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Mississippi high school athlete killed after being struck by vehicle in Pennsylvania
YORK COUNTY, Pa. (WTVA) – A Mississippi teen is dead after he was struck by a vehicle in Pennsylvania. According to the York County Coroner’s Office, Quinterrion Smith, 17, was visiting Springettsbury Township, Pennsylvania with his basketball team on July 11, when he was hit by a car while crossing North Hills Road with his friends.
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 […]
MHP enters 2024 Best Looking Cruiser contest
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – The Mississippi Highway Patrol (MHP) is competing in the “Best Looking Cruiser” contest. According to the Mississippi Department of Public Safety (DPS), MHP’s new Ford Mustang has been entered into the 2024 American Association of State Troopers “Best Looking Cruiser” contest. Click here to cast your vote. Voting will end on […]
Eupora issues boil water alert for some customers in the Bellefontaine community
EUPORA, Miss. (WTVA) — The City of Eupora issued a boil water alert for some of its customers on Thursday, July 18. This affects all customers who live north of Water Tank Road in the Bellefontaine community. This is a result of a leak from a broken pipe in...
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...
Columbus Place developers request takeover of city street section
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – The facelift on the former Leigh Mall continues, and now developers have some more room to grow. Hull Properties, which bought the historic Columbus retail center and has since dubbed it Columbus Place, recently went to the Columbus City Council with a request to take over a section of a city street that sits between Highway 45 and the shopping center.
Condition of State Park is an embarrassment
Dear Editor, On July 8, 2024, I rode through Sardis Dam and observed the State run areas, part of the campground and John Kyle State Park. The condition of these two locations is an embarrassment. If the state of Mississippi is unable to keep up its obligations it should ask the Federal Government to take […] The post Condition of State Park is an embarrassment appeared first on The Panolian.
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