Celebrated Mississippi author Elizabeth Spencer died on Sunday, December 22nd, at her home in Chapel Hill, N.C. Spencer, who was 98 at the time of her death, is considered one of the foremost chroniclers of the American South, analyzing the … Continued
Courtesy of SBA The Mississippi Small Business Administration (SBA) and the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) is proud to announce the opening of a new center in partnership with the City of Jackson. The City of Jackson SBDC is located … Continued
Earlier this week, Shaggy’s restaurant donated $5,000 to help feed hungry children in the Jackson-metro area. Co-owners Rimmer Covington, Jr. and Ron Ladner presented the check to God’s Haven Ministries. God’s Haven is a local, non-profit group that works to … Continued
Courtesy of AG Jim Hood’s Office Late last week, Attorney General Jim Hood issued the following note of thanks to Mississippians as he completes his fourth and final term as attorney general: “I am forever thankful to the people of … Continued
Courtesy of MSDAH During a recent special meeting, the Board of Trustees of the Mississippi Department of Archives and History awarded nearly $3 million on behalf of the Community Heritage Preservation Grant program to seventeen preservation and restoration projects from … Continued
The Mississippi Lottery recently announced the sale of multi-state lottery tickets will begin on January 30, 2020. The incorporation of multi-state lottery tickets comes as no surprise as the success of scratch off tickets has been unprecedented since Mississippi became … Continued
A south Mississippi judge has been suspended after complaints that he pushed and slapped a court clerk. According to complaints filed with Mississippi Commission on Judicial Performance, Jefferson County Justice Court Judge Wendell Williams pushed a court clerk and slapped … Continued
Come January, forty-nine new Justice Court judges will take office in Mississippi. The group recently finished two weeks of intensive training at the Mississippi Judicial College’s training program and are now ready for their new post. On the first day … Continued
The Mississippi Highway Patrol will be out in full force to protect you this Christmas. This morning, the MHP kicked off its annual safety awareness initiative titled “Home for the Holidays.” The initiative will run through the end of the year and … Continued
Courtesy of MDE The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) has released ACT results for the spring 2019 statewide administration of the ACT to all public high school juniors. The average score for juniors decreased from 17.8 in 2018 to 17.6 … Continued