Belhaven University is proud to announce the launch of its newest graduate program, the Master of Arts in Counseling. This comprehensive degree is designed to equip students with the knowledge and skills needed to become licensed professional counselors. Students can...
The Holly Springs Pilgrimage Tour of Homes will take place in historic Holly Springs, Miss., April 12-14. The tour features selected historic homes, local storytellers, organ recitals in the town’s historic churches, luncheons, a character-guided cemetery tour, a...
The Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning today named Dr. Tracy M. Cook as 21st president of Alcorn State University. Cook has served as interim president of the university since July 8, 2023. He will assume the role as president on April 1, 2024....
National Beta members from Magnolia Gulf Coast Beta Club are celebrating their recent participation in the 78th Annual Mississippi State Senior and 32nd Annual Mississippi State Elementary and Junior Beta State Conventions during the week of February 19th – 23rd,...
The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) announced today the finalists for the 2024 Mississippi Administrator of the Year and the 2024 Mississippi Teacher of the Year. The Mississippi Administrator of the Year program honors an administrator who demonstrates...
By Bob Garver I’m not going to sugarcoat it: this was not a good week for new releases. The battle for the top spot at the domestic box office was a fierce one, with “Kung Fu Panda 4” in its second weekend narrowly edging out “Dune: Part Two” in its third....
Join the Mississippi Children’s Museum (MCM) as we welcome spring with Bunnies & Butterflies on Saturday, March 30 from 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Our beautiful garden spaces will spring to life for this special weekend celebration! Children are invited to...
By: Rachel Vanderford Photos By: Melanie Thortis/ UMMC Photography A decade ago, Georgia Pritchard of Sturgis was diagnosed with stage four breast cancer. But by the time she found out, the cancer had already spread from her breast to her spine and hip. Soon, the...
By: Mike Lopinto A bill designating the month of March as Mississippi Musicians Month became law on March 20, 2024, after swift passage through the Mississippi Legislature. Spearheaded by Dr. Jay Dean and the Hattiesburg Concert Association, the bill was championed by...
Aluminum processing company Owl’s Head Alloys is locating operations in Clay County. The project is a $29.245 million investment and will create 68 new jobs. Headquartered in Bowling Green, Kentucky, Owl’s Head Alloys is a secondary aluminum processor that...
Ever suddenly been transported back in time by just a whiff of a lingering smell in the air? The sight of a house? A quick glimpse of a stranger’s profile who instantly reminds you of someone in your past? Or the taste of a certain food that suddenly takes you back to...
AccelerateMS, the lead office for workforce development strategy and coordination, has named Trey Smith as Director of Talent Solutions to strategize and implement recruitment and training initiatives to bolster economic development in Mississippi. Collaborating with...
Marriott Hotels is set to establish its first presence in Waveland. Waveland Hospitality LLC, the development group behind the hotel project, plans to invest a minimum of $16M dollars and construct a dual brand concept featuring the Fairfield and TownePlace Suites...
The Mississippi Secretary of State’s Office urges the business community, especially LLCs, to be cautious of misleading mailers distributed by third-party entities urging Annual Report filings. These mailers typically request a fee and appear to be official...
This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Mississippi Book Festival. The festival has spent a decade contributing to Mississippi’s literary legacy, transforming the capitol into a literary hub that unites authors and readers for one day each year. Over the...
By Jim Beaguez On an unseasonably crisp September evening in 2021, clusters of local residents, Ole Miss students and visitors from at least as far as California made their way to the Square in Oxford. As the temperature dipped into the fifties and slid downward into...
By Kara Kimbrough It’s officially spring, which means our electric bills will soon skyrocket as air conditioners began operating at full capacity. Scratch that…on a more positive note, it’s spring – time to get out and explore beautiful spring foliage found...
As Mississippians begin to welcome warmer temperatures and the eagerly anticipated return of spring outdoor activities, this, unfortunately, means the return of Mississippi’s relentless springtime allergy season. Specialists at Mississippi Asthma & Allergy...
On March 5, 2024, twenty-four seventh graders and twenty-four eighth graders from twelve area schools gathered to compete in the Mississippi Council of Teachers of Mathematics Middle School District Math Tournament at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College’s Jackson...
By: Gary Pettus and Annie Oeth Eric Lucas Jr., who was 10 at the time, was on the road with his father, an emergency medicine physician, when a truck went into a slide, shot skyward and flipped over their car. “We almost got killed,” Lucas recalled many years later....
