JACKSON, Mississippi, June 26 (TNSres) -- Gov. Tate Reeves, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release on June 25, 2024: Governor Tate Reeves today announced that Mississippi set multiple new records in May for employment numbers in the state. First, total non-farm employment reached a record high with 1,191,300 jobs. Additionally, at only 34,605 Mississippians, the state reached a record low for the number of unemployed individuals. Furthermore, the state maintained its record low unempl  more

STARKVILLE, Mississippi, June 25 -- Mississippi State University issued the following news: A Mississippi State faculty member steeped in literary knowledge is the new head of the university's Department of English. Professor Lara Dodds begins her leadership role on July 1 after serving as interim department head since last summer. With primary teaching interests in early modern British literature, early modern women's writing, and research methods, she said her goal as department head is to f  more

SENATOBIA, Mississippi, June 25 (TNSres) -- Northwest Mississippi Community College issued the following news release: Three Northwest Mississippi Community College School of Health Science faculty complete the Bower Leadership Fellowship on June 6, 2024. Northwest graduates of this fellowship program are Betty Ginn, Northwest's Practical Nursing Director; Leslie Russell, Nursing Instructor; and Courtney McMullen, Nursing Instructor. Both Russell and McMullen also serve as Course Coordinators   more