JACKSON, Mississippi, March 1 -- Jackson Public Schools issued the following news on Feb. 29, 2024: Jackson Public Schools kick-started Read Across America 2024 on Thursday, February 29, with hundreds of Hinds County Pre-K Collaborative scholars from across the District. Educators wowed the crowd with music, repetitive chants and bouncing balls. Students then turned their listening ears on as several guests from the community read encouraging books about teamwork, decision-making and communicat  more

CLINTON, Mississippi, March 1 -- Mississippi College issued the following news: The world of communication presents an ever-changing landscape for J. Mignon Kucia. For example, when the professor of communication at Mississippi College obtained her doctorate, social media didn't exist. Try finding a way to communicate with companies, corporations, and the public without using some form of the electronic technology today. "We have to understand how the laws that affect social media are changin  more

JACKSON, Mississippi, March 1 -- Gov. Tate Reeves, R-Mississippi, issued the following news releaseon Feb. 29, 2024: Governor Tate Reeves today announced the state of Mississippi is investing $993,250 in site development projects throughout the state. Site development grant funds made available through the Mississippi Development Authority are assisting local economic development entities in their efforts to spur economic growth by attracting new industry to competitive, shovel-ready sites. "M  more

STARKVILLE, Mississippi, March 1 -- The Mississippi State University issued the following news: George C. Rable, Professor Emeritus and former Charles G. Summersell Chair in Southern History at the University of Alabama, and Ryan Reynolds, a Ph.D. candidate from Oakland, California, studying American military history and the Cold War, will be the featured speakers for the 2024 John F. and Jeanne A. Marszalek Lecture Series at Mississippi State. The event, free and open to the public, will be h  more

STARKVILLE, Mississippi, March 1 -- The Mississippi State University issued the following news: Earning her physician assistant white coat at Mississippi State University-Meridian is more than a ceremonial rite of passage for Alyse McBrayer. For the granddaughter of the late Dr. William G. Riley, whom she affectionately called "Peepawpi," McBrayer's white coat carries not only her own aspirations, but the legacy of her ancestors' altruism in the very campus and program they helped to create.   more