Education across the Magnolia State continues to rise to pre-pandemic levels, with the Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) announcing that 85 percent of 3rd graders passed the 3rd-grade reading assessment after final retests for the 2021-2022 school year. The results … Continued
Saturday night’s Powerball jackpot has risen to an estimated $800 million after no ticket matched all six numbers drawn on Wednesday. The winning numbers were 19-36-37-46-56 and a Powerball of 24. August 3 was the last date when a ticket … Continued
Mississippi College has announced plans to offer a full tuition scholarship to all in-state high schoolers and transfer students admitted for an undergraduate degree program in the fall semester of 2023. The Leland Speed scholarship, which has been named in … Continued
Over $36 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law has been awarded to nine school districts in Mississippi. The grants will help school districts purchase over 96 “clean school buses” that will accelerate the transition to zero-emissions vehicles and produce cleaner … Continued
The Jackson Veterans Affairs (VA) Regional Office is holding a four-day event to assist those who have served and their families learn more about career opportunities and healthcare benefits. From November 1 through November 4, the Mississippi Economic Development Initiative … Continued
Governor Tate Reeves has announced a special election date to fill the seat of House District 23, following the resignation of Jim Beckett. I’ve declared a special election to fill the vacancy in House of Representatives District 23. The election … Continued
Former Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour is “stable and alert” after having to be airlifted to UMMC Wednesday afternoon. Barbour, who recently turned 75, was involved in a one-vehicle crash around 5:30 p.m. on Wolf Lake Road in Yazoo County. According … Continued
No football this week, no problem. Brian Hadad catches up with Coach Chris Lemonis, Coach Sam Purcell, and Coach Samantha Ricketts for updates on their teams to get us through the week of no football. The post Thunder & Lightning: … Continued
What do you do when you make history? That’s the question facing Samantha Ricketts as she attempts to build up Mississippi State softball’s greatest season ever. Brian Hadad asks her about that, replacing her program’s greatest player, and the state … Continued
There’s no slowing down Coach Sam Purcell, and he is racing towards the start of his first season at Mississippi State. Brian Hadad talks with the new women’s basketball head coach about the challenges of his first season and how … Continued