Is the Mississippi river 1,000 feet deep, 100 feet, or do we really know? People often ask that question as they gaze across the mighty Mississippi River. When DeSoto, as the first European, came upon the Mississippi river in 1541,
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Deaths from those who have been infected with the West Nile virus continues to climb in Mississippi. According to the latest reports from the Mississippi State Department of Health, six people have now died from the virus this year.
Receive an exclusive cartoon in your inbox every Sunday when you sign up for Marshall’s Mississippi. ”Repetition does not transform a lie into a truth.” – President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Jake Ellzey voted for Donald Trump in 2020 and he's planning to vote for him again this year. Jake offers his "small-town" perspective on why he thinks a second term for Trump will bring the change the people need.
The Medallion, an annual publication of The University of Southern Mississippi (USM) Honors College, has earned first place in the National Collegiate Honors Council’s (NCHC) Faculty/Administrator/Student Print Newsletter category of its Honors Publications Contest.
STARKVILLE, Miss.—A new partnership between Mississippi State and the state’s leading lumber organization is positioning the university as a leader in forest products innovation.
Those who received funds in the previous opening of the direct financial assistance program are not eligible to receive funds from this current program.
EO Media Group told staff Wednesday that it has sold its chain of a dozen Oregon newspapers to Carpenter Media, the Mississippi company that bought the Portland Tribune and many smaller papers from industrialist Bob Pamplin earlier this year.
The Central Mississippi AMR school offers paramedic courses throughout the year, and they encourage those who are interested in becoming an EMT to throw their hat in the ring with the men and women who help save lives in our community. Want more WLBT news in your inbox? Click here to subscribe to our newsletter.
Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport has installed three new computed tomography machines to streamline security measures. Kim Jackson, federal security director for TSA Mississippi, says the machines use 3-D imaging to pinpoint prohibited items, reducing the need for travelers to empty their bags.
An associate professor in the Department of Teacher Education and Leadership, Javorsky is the inaugural recipient of the Dr. Susan McLaren Brooks Endowed Elementary Education Professorship. It was established by the family of the late Laren Brooks to honor the memory of the devoted Mississippi school teacher.
PINE BELT, Miss. (WDAM) - The 2024 general election day is set for Tuesday, Nov. 5. Here is a sample ballot for the 2024 general election in Lamar County: For more information, you can visit the Mississippi Secretary of State’s website or the Y’all Vote website.
STARKVILLE, Miss.—Mississippi State’s Department of Music is hosting its annual Music Discovery Day for high school juniors, seniors and community college students Nov. 4 on MSU’s campus.
With his extensive resume, why wasn’t Kevin Johns named the shot-caller for the rest of the Sooners’ 2024 slate? Venables explained the decision during his weekly radio show on Monday.
A salvage company operator long tasked with removing a sunken, World War II-era ship from the Mississippi River faces a lawsuit about illegal dumping nearby.
Nico Rivera, the 27-year-old Mechanicsville man charged with killing another man in the Scott's Addition neighborhood of Richmond, was granted bond during a Tuesday morning hearing.
Texas A&M head coach Mike Elko, along with linebacker Scooby Williams, safety Bryce Anderson and offensive lineman Dametrious Crownover, take questions prior to the Aggies' ranked matchup with LSU.
This marks the third annual “ERDC Days” hosted by Mississippi State. ERDC personnel will spend Oct. 29 touring MSU research facilities. MSU students, faculty and staff are encouraged to attend a series of casual and formal programs on Oct. 30 to learn more about ERDC, which is headquartered in Vicksburg.
MERIDIAN, Miss.—Mississippi State University celebrated a milestone development at its MSU-Meridian downtown Riley Campus Monday [Oct. 21], with a ribbon-cutting and tours showcasing the new healthcare education facilities of the Interprofessional Simulation Program.
The girls were last seen at 8:30 a.m. Monday entering the woods near outside Love's Truck Stop. That's at Interstate 49, Exit in Alma. The two may have hitched a ride from someone traveling on the interstate, according to the release.
A new report shows that more people with past felony convictions can vote in this election cycle than previous ones, but millions remain disenfranchised.
NATCHEZ, Miss.—Shawn Lambert, associate professor of archeology and undergraduate coordinator for Mississippi State’s Department of Anthropology and Middle Eastern Cultures, will discuss the historical significance of enslavement at Prospect Hill Plantation during two public events next week.
Mississippi Highway Patrol is investigating a single-vehicle crash leaving one person dead. MHP responded to the crash Saturday, October 12th at 8:25 p.m. 57-year-old James A. Wade of Itta Bena was driving a 2011 Harley Davidson FLHT motorcycle traveling west on Highway 82 when it went off-road into the media and collided with the ditch.
