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Yonder Mountain String Band in Oxford
This bluegrass band performing high energy, foot-stomping bluegrass with psychedelic flavors will perform Wed., Feb. 16, at The Library in Oxford. 18+, $15. 211 S. Lamar Blvd. 662-236-0050.
Ralph Brown
Madison native Ralph Brown, who has worked with Hope Credit Union since February 2017, became the company's vice president of small business lending in October 2019.
Orlando Richmond Sr.
Benchmark Litigation, a publication established in 2009 that covers the top law firms and attorneys in the United States, recently named Orlando Richmond Sr., a partner in the Butler Snow law firm, as one of its top 100 trial lawyers for 2019.
Jeff McCutchen
Capt. Jeff McCutchen will be officially sworn in Monday as the Oxford Police Department's new police chief. McCutchen has been running the 100-person department for the last 11 months as interim chief when former chief Joey East took leave to run for Lafayette County sheriff.
Mississippi Teacher Pay Raise Proposal is Moving Forward
A proposal to give most Mississippi teachers at least a $1,000 pay raise is starting to move forward at the state Capitol after the plan won approval Thursday in the Senate Education Committee.
Appeals Court Keeps Block on Mississippi 6-Week Abortion Ban
A federal appeals court is keeping a block on a Mississippi law that would ban most abortions as early as about six weeks—a stage when many women may not even know they are pregnant.
Mississippi Mulls Checking Tax Info of Welfare Recipients
Mississippi is moving toward more intense scrutiny of low-income people on public assistance, an action that comes as a former state welfare director and five other people have been charged with misusing millions of dollars intended for the poor.
Tyson Carter
Mississippi State University made SEC history when coaches in the conference named senior guard Tyson Carter as SEC Sixth Man of the Year, the first time an MSU player has earned the award in the history of Bulldog basketball.
Sue Hernandez
Sue Hernandez says she did not use social media for a long time until one of her Hinds Community College professors told her that she needed to use it if she really wanted to be a small business owner, she says.
Medgar Evers' Home Becomes National Monument
The Mississippi home of slain civil rights leader Medgar Evers is becoming a national monument.
Top Mississippi Congressman Calls for Trump Impeachment
U.S. House Rep. Bennie Thompson, a top Democrat in Congress, is calling for House leaders to begin impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump.
More Students Pass Mississippi Reading Test on Second Try
About 3,000 more Mississippi third graders passed a toughened reading test on the second try in May, the Mississippi Department of Education said Tuesday, cutting the number of public school students in danger of not advancing to fourth grade.
New Tougaloo President and USM School Ground-Breaking in Africa
Carmen J. Walters became the 14th president of Tougaloo College on July 1. She is the second female president of Tougaloo after her predecessor, Beverly Wade Hogan, who held the position since 2002.
Building a bōl
On the first floor of the Walter Sillers building in downtown Jackson, diners whip in and out of bōl on their way to and from work in their offices. For these guests, lunch is often compressed into a fraction of one hour. But for bōl owner, co-founder and General Manager Tammy Cotton, the experience of the restaurant has been months in the making.
Charles Tate
Charles Tate's favorite quote to live by is, "Whenever you want to succeed as bad as you want to breathe, then you will become successful," from motivational speaker Eric Thomas.
Noah Barbieri
Noah Barbieri, a senior at Millsaps College, became a Rhodes Scholar in November 2017 and received a full scholarship along with travel expenses to attend the University of Oxford in England for graduate studies.
Taylor Hughes
Don't expect the Braves to give up their crown easily, since Alcorn State boasts the 2018 SWAC Preseason Player of the Year, first-baseman Taylor Hughes.
Proposed School Board Election Changes Dead by Bipartisan Vote
In a bipartisan shutdown, Sen. Kevin Blackwell's bill to change school-board elections statewide died in the Mississippi Legislature on Monday.
Sergio Lugo II
Sergio Lugo II's day job is as a real-time operations supervisor for Comcast, but when he is not managing scheduling or performing other tasks for work, he hosts popular local podcast "Reality Breached."