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Greenville Park Commission Significantly Increases Rental Fees
GREENVILLE, Miss.–The fees for events at Greenville parks are going up significantly and Mayor Errick Simmons has publicly opposed the decision by the Park Commission to raise the fees. In a statement on the city Facebook page, Simmons said he is disturbed by the decision, even though he understands...
StoryCorps: The children of Freedom Summer look back
In 1964, civil rights groups organized Freedom Schools: summer programs for kids across the state of Mississippi. More than 2,500 children attended 41 schools. Classes ranged from literature and math to theater and crafts. But the central focus was government and civic engagement. Many of the teachers were white college...
WTVA not airing noon and 4 p.m. newscasts during 2024 Paris Olympics
TUPELO, Miss. (WTVA) — WTVA’s 12 p.m. and 4 p.m. newscasts — which air Monday through Friday — will not air from July 26 to Aug. 11. This is because of NBC’s broadcast of the 2024 Paris Olympics. This will not affect any other newscasts.
A company wants to store carbon under the nation’s forests. What would that mean in MS?
The U.S. Forest Service said ‘no’ when CapturePoint asked to put carbon capture projects under national forests, including DeSoto National Forest in Mississippi. The agency is now reconsidering.
Concussion drug Prevacus founder pleads guilty in Mississippi welfare scandal case
A former research scientist and drug company CEO in Florida, whose work on a nasal spray to treat concussions was at one time touted across the nation, pleaded guilty Wednesday in federal court to wire fraud in connection with the Mississippi welfare scandal. Jacob Vanlandingham appeared before U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves at Thad Cochran Federal Courthouse in Jackson, where he admitted to using money he received through his company Prevacus for personal use, including gambling and...
Pine Belt Habitat dedicates 72nd home Saturday
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WDAM) - Habitat for Humanity of the Pine Belt has completed building its 72nd home. A dedication ceremony was held Saturday morning. Habitat for Humanity partnered with Bobbie Moore and her family on the Park Avenue home. Members of the Moore family, home builders, Habitat for Humanity staff...
Taylor Joins IDS as RISE To The Top! Alumni Liaison
Mary Ann Taylor recently joined the Institute for Disability Studies (IDS) at The University of Southern Mississippi (USM) as the Alumni Liaison for the Reaching, Inclusion, Supporting, and Education (RISE) To The Top! program. . Taylor completed the Higher Education for All pilot program in 2022, which became the RISE program. ...
Alabama: Video Shows Man Slaps Bear Across Face To Save Family
Now we have all seen a slap that, well, let’s just say was memorable. Most of us agree that this was the slap felt around the world. Have you ever wondered what you would do if you came face to face with a bear? Now don’t forget to click the video link following this story to see how someone reacted to a face-to-face bear meeting in his yard!
Court proceedings delay reopening of behavioral health unit in Jackson
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) – The St. Dominic Behavioral Health unit closed in June 2023. And despite plans for it to reopen with different ownership, a lawsuit is delaying that. Texas-based Oceans Behavioral Health had applied to lease the unit as a separately licensed psychiatric hospital. According to filed documents, Ocean’s plan is to offer acute adult psychiatric services using the existing 77 inpatient beds formerly offered by St. Dominic.
C Spire pulls ads from Olympics
MERIDIAN, Miss. (WTOK) -A Mississippi based company is standing firm and will not advertise in this year’s Olympics. Saturday, they contacted television stations where they placed Olympic buys and asked for those spots to be removed. The company’s post reads, “We were shocked by the mockery of the Last Supper during the opening ceremonies of the Paris Olympics.
Wood pellets boomed in the US South. Climate activists want Biden to stop boosting industry growth
GLOSTER, Miss. (AP) — This southern Mississippi town's expansive wood pellet plant was so close to Shelia Mae Dobbins' home that she sometimes heard company loudspeakers. She says industrial residues coated her truck and she no longer enjoys spending time in the air outdoors. Dobbins feels her life —...
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