Pearl River Resort to host Miss Mississippi USA & Miss Mississippi Teen USA Pageants in 2022
Pearl River Resort is excited to announce that the 2022 Miss Mississippi USA and Miss Mississippi Teen USA Pageants will be held at the Silver...
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Delta State awarded $15 million federal college-readiness grant to support local middle school students through college
by Andi Davis
A $15 million college-readiness grant awarded to Delta State University by the U.S. Department of Education will assist more than 2,700 Mississippi Delta students in...
Fitch joins nationwide investigation into Instagram’s impact on young people
by Andi Davis
Attorney General Lynn Fitch joined a nationwide investigation this week into Meta Platforms, Inc., formerly known as Facebook, for providing and promoting its social media...
Mississippi delegation–with one exception–did not support House passage of Build Back Better bill
House Democrats passed President Biden’s landmark social and climate spending bill this morning. Rep. Jared Golden of Maine was the only Democrat to vote no,...
COVID-19 Certificate of Vaccination available online
by Andi Davis
An official Certificate of COVID-19 Vaccination that will verify that an individual is fully vaccinated against COVID-19 is now available from official Mississippi State Department...
Op-ed: Pecan theft is costing our farmers thousands of $’s
by Andi Davis
The following is an op-ed submitted by Ag Commissioner Andy Gipson: As the holidays quickly approach many of us will be eating dishes with pecans....
Mississippi School Boards Association terminates membership with the National School Boards Association
The Mississippi School Boards Association Board of Directors are terminating their membership with the National School Boards Association. In doing so, they say the...
Missississippi Dept. of Public Safety launches Mississippi Mobile ID
You can already access so much through your phone, and with the new Mississippi Mobile ID app, you’ll have a digital version of your...
Deputy Clerk arrested for embezzlement in Lamar County
by Andi Davis
State Auditor Shad White says Special Agents from his office have made an arrest in Lamar County. Juanyana Holloway, a former deputy municipal clerk in...
Former postal employee from Byram pleads guilty to mail theft
by Andi Davis
A Byram woman pleaded guilty to embezzling mail. U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca and Scott Pierce, Inspector in Charge with the U.S. Postal Service Office...