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DMI receives Mississippi Arts Commission grant
CLEVELAND, Miss. — The Delta Music Institute at Delta State University has been awarded a $4,250 grant from the Mississippi Arts Commission (MAC). This grant is a portion of the more than $1.7 million in grants MAC awarded in Fiscal Year 2025 and will be used to fund the annual DMI Summer Camp, a five-day interactive experience for high school students ages 15-18 exploring three entertainment industry career tracks.
Co-Lin president appointed to Commission on Colleges board
Dr. Dewayne Middleton, President of Copiah-Lincoln Community College, has been appointed to the Board of Trustees for the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC). Middleton will serve as a member of the Mississippi Delegation of the Board of Trustees. The 77-member Board represents approximately 800 SACSCOC-accredited institutions and is responsible for […] The post Co-Lin president appointed to Commission on Colleges board appeared first on Daily Leader.
Mississippi’s Black students more likely to repeat grades: report
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – More than 70 years after the end of school segregation nationwide, data reveals that racialized differences are still present in Mississippi’s public education system. Mississippi has historically had growing pains related to racial issues. School desegregation was not enforced in the state until 1970, 16 years after the landmark Brown v. […]
Evers Home could be nominated for World Heritage List
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland announced that she has authorized the National Park Service (NPS) to prepare a potential nomination for 11 U.S. Civil Rights Movement sites in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kansas, Mississippi, Virginia and Washington, DC to be added to the UNESCO World Heritage List. The site in Mississippi […]
Two people wounded in Wednesday afternoon shooting in Grenada
GRENADA, Miss. (WTVA) — A shooting wounded two people in Grenada. The shooting happened Wednesday afternoon, July 17 at an apartment complex on Gerard Street. A woman suffered a gunshot wound to the ankle and a man suffered a gunshot wound to the leg. Both victims went to the...
Rodney McGilvary declared winner of Biloxi’s Ward 4 City Council seat
BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) - The Municipal Election Commission officially declared Rodney McGilvary as the winner of the Ward 4 Special Election. The Commission met Tuesday evening at Biloxi City Hall to review any absentee ballots that were postmarked by July 9, the date of the Ward 4 Special Election runoff. Three were received.
Mississippi State baseball has record-setting MLB Draft
The 2024 MLB Draft has come to an end, and it was a highly productive one for Mississippi State baseball. Mississippi State baseball with five more drafted on final day of 2024 MLB Draft. After six selections through the draft's first two days, Mississippi State had five more players hear...
Child calling 911 leads to conviction, prison sentence for MS Coast habitual offender
“This was undoubtedly a terrifying situation that could have been much worse but for the quick thinking of a child and the swift response from the Jackson County Sherrif’s Deputies,” the district attorney said.
Ocean Springs looking to add pirate, Native American historical landmarks in city
OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. (WLOX) - The Ocean Springs Board of Aldermen voted Tuesday evening to consider adding historical landmarks in the city for two figures who played a role in shaping the Gulf Coast. The two figures are Laurens de Graaf and Jean Baptiste Baudreau II. De Graff was the...
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