The Charles Stewart Mott Foundation provided the grant for three years. Robert Langford, the executive director of Operation Shoestring, stated that afterschool programs help children do better at school and keep them on track to…

According to the newspaper, 45 boats were registered for oystering. 31 of these boats came from Mississippi. Jamie Miller, Director of the Department of Marine Resources, told the Sun Herald that water standards were met…

* $210,480 to purchase the LaPointeKrebs House at Pascagoula in order to preserve its mid-18th-century characteristics; * $160,000 to restore the M&O Depot at Aberdeen; * $128.916 to repair City Hall's bell tower in Yazoo…

Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves took a strongly political tone when he attacked state Attorney General Jim Hood (a Democrat), as well as President Obama and Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton. He also criticised the U.S.…

Sanderson Farms and 11 other prominent Mississippian businesses, including former Ambassador John Palmer, filed a brief to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, New Orleans, Friday. They stated that the "religious freedom law" "undermines Mississippi's…

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Thursday's State Department of Education leaders claimed that they were successful in the 2015-2016 state exams. There was an increase in students scoring higher and a decrease in students scoring lower. Comparing to the 32.2…

My opinion has been that sports journalists, as sportscasters get too caught up in the numbers. It's easy to get too caught up in the statistics and lose sight of the passion and emotions that…