Nearly a decade ago, Eric Hill and Jeffrey Rupp helped two Mississippi State University students launch their startup, Glo, through the MSU Center for Entrepreneurship and Outreach (E-Center). This year, Hill and Rupp are transitioning from advisory roles to key...
by Vickie King A hint of fall touched the leaves in trees surrounding the swampy area traversed by Beaver Creek Road on Choctaw land in Neshoba County. Mitzi Reed cruised along in her Jeep, keeping an eye out for invasive plants and wildlife. Reed is also on the...
By Phil Hardwick An economic developer would probably tell you that the ideal business is one that is headquartered in the local community, sells a high-value product or service worldwide and then deposits receipts in a locally-owned bank. A community developer might...
Meridian Public School District is excited to announce Shelton Gandy as the new head football coach of the Meridian High School Wildcats. Gandy’s hiring was approved by the MPSD Board of Trustees during their regular monthly meeting on Thursday, Jan. 18. “We are...
Christy Colburn Griffith of Amory, recipient of Itawamba Community College’s Mississippi Humanities Teacher Award for 2024, will present “Music: A Uniquely Human Experience,” Feb. 6 at 6 p.m. in the W.O. Benjamin Fine Arts Center auditorium at the Fulton Campus....
Brickell Williamson had an adventurous spirit that carried her all over the world during her years as a flight attendant – but family and friends already knew that, and they loved her for it. What they found after her death in November at age 66 was a mindful spirit...
