Lenorris FootmanLenorris Footman signed with the Braves in 2013 after graduating from Jefferson County High School in Monticello, Fla., where he led his team to the 2011 1A State Football Championship.
Mississippi, Jackson Students Make Gains on State Tests in Most AreasOn the whole, Mississippi students improved on their state testing this year in both mathematics and English language arts, newly released results from the Mississippi Academic Assessment Program, or MAAP, show.
Mississippi Says It Has Execution Drugs Amid Secrecy FightMississippi prison officials have obtained new supplies of execution drugs, which could allow the state to carry out lethal injections after some other drugs expired, they said in court papers.
Moving Beyond Suspension: Changing the Discipline Climate in Jackson SchoolsJPS administrators recognize that out-of-school suspension is not the way to change school climates district-wide, and Margrit Wallace, the JPS chief academic officer in the student academic and behavioral support department, is working to move the district towards restorative justice …
Raegan JohnsonRaegan Johnson says her love to serve fuels her drive to give back to others, whether it's in her community or at her school.
AG Hood Settles $2.5 Million Epps Scandal ClaimAttorney General Jim Hood settled his office's claims against Global Tel*Link Corp. for $2.5 million today. The corporation is one of 12 that Hood has pursued legally in connection to the former Commissioner of the Mississippi Department of Corrections Christopher …
Debra Mays-JacksonJackson State University named Debra Mays-Jackson its chief of staff for JSU President William Bynum Jr. on July 24.
Lenorris Footman signed with the Braves in 2013 after graduating from Jefferson County High School in Monticello, Fla., where he led his team to the 2011 1A State Football Championship.
On the whole, Mississippi students improved on their state testing this year in both mathematics and English language arts, newly released results from the Mississippi Academic Assessment Program, or MAAP, show.
White supremacists waved the Confederate battle flag amid weekend violence in Virginia, prompting critics to say Mississippi should remove the symbol from its state banner.
Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba released a statement on Wednesday, August 16, condemning the white supremacist rally in Charlottesville over the weekend.
Mississippi prison officials have obtained new supplies of execution drugs, which could allow the state to carry out lethal injections after some other drugs expired, they said in court papers.
A spokesman says Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant won't call legislators back to the Capitol to consider removing the Confederate battle emblem from the state flag.
The Mississippi Supreme Court has sentenced Richard Jordan to death four times, but with the help of his lawyers, he continues to challenge the state's death penalty method.
JPS administrators recognize that out-of-school suspension is not the way to change school climates district-wide, and Margrit Wallace, the JPS chief academic officer in the student academic and behavioral support department, is working to move the district towards restorative justice …
Raegan Johnson says her love to serve fuels her drive to give back to others, whether it's in her community or at her school.
Mississippi officials have launched a new website to encourage people to complete partially-finished college degrees.
A Mississippi city could restart an argument over flying the state flag with the Confederate battle emblem that critics see as racist.
Today, U.S. Representative Bennie G. Thompson (MS-02) calls for the removal of all confederate monuments and emblems in the United States Capitol and on the Mississippi state flag.
A year after a bruising debate over how Mississippi's schools should be rated, education officials are doing it all again.
Attorney General Jim Hood settled his office's claims against Global Tel*Link Corp. for $2.5 million today. The corporation is one of 12 that Hood has pursued legally in connection to the former Commissioner of the Mississippi Department of Corrections Christopher …
Jackson State University named Debra Mays-Jackson its chief of staff for JSU President William Bynum Jr. on July 24.