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Mississippi State Celebrates Five Years of Global Food Security Innovation
In a celebratory gathering on August 22, Mississippi State University (MSU) marked a milestone in the fight against global hunger and poverty: five years of success through the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Fish. This effort, managed by MSU’s Global Center for Aquatic Health and Food Security, has been at the forefront of improving global health and sustainability through aquaculture. The event was marked by an announcement of a five-year grant extension that added $15 million in funding.
Giving Up Retirement Community Status, Wanting Help With Abandoned Properties, & Bridge Repairs
Clinton will give up Certified Retirement Community status. The road signs encouraging older people to move to Clinton could be coming down soon. The City is reallocating the money it budgets annually to recruit retirees under the Welcome Home Mississippi program. Clinton had been one of fourteen cities authorized to post signs touting themselves as “certified retirement communities.” Now, there are twelve, after Tupelo pulled out of the program, followed by Clinton.
Audio: Kosciusko replaces makes repairs on sewage pumps and aerators
One of the biggest expenses in running a city is keeping the sewer system working. “You never ever get through with the wastewater,” said Kosciusko Mayor Tim Kyle. Kyle says Kosciusko has about 80 miles of sewer lines and has had to repair and replace some of the pumps and then they had to fix an aerator at the sewage lagoon.
Tupelo officials mull garage, carport ordinance to tackle clogged neighborhood streets
TUPELO — Tupelo officials are considering an ordinance that would require all new homes over a certain size to include garages or carports, depending on space. Assistant City Attorney Stephen Reed presented the proposed change to the development code during a Monday evening work session that included members of the Tupelo Planning Committee. If passed, the code change would require all new ...
Ole Miss' Jaxson Dart Responds To Criticism From Anonymous SEC Coach
Ole Miss quarterback Jaxson Dart disagrees with any criticism of his arm strength. The senior finished third in the SEC in passing last season after throwing for 3,364 yards with 23 touchdowns to five interceptions and adding eight scores on the ground. The former four-star helped lead the Rebels to their first 11-win season in program history and elected to forgo the NFL and return for a final season in Oxford. Dart took to X (formerly Twitter) on Thursday night to respond to a tweet that featured a quote from an SEC coach. The anonymous staffer was asked by ESPN's Adam Rittenberg about Dart as an NFL prospect. "I don't know that his arm is as big as some in the league," the coach said, according to Rittenberg.
Mississippi officials saw the Jackson water crisis coming — and did nothing
In the summer of 2015, officials in Jackson, Mississippi sent the state a series of water samples taken at different locations throughout the city’s public water system. Residents had complained for weeks about the low pressure in their taps, and the city wanted to test the distribution system to check for possible contamination. Sure enough, regulators in the Mississippi State Department of Health, or MSDH, identified elevated lead levels in the water supply. But rather than immediately informing the city about the public health risk, they sat on the data for half a year. Unwittingly, residents continued to drink toxic water.
Two critically injured in Hattiesburg shooting
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WHLT) – Hattiesburg police said two men were critically injured during a shooting Friday night. Police responded to the 3100 block of Hardy Street around 11:00 p.m. on August 23. When officers arrived at the location, they discovered a wrecked passenger vehicle with two men inside. They were both being treated by paramedics. […]
PriorityOne Bank Metro Jackson High School Pick’em 8-23-24
Veteran sportswriter and high school football expert Robert Wilson is doing the Priority One Bank/Mississippi Scoreboard predictions column each week during the high school football season on teams from Hinds, Madison, and Rankin County. Wilson had a 4-2 record (66.7 percent) last week. TRI-COUNTY ACADEMY (0-0) AT SIMPSON ACADEMY (0-0),...
Accident with Serious Injuries on Grange Hall
VICKSBURG MS – An accident with serious injuries has occurred on Grange Hall Road near Common Circle. Just before 11 p.m., a single-vehicle accident on Grange Hall Road injured several people, two of them seriously. The vehicle was reported to be in the ditch from persons initially at the scene. While there is no information on the extent of the injuries, two Air Care units are on the way to meet the ambulances at rendezvous locations. One will pick up at the airport and the other from an area hospital.
Jones College gears up for season opener Thursday
ELLISVILLE, Miss. (WDAM) - Jones College kicks off the football festivities in the Pine Belt on Thursday night. The Bobcats host Mississippi Delta at 7 p.m. in Ellisville. “You’re going to see a different team this year,” said Jones College head coach Steve Buckley. “Each year’s different, I’m excited about this team. It’s a great character team.”
Moss Point man identified as victim of fatal Hwy 26 crash in George Co.
BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) - A Moss Point man was identified as the victim in a deadly crash in George County, according to the Mississippi Highway Patrol. On Friday, August 23, the Mississippi Highway Patrol responded to a crash on Highway 26 in George County. A 2003 Toyota Tundra driven by...
Local communication workers join regional strike
DAYTON — Local communications workers are joining nearly 17,000 others across the Southeast in a strike against AT&T in an attempt to get the communications to the bargaining table over unfair labor practices, according to Communications Workers of America (CWA) Local 3802 Union officials. Local communications workers have been demonstrating on Railroad Street in downtown for the past several days, and on Wednesday, CWA and AT&T entered into federal mediation and had their first meeting with the mediator this morning. ...
Bond set for Mississippi woman accused in fatal Grand Bay shooting
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - A judge on Friday set bond at $350,000 for a Moss Point, Miss., woman charged with murder and attempted murder in connection with a shooting in Grand Bay. Brittany Mentor is accused of providing the gun used to fatally shoot Horace Sellers on Aug. 7. Another...
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