State Command Chaplain passed on the responsibility to incoming Chaplain, (Col.) Cregg Puckett in a Changing of the Stole ceremony at the Mississippi...
By Bob Garver As popular as it is to complain about Hollywood’s lazy reliance on reboots, re-imaginings, spinoffs, and legacy sequels to older properties, all evidence suggests that “Rocky” continuation “Creed” has worked out for the best. I’m not just talking about...
By Bobby Harrison, Mississippi Today For 56 days of the 90-day 2023 session of the Mississippi Legislature and before then in the pre-session budgeting work, no one was speaking publicly or seriously about the possibility of fully funding public education. But in a...
Pearl River Community College (PRCC) broke ground on the Hancock Aviation Aerospace Workforce Academy adjacent to Stennis International Airport and the Hancock High School Career & Technical Center. The 36,000 square foot training center will include a 18,000...
The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks (MDWFP) recently received Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) positive test results for a hunter-harvested doe from Tunica County. This is the first CWD-positive detection for this county. The hunter-harvested...
The 186th Air Refueling Wing conducted a Large-Scale Readiness Exercise (LRE) Feb. 28 – March 3 at the Combat Readiness Training Center, Gulfport, Mississippi. The LRE allowed Airmen to demonstrate their ability to operate in a contested, degraded and...
The Mississippi Main Street Association (MMSA) hosted its first Main Street Legislative Day at the Mississippi State Capitol. Special guests included Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann and Speaker of the House Philip Gunn, who made remarks as the organization shared its...
The first big upset of the Southeastern Conference women’s basketball tournament sent Mississippi State packing. Sydney Bowles scored a game-high 19 points, Aaliyah Patty had a double-double with 15 points and 11 rebounds, and No. 13 seed Texas A&M took down No. 5...
Saw the movie “THE JESUS REVOLUTION” yesterday. Amazing how seeing scenes and hearing phrases from decades before can instantly transport a person back in time. I was a young teenager living in rural Oklahoma during the years of the Jesus Revolution. Very isolated...
The little preschool-age girl, living on the farm with her siblings and parents, lived in constant fear of going outside to play. The reason for her terror? Their male goose (called a gander for those who are not up to snuff on geese) thought it great fun to chase the...
A lot of the reviews I’ve seen for “Cocaine Bear” contain some variation on the line, “This movie delivers exactly what it promises.” I’m going to say that’s not entirely true. To be sure, there is a bear high on cocaine in this movie. Nobody is going to say that this...
I suppose it’s appropriate that movies starring Ant-Man aka Scott Lang (Paul Rudd) have always been rather “small” in the scheme of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Yes, he showed up for Captain America in 2016’s “Civil War” and played a role in saving the universe in...
Spring and for some, a weeklong break from school, are on the horizon. Instead of jumping ship to other states, why not stay in Mississippi, a state filled with interesting places to explore and enjoy? Here are a few of my favorite Mississippi attractions and places...
Singing River Health System will stop offering labor and delivery and other obstetric services at its Gulfport hospital starting April 1, joining two other Mississippi hospitals that have recently done the same. Singing River announced the cut to the Harrison County...
Merit Health Central has named Vince Brummett, FACHE, as the new Chief Administrative Officer. Brummett has over 30 years in healthcare, beginning his career as a radiologic technologist and paramedic where he worked for 17 years. He then moved into healthcare...
Dr. Julie Cwikla, Director of the Center for STEM Education at The University of Southern Mississippi (USM), and her colleagues were invited to share a transformative JROTC STEM Leadership program as part of the inaugural Department of Defense STEM Technical Exchange...
