By: Courtney Ingle, Magnolia Tribune The Mississippi Delta is the Birthplace of the Blues. While travelers come to the Delta to pay homage to this great cultural landscape, the local Delta folks live and breathe the blues day in and day out. The blues – a musical...
Two Mississippi students — Noah Curtis Lee and Iris Jiani Xue — have been named 2024 U.S. Presidential Scholars. Noah and Iris are both from Southaven and attend the Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science in Columbus. U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona...
By: Annie Oeth Researchers in SPARK can’t advance the understanding of autism if a broad cohort of families isn’t included. The world’s largest study of autism spectrum disorder is working with the University of Mississippi Medical Center and other health...
After one semester, Elaina Delgado of Vicksburg thought associate degree nursing school at Hinds Community College would be a snap. Second semester was a huge wake-up call for her, however, when she not only failed, but failed big. “I was completely distraught and...
High levels of parasites in pondwater can result in catastrophic losses for Mississippi’s catfish producers, especially in the spring, but Cyndi Ware, a Mississippi State senior research associate at the university’s Delta Research and Extension Center in Stoneville,...
By Susan Marquez, Magnolia Tribune Driving down Highway 49 south of Star, the rolling farmland of the Piney Woods Country Life School appears on the left. The entrance to the 2,000-acre campus is subtle, tucked among pine trees set back from the highway. I first...
