52+ min ago   (1074+ words) Kelley Williams told Greenville Rotary Club members that longer, more destructive flooding inside the Mississippi River levees from Greenville to Vicksburg is not simply “because it’s raining more,” but because of a man-made sediment “bottleneck” the U.S. Army Corps…...

2+ hour, 26+ min ago   (1721+ words) “I’ve never been afraid to put innovative ideas into action. I’ve never backed down from a fight because I believe it’s always about doing what’s right,” Fitch said. According to Pew Research, 18 states have never elected a female as governor,…...

2+ hour, 31+ min ago   (526+ words) Randall O’Brien begins his Vietnam memoir in a familiar, poignant manner. “I was there. Sometimes I still am,” he says early on in “Finding Me: A Vietnam Memoir.” Thousands of Vietnam veterans say the same thing — the war never left…...

2+ hour, 47+ min ago   (197+ words) Kirk Academy head football coach Perry Liles gets his first opportunity to look at his new team Friday night when the Kirk Academy Raiders take part in a five-team jamboree hosted by Lee Academy in Clarksdale. “We are looking forward…...

22+ hour, 25+ min ago   (656+ words) A CNN Sunday morning news show reinforced the national perception that one great thing about Mississippi is its push for testing as a way to require student progress. “Fareed Zakaria GPS” spent a few minutes this past weekend reviewing the…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (619+ words) President John Kennedy concluded his January 20, 1961 inaugural address with the question, “And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you — ask what you can do for your country.” American politicians traditionally prided themselves on serving…...

6+ day, 17+ hour ago   (878+ words) The Mississippi Dept. of Education’s Chief Operating Officer said the new system for purchase of classroom supplies was put in place due to issues, which included more than a million dollars in excess expenditures. After widespread complaints from teachers and…...

6+ day, 18+ hour ago   (839+ words) Given Senator Alsobrooks’ stated policy positions, campaigning alongside her in conservative Mississippi is sure to raise eyebrows. Mississippi U.S. Senate candidate Scott Colom has announced that U.S. Senator Angela Alsobrooks, a Democrat from Maryland, will spend the day in Jackson…...

1+ week, 58+ min ago   (695+ words) There has been a lot of talk in recent years that a college degree has lost some if its value. The criticisms include the rising cost of a university education, the belief that the changing economy no longer provide graduates…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (325+ words) The national attention and social media frenzy that have erupted following the death of Nolan Wells near Horn Island typify what happens whenever a Black person dies under mysterious circumstances in Mississippi. There is a rush to conclude it must…...