Corey Wright
Watching Corey Wright in his element, educating children, is truly a spectacle. When a young girl walked in the room and asked Wright if she could hold a baby alligator, he didn't hesitate and leapt from his seat to the alligator tank.
Kimberly Simpson
In teaching, Kimberly Simpson prioritizes student engagement, as well as hands-on and non-traditional learning methods.
Jackson State Tigers Baseball
The Jackson State University Tigers finished the SWAC baseball regular season as Eastern Division champions, setting up for what could be the "Battle of the Tigers" at the NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament this weekend.
Annie Baker
Annie Baker, 40, has served as the director of community outreach for the Mississippi Institute for Improvement of Geographic Minority Health at the University of Mississippi Medical Center for the past seven years.
Holly Powell Lange
At first glance, Holly Powell Lange seems like your average mom. Once you start talking to her, though, you realize she is actually a superwoman.
Holden Grimes
For Holden Grimes, 11, eating healthy and staying fit—and encouraging his peers to do the same—is a big part of his life.
Millsaps Baseball Team
Millsaps has been on a roll this baseball season. The Majors won the Southern Athletic Association regular season title and earned the number-one seed in the Southern Athletic Association Baseball Tournament.
Anne Welch
Anne Welch believes Jackson has the potential to be one of the country's great biking cities.
Mary Katherine Kerce
Mary Katherine Kerce of Jackson was recently among 59 University of Mississippi students to receive a 2013 Taylor Medal--the university's highest academic award--during the 70th annual Honors Convocation at the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts.
Hunter Renfroe
Hunter Renfroe, the state's top college baseball player, received the Ferriss Trophy Monday morning at the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and Museum.
Kenny Stokes
At a press conference Friday morning outside the Jackson City Hall, Hinds County District 5 Supervisor Kenny Stokes gave an endorsement on behalf of him and his wife, Ward 3 City Councilwoman LaRita Cooper-Stokes, to mayoral candidate Chokwe Lumumba ahead of next Tuesday's runoff election.
Ferriss Trophy Finalists
Mississippi nearly always has an abundance of college baseball talent. Each year the best college baseball player is awarded the C Spire Ferriss Trophy at the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame.
Jim Hood
The office of Mississippi's Attorney General Jim Hood has long been an advocate for victims of crime in the state. As such, Hood and his team of attorneys write and promote new and stronger laws during every Legislative session.
Lynn House
This summer, Lynn House, interim state superintendent of education, is challenging students to keep learning and avoid the "summer slide" in reading achievement.