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Four new college degree paths approved by IHL
Three new degree paths were added to Mississippi State University, and another was added to the University of Mississippi Medical Center during last week’s Institutions of Higher Learning Board of Trustees meeting. The three new programs at MSU will be the Bachelor of Science in Applied Behavior Analysis, Master...
Martin Bluff Road widening project nearing halfway mark
GAUTIER, Miss. (WLOX) - There are 141 working days left on the project pending great weather and no delays for the Martin Bluff Road project that has city leaders in Gautier excited. According to Mayor Casey Vaughan, he and city leaders were briefed on the project and said the substantial...
Red Carpet Bowl shifts schedule, venues over heat concerns
For the second year in a row, the Red Carpet Bowl is taking a heat timeout. The game’s organizing committee and the Vicksburg Warren School District announced Thursday that the annual football doubleheader on Aug. 30 will be played at two separate sites and have a later start time because of concerns about excessive heat. […]
2024 Oxford Blues Festival cancelled
The 13th annual Oxford Blue Festival slated for Sept. 13 & 14, has been cancelled. Darryl Parker, festival organizer posted an announcement on social media Thursday afternoon. “We had hoped to bring the community together again this year, but circumstances have made it impossible,” Parker wrote. Parker said the event was canceled due to health […] The post 2024 Oxford Blues Festival cancelled appeared first on The Oxford Eagle.
NASD deadline for American Rescue Plan Act funding looms
NATCHEZ — Natchez Adams School District has little more than a month left to obligate the remaining $12 million allocated to the district from the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. However, there have been requests from the Mississippi Department of Education to the federal government to extend the deadline to 2026, officials said. The […] The post NASD deadline for American Rescue Plan Act funding looms appeared first on Mississippi's Best Community Newspaper.
Mississippi sees increase of wildfires due to dry conditions
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Officials with the Mississippi Forestry Commission (MFC) said parts of Mississippi are experiencing an abnormally dry period. State Forester Russell Bozeman said this is the time of year the state begins to see a fall drought pattern. He said there has been an increase in wildfire activity in the state. Since […]
Remaining nice and less humid, but our area needs rain
MERIDIAN, Miss. (WTOK) - We are in a rather nice pattern since the infamous “heat dome” that was baking us most of this summer has slid back west over the Plains. This week, our high temps are back closer to average (low-mid 90s), and our morning temps have been well below the average (60s). The dew points (which indicate the amount of moisture in the air) have also been down into the 50s and 60s... leading to a lack of oppressive heat index values. So, we’ll continue with this pleasant pattern through Sunday.
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