2+ hour, 17+ min ago   (517+ words) Next week’s hearing, which begins 6 p.m. at Delta State’s Bologna Performing Arts Center in Cleveland, marks the joint committee’s third stop in a statewide tour and the first and only hearing set in the Delta. Other hearings will take place…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (465+ words) The grant will cover any remaining tuition and fees after other aid is applied and include an additional $500 annual stipend for books and other educational materials. The Mississippi Office of Student Financial Aid and AccelerateMS, the state’s workforce development office,…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (782+ words) For more than 200 years, generations of children in Columbus started school at a place that holds a distinction no other Mississippi school can claim. Franklin Academy, established in 1821, was the first free public school in the state. This fall, for…...

1+ week, 14+ hour ago   (849+ words) The University of Mississippi has 170 construction projects underway, valued at approximately $1.3 billion, the school said Wednesday. The projects include Kincannon Site Student Housing, Tad Smith Coliseum Demolition, New Northwest Mechanical Plant and Parking Structure, New School of Accountancy, and more....

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (697+ words) Lawmakers serving on the Joint Committee on Redistricting and Reapportionment kicked off a series of public hearings Tuesday night in Itawamba County aimed at obtaining citizens’ comments and suggestions on the redistricting efforts being considered by the Mississippi Legislature. The…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (835+ words) Mississippi has a way of keeping its stories close. Some are tucked inside old houses and courthouse squares. Some live in songs, recipes, and stories passed down through families. And some have been sitting quietly beneath the North Mississippi sun…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (1145+ words) Using the EmPATH model, officials look to create soothing spaces near hospital emergency departments that will be staffed by mental health specialists. The establishment of specialized mental health crisis units in emergency rooms in Mississippi aims to fill a missing…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (735+ words) Governor Tate Reeves announced Thursday that he had appointed Dr. Daniel “Deano” Harrison as Director of the Mississippi Office of Apprenticeship, also known as ApprenticeshipMS. Nissan Neighbors has awarded a $40,000 grant to the Foundation for Mississippi History to support student…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (253+ words) A 10-year naming rights deal between Southern Miss and Renasant Bank will net the athletic program nearly $14 million. M.M. Roberts Stadium, affectionately referred to as The Rock, on the campus of the University of Southern Mississippi is getting a new name…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (666+ words) Rosedale Distilling Company, on the banks of the mighty Mississippi, near Terrene Landing, is the foundation and culmination of years of perseverance and determination. He had only to “figure out” the what and the how. All he knew in the…...