Seven stellar student-athletes represent Mississippi as “Miss Basketball,” presented by C Spire, for 2024 as announced by the Mississippi High School Activities Association (MHSAA) and Mississippi Association of Coaches (MAC) on Tuesday. Chosen by a...
by Molly Minta More than 40 years after going coeducational, Mississippi University for Women will ask lawmakers this session to approve a new name: Wynbridge State University of Mississippi. President Nora Miller asked the university community to support the new name...
Black History Month is here and BlackNatchez.org is ready to help the Miss- Lou region celebrate in grand style as the host of the 2024 Miss-Lou Black History Parade & Community Block Party. This year’s festivities will kick off Saturday, February 17th with...
Itawamba Community College has entered into a partnership with the University of Southern Mississippi for a 2 + 2 program to earn a Bachelor of Science degree in construction management. ICC’s Construction Management Technology is an instructional program designed to...
There’s a good chance you’re reading this on Valentine’s Day or maybe the weekend following the day when a special meal of some kind is required with your significant other. Even if it’s too late to make a restaurant reservation, there are still a few options left to...
The MMSA Board of Directors and staff are excited to announce that Jim Miller of Madison, Miss. has been named the new Executive Director. In this role, Jim will have administrative oversight of the statewide organization. Jim’s professional background includes...
More than 1,400 Mississippians used the Life Insurance Policy Locator to find lost life insurance policies valued at more than $41 million in 2023. The Life Insurance Policy Locator is a free tool, maintained by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners...
Not enough people in Mississippi work. Out of every 100 working age adults in our state, 46 are not in the labor force. Nearly half of working age Mississippians are not in formal employment – and they aren’t actively looking for employment either. At the same...
Mississippi’s Miss Hospitality Abney Grace Pittman presented the 2024 Dixie National Parade awards to winning participants following the parade on Saturday, February 10, inside the Mississippi Farmers Market. The procession included an array of rodeo and other title...
The Gulfport Arts Center is pleased to again host the Celebration of Art & Culture, a Black History Month Event. The exhibit will run from February 23rd through the 27th, displaying the work of African-American quilters, wood craftsmen, needle crafters, painters,...
The Oxford Film Festival is the recipient of a $20,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. This grant is a portion of the more than $32 million in grants the NEA has awarded for Fiscal Year 2024 and will be used to support the annual Festival operations...
It is a new year and a new opportunity to grow and work toward goals. Many people start the year traditionally full of hope with big New Year’s resolutions and various goals. Fitness goals are often among people’s top New Year’s resolutions. However, it will also soon...
Students across Mississippi are invited to get outdoors and participate in the 2024 Bob Tyler Fish Hatchery Youth Art Contest, sponsored by the Foundation for Mississippi Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks. The contest is open to youth who are enrolled in public, private...
Calling all Gospel Choirs! The Mississippi State Department of Health’s Office of Health Equity and the Community Engagement Center of the Jackson Heart Study are partnering for the “Be In Good Health Symposium and Gospel Choir Competition” coming up...
Hinds Community College’s three practical nursing programs together achieved a 100 percent passage rate on the 2023 NCLEX-PN licensing examination, only one of two Mississippi community colleges that had a perfect pass rate. The Nursing Allied Health program has...
By: Harriet Laird The largest on-campus solar facility in the Southeastern Conference is now “energizing” Mississippi State as part of a 30-year renewable energy efficiency project. The 3,420 solar panel installation will produce about 2.4 million kilowatt hours of...
By Aliyah Veal Mississippi Museum of Art Chief Equity and Inclusion Officer Monique Davis says art fulfills people, presents them with issues and provides respite. People often have a desire to be surrounded by things they find attractive that reflect them or...
By Nathan Duff Delta State University will inaugurate Dr. Daniel J. Ennis as the institution’s 9th president on Saturday, February 24. The ceremony will be the culmination of a week of events that celebrate Ennis and Delta State University. Dr. Michael T. Benson,...
By Bob Garver As much as I enjoyed the fun, exciting trailers for “Argylle” that made excellent use of the film’s eclectic cast, there was one element that told me the movie was in serious trouble. Amongst shots of the cat belonging to spy novelist Elly Conway (Bryce...
By: Annie Oeth Ava Clarke Edney, as Mississippi’s 2024 Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals Champion, will encourage acceptance of the unique differences among us all. Ava Clarke, 15, a Northwest Rankin sophomore from Brandon, has been a Children’s of Mississippi...
