Olive Branch chamber launches Shop Small challenge for May 3-9
The Olive Branch Chamber of Commerce is encouraging residents to support local businesses during a Shop Small Weekly Challenge from May 3-9, the chamber said.
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Hernando Chamber welcomes Marcus Black of The Vitalize Co.
The Hernando Main Street Chamber of Commerce announced the addition of Marcus Black, founder of The Vitalize Co., to its membership. The chamber said Black, also known as M.BlackSpeaks, has returned to Hernando to invest in the community.
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Some Republicans call for Mississippi to gerrymander out state’s only majority Black congressional district
By Taylor Vance | Originally published by Mississippi Today After the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday issued a ruling that
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Hinds sheriff confirms two men attacked at troubled county jail
By Molly Minta | Originally published by Mississippi Today Hinds County Sheriff Tyree Jones confirmed that two men were assaulted
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Mississippi Coast community rallies for ICE-detained teens as graduation approaches for one of them
By Mina Corpuz, Katherine Lin and Simeon Gates | Originally published by Mississippi Today Countdown to graduation had already begun,
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Final day to apply for DeSoto Family Theatre summer camp counselor, theater says
DeSoto Family Theatre said today is the final day to apply to be a summer camp counselor. The theater said applicants can apply online.
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Clarksdale native returns to Northwest, earns straight A’s while working full time
Mandy Bolen Herring returned to Northwest to finish a general studies degree and has earned all A’s while working full time and managing a busy household, the college said. She credited an advisor for helping her craft a manageable schedule.
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Northwest Mississippi Community College honors nursing graduates
Northwest Mississippi Community College said it held a luncheon yesterday to celebrate nursing graduates and named Jamie Petty the recipient of the Mississippi School of Nursing Scholarship. The college also said new members were inducted into the Alpha Delta Nu Nursing Honor Society.
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Mississippi ranks last in U.S. on healthcare outcomes and disparities
By Anna Hu | Originally published by Mississippi Today A new report ranks Mississippi No. 51 out of all states
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State unemployment rate holds steady: Mississippi Marketplace
By Katherine Lin | Originally published by Mississippi Today Audio recording is automated for accessibility. Humans wrote and edited the
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