This year, 1,257 4-H and FFA members across Mississippi participated in the Dixie National Junior Round-Up Livestock Shows, showing 2,153 head of livestock. These students competed for the opportunity to participate in the 54th annual Sale of Junior Champions. The...
The Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) has announced Will Craft, of Brandon, as director of its Public Affairs Division. An experienced professional in public relations and governmental relations, Craft will lead MDOT’s division tasked with sharing...
The Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce (MDAC) joins the National Conference on Weights and Measures (NCWM) in recognizing the week of March 1-7, 2023, as Weights and Measures Week. Until President John Adams signed the federal weights and measures law...
Vacationing in small towns has become increasingly popular in recent years – it can be a refreshing change of pace from traditional destinations, offering a more relaxed and authentic experience. Small towns often have a strong sense of community and a slower pace of...
A House panel made changes to a Senate bill to put long-term control of Jackson’s troubled water system under a new “regional” authority, keeping the measure alive after a Tuesday-night deadline. The changes were an effort to appease a special federal court receiver...
Senate Education Committee Chairman Dennis DeBar, R-Leaksville, announced in a committee meeting Thursday that he wants to fully fund public schools this session through “minor” changes to the state’s funding formula. The funding formula used to allocate money to...
Each year, millions of dollars in life insurance benefits go unclaimed by beneficiaries who can’t find their loved ones’ policies or in some cases may not even know the policies exist. That’s where the Life Insurance Policy Locator comes in. The National Association...
WHO: Theatre in the Pass WHAT: Theatre in the Pass presents Talking With…. A Play by Jane Martin WHEN: Performance Dates: 7:30pm Thursday, March 2nd; 7:30pm Friday, March 3rd; 7:30pm Saturday, March 4th; and 2pm Sunday, March 5th...
The University of Southern Mississippi Alumni Association is excited to announce the 2023 Homecoming game will be Saturday, Oct. 7 as the Golden Eagle football team takes on the Old Dominion Monarchs. “Following the success of last season, along with the momentum...
Major (R) Frank J. Branch, Jim Hill High School Jackson, MS, has been chosen by the Colleges That Change Lives (CTCL) membership and Board of Directors as one of its 2022 Counselors That Change Lives. CTCL is dedicated to the advancement and support of a...
After 30,368 votes on 72 nominated products in the Initial Voting Round of the 2nd annual Mississippi Makers’ Challenge Sponsored by Hancock Whitney, the Mississippi Manufacturers Association is pleased to announce the products advancing to this week’s Round of 16....
New data released by the CDC shows double-digit percentage increases in suicide among Black Americans. For young Black persons age10-24, suicide increased 36% between 2018 and 2021. For Black persons age 25-44, suicide increased 23% in the same period. By comparison,...
An innovative program called NAVIGATE, offered at select Community Mental Health Centers across Mississippi, helps treat symptoms that meet the criteria for first episode psychosis. The program offers hope for qualified patients aged 15-30 who have experienced...
The Mississippi Agriculture and Forestry Museum is hosting the annual Spring Farm Days event from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 2, through Saturday, March 4, 2023. Admission is $8 for ages 3 and up. “I want to invite the public to come out for the upcoming...
The Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning’s Board Search Committee appointed for the search for the next president of Delta State University will meet at 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 2, 2023, and at 9:00 a.m. on Friday, March 3, 2023, for the...
The Ladner family of Purvis grew from two to seven Feb. 16 when Haylee and Shawn welcomed the birth of quintuplets at Wiser Hospital for Women and Infants at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. “Haylee’s pregnancy was quite rare,” said Dr. Rachael...
Governor Tate Reeves announced the recipients of the Mississippi Development Authority Port Improvement Fund Award on Friday February 17, 2023 to include the Port Bienville in Hancock County. Hancock County Port and Harbor Commission requested and was awarded $2...
Brandon resident Don Brummett was diagnosed with atrial fibrillation (AFib) several years ago, quite unexpectedly. “A retired cardiologist was looking at a wound I had, and listened to my heart as he was assessing me,” says Brummett. “He asked who my cardiologist was,...
This time of the year brings into play two of my favorite things, crawfish season and the crappie spawn. Thanks to our neighbors to the south way down yonder in Cajun land they grace the rest of us with those scrumptious mud bugs harvested for some mighty fine dining...
St. Joseph Catholic School junior J.J. Tice has been honored by the Madison-Ridgeland Rotary Club as the organization’s Student of the Month for February. Tice was honored at the Rotary Club meeting on Thursday, Feb. 23, at the Embassy Suites in Ridgeland. Tice is...
