Dr. Steven Reed of Southern Eye Care of Clinton recently became the first Mississippian to be elected President-Elect of the American Optometric Association (AOA). Reed has served on the AOA Board of Trustees since 2016 and previously served as the president of the...
Mississippi State researchers are using a $1.6 million National Science Foundation grant to study nitrogen conversions in nature and how agriculture can continue to access the important element in the face of increasing environmental stressors and upheaval. The...
The Study Committee on Foreign Purchase of Farmland in Mississippi held its first meeting at the State Capitol. The Mississippi Legislature created this Study Committee through House Bill 280, 2023 Legislative Session, for the purpose of studying the purchasing,...
Itawamba Community College is celebrating its 75th anniversary with a special event planned for Oct. 14, beginning at 6 p.m. at the West Hall of the Cadence Bank Conference Center in Tupelo. “Throughout the past 75 years, our college has grown into a thriving hub of...
The Delta State University flag flew at half-staff from Sunday, August 20, 2023, through sunset Tuesday, August 22, 2023, in memory of Vice President of Student Affairs Emeritus, Dr. Wayne Blansett (’73, ’74, ‘88). Dr. Blansett passed away Friday, August 18, due to...
U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) on Wednesday praised the strength, resilience, and tenacity of retired Army Maj. Victor F. Hogan as she presented him with the Purple Heart medal for wounds he sustained in 2006 as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Hogan, a...