Several stakeholders from Mississippi’s agricultural and forest industries met at Mississippi State University. They discussed ways Mississippi State can improve its agricultural and forestry industries.
Mississippi has ranked near the bottom in education for a long time. Over the last decade, the state has inched its way up through the ranks.
The Baptist Memorial Hospital in the Golden Triangle had a ribbon-cutting ceremony to show the new name of the Graduate Medical Education Building.
For the first time in several years, residential and commercial construction is steady throughout Northeast Mississippi.
The Columbus Municipal School District is moving forward with a $36 million bond issue. Board members voted to adopt the resolution authorizing the sale of the bond.
The weather’s not the only thing heating up. Crews from Columbus Fire and Rescue have had their hands full.
The city of Starkville is collaborating with other entities to land grants from the Appalachian Regional Commission and MDOT.
Eupora police have a new way of getting to crime scenes. The department now has a Tesla patrol car. It is the first of its kind in Mississippi.
The Mississippi Highway Patrol is ready to welcome a new class of troopers. MHP announced the start of the application process for Cadet Class 69.
A months-long investigation landed a Tupelo man in the Lafayette County Jail. That investigation began on April 15 when Oxford police took a report of a sexual assault.
A popular Lowndes County boat ramp is closed after an industrial accident. A large piece of equipment coming off of a barge is now on the boat ramp at Leroy’s Landing.
Mississippi’s Back to School Sales Tax Holiday will be earlier and longer this year. With more schools following the modified school calendar, the state legislature moved the Tax-Free Weekend up two weeks.
The 2024 Annie E. Casey Foundation’s Kids County Data Book places the state’s education ranking at 30th in the nation. That’s the highest ever for the Magnolia State.
Mississippians impacted by April storms can receive federal help. President Biden approved Governor Tate Reeves’ request for Individual Assistance from FEMA.
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The Lee County Sheriff’s Department and the North Mississippi Narcotics Unit initiated a traffic stop in the Brewer area. During the stop, agents found methamphetamine and hydrocodone.
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Some Columbus and Lowndes County youth are learning lessons in firefighting and lessons in life this week.
Some of the progress you can see, like new construction. Some, like new programs and majors, will be seen at the academic level.
A four-wheeler and a side-by-side collided after leading an Oktibbeha sheriff’s deputy on a chase on Oktoc Road.
Monroe County now has a new Emergency Management Director. Tracy Pharr has been on the job for a little over a week.
Around 3:40 Sunday afternoon, Lashon King was found lying in a driveway in the 400 block of Sterling Avenue in Winona.
If your home needs weather-related repairs or just an update, law enforcement has a warning. You need to be alert for deals that are too good to be true. Carroll County Sheriff Clint Walker said Peewee Stumpie Lee, of Brandon, tried to swindle residents.
The Mississippi Highway Patrol responded to a crash around 8:40 a.m. on Highway 45 Alternate in Noxubee County.