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Mississippi’s career and technical education programs seeing progress
This article first appeared on the Magnolia Tribune. (Photo from the CTE program at Pascagoula High School via Facebook) State Director Brett Robinson discusses the challenges and importance of CTE in the Magnolia State. Learn which industries are most in demand. As more of today’s young people opt for schooling...
Members Only: A conversation with Jerry Mitchell and Chris Davis
Mississippi Today hosted a members-only lunch and learn on Friday, June 14 with investigative reporter Jerry Mitchell and New York Times Local Investigative Reporting Fellowship Deputy Chris Davis. In this one-hour program, Jerry and Chris discuss persistence in investigative reporting, how reporters keep themselves safe in the field and how...
Mississippi’s first Buc-ee’s now hiring as construction of Gulf Coast travel center nears completion
The soon-to-be-first Buc-ee’s in Mississippi, the travel center with the iconic beaver logo being built on the Gulf Coast, has started posting for upper-level positions on job sites like Indeed and Zip Recruiter. The Biloxi Sun Herald reported that those qualified for management positions can now submit their resumes...
Change of Senate control could elevate Wicker
Change of Senate control could elevate Wicker By Sid Salter Columnist Perhaps better than anyone before him, the late U.S. Sen. John C. Stennis understood what Mississippi’s military infrastructure meant to the state in terms of jobs, influence and improving the daily lives of the people of the state. In Pascagoula, the sprawling shipyard called […] The post Change of Senate control could elevate Wicker appeared first on The Panolian.
MDOC taking steps to mitigate prison heat conditions
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Officials with the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) said they’re taking steps to mitigate heat conditions at prison facilities across the state. According to MDOC, the agency is bringing in additional ice, water and fans during the sweltering temperatures. “The agency has completed providing air conditioning at one state facility. We […]
Why did prison officials use a state plane to interview an inmate in Tennessee? They won’t say.
Officials with the Mississippi Department of Corrections used the state airplane last year to travel to Tennessee to interview a Mississippi inmate about an urgent threat to a public official, but the state agency declined to provide any details about the flight. Airplane records obtained through a public records request...
Plan for returning Amtrak service to Gulf Coast could be derailed by Alabama city leaders
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — Not everyone is on board with a plan to return Amtrak trains to the Gulf Coast, which would restore passenger service to Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana for the first time since Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Amtrak’s long-term plan is for trains to run from a station near the convention center in Mobile, Alabama, to […]
Dredging season begins on the Mississippi
The Dredge Potter, owned and operated by the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District, has begun the dredging season along the Illinois and Mississippi Rivers. They started in the Grafton area and will clear out the channel up there before moving on to the Perry Island area, which is also near Grafton.
Man who harassed police officers testifying in Jan. 6 cases is arrested on Capitol attack charges
WASHINGTON — A man known for publicly harassing police officers who testified in Jan. 6 cases has been arrested in connection with his own involvement with the 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Tommy Tatum, who has also provided trial testimony on behalf of a Jan. 6 defendant, was...
Mississippians encouraged to avoid heat-related illnesses
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – American Medical Response (AMR) paramedics caution the public to remember that soaring temperatures and high humidity can kill. Heat exhaustion, sunburn and dehydration are just a few heat-related illnesses. As temperatures heat up in Mississippi, people should be cautious. An early symptom of heat exhaustion is feeling light-headed or dizzy. Heat […]
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