19 Mar 2010 01:46pm | Posted by Steve Rogers | 0 comments | Local News, Faith & Family, Education
Itawamba Student Gets $30,000 Scholarship
The lesbian high school student embroiled in a legal flap over her school's prom policy was presented with a $30,000 scholarship on Friday when she appeared on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show."
19 Mar 2010 12:39pm | Posted by Steve Rogers | 0 comments | Local News, Education
MSU's Fox Honored for Lifetime Achievement
The dean emeritus of Mississippi State's College of
Agriculture and Life Sciences is being honored for lifetime achievements
by the
Institute of Biological Engineering.
19 Mar 2010 10:51am | Posted by Steve Rogers | 0 comments | Local News, Crime, Faith & Family, Education
Former Day Care Operator to Be Sentenced
Tupelo day care operator Floristine Gladney will be sentenced April 15 on one count of using federal literacy program funds to pay some of her employees.
19 Mar 2010 08:24am | Posted by Steve Rogers | 0 comments | Local News, Business, Education
Colleges May Raise Room and Board Rates
The chancellors of Mississippi's eight public universities presented the state College Board with requests to raise room and board rates Thursday, but were told to come back next month with proposals for the long-term upkeep of dorms, not just the bare minimum needed to scrape by.
18 Mar 2010 05:13pm | Posted by Christin Jackson | 0 comments | Local News, Education, Finance
No Tuition Increase At ICC
Community Colleges and universities across the state are increasing their cost of tuition, but officials at Itawamba Community College say they will not be one of them.
18 Mar 2010 02:40pm | Posted by Steve Rogers | 0 comments | Local News, Education
Bill Makes Transfer to 4-Year Schools Easier
Students from the state's community and junior colleges will be able to transfer more credits to four-year universities under a proposal approved by the state College Board on Thursday.