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Photo courtesy of Mississippi Arts Commission Governor Tate Reeves has appointed Catherine Pierce, a poet and English professor at Mississippi State University, as Mississippi’s Poet Laureate. Serving a four-year term, the state’s Poet Laureate creates and reads appropriate poetry at … Continued

Image courtesy of the Natchez Trace Parkway Here’s a look at your statewide forecast: To the north, sunny with highs in the mid 70’s. Clear tonight with lows in the lower 50’s. In central Mississippi, sunny with highs in the … Continued

Courtesy of Southern Miss Athletics Southern Miss broke a deadlock score in the opening game with back-to-back homers from Charlie Fischer and Christopher Sargent, while Ben Ethridge threw a complete-game shutout in the nightcap to lead the Golden Eagles in … Continued

Mississippi will receive over $10.6 million from the U.S. Department of Education to help support the needs of students experiencing homelessness.  Through the American Rescue Plan, the department will issue $800 million across the county with the first round of … Continued

Here’s a look at your statewide forecast: To the north, partly sunny with morning showers likely, a chance of thunderstorms throughout the day, and a chance of afternoon showers. Highs in the lower 70’s. Partly cloudy tonight with lows near … Continued

Courtesy of USM Athletics  Consecutive eighth-inning doubles and a WKU fielding error accounted for two runs in leading Southern Miss over the Hilltoppers 6-5 Friday evening in the first game of a Conference USA series at Pete Taylor Park. The … Continued

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While lawmakers left the capitol prior to Easter Sunday, the final deadline of the 2021 legislative session in Mississippi has officially passed as Governor Tate Reeves had until midnight to either sign or veto the remaining bills on his desk.  … Continued