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Mississippi Professor Excited to ‘Dance Like the Stars’
Nancy Maria Balach will be dancing like the stars in August, and the University of Mississippi professor and Chair of the Music Department is “over the moon” about the opportunity.
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Offbeat Read and Feed, Pacesetter Gallery and Burgers Blues Barbecue Madison
Phillip "DJ Young Venom" Rollins, owner of Offbeat in Jackson's Midtown neighborhood, is partnering with Mississippi M.O.V.E. to host a new weekly event called "Offbeat Read and Feed" as part of the Freedom Summer Project.
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Department of Health: Vulnerable Must Avoid Mass Indoor Gatherings
The Mississippi Department of Health on Friday advised people 65 and older and those with chronic underlying medical conditions to refrain from attending indoor mass social gatherings in coming weeks because of a rising number of coronavirus cases in the state.
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Analysis: Mississippi Might Have to Rethink Capitol Statues
Even as the nation reconsiders the public display of Confederate monuments amid a reckoning over issues of racial injustice, Mississippi—a state with a 38% Black population—still represents itself inside the U.S. Capitol with still-life images of Confederates.
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State Health Officer Dr. Thomas Dobbs warns that cases and hospitalizations will continue to climb …
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COVID-19 Cases, Hospitalizations Jump As Delta Variant Spreads
COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are both on the rise, thanks to the continuing spread of the more contagious Delta variant throughout the state.
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Sisters in Birth, Standing by Expecting Mothers
Founder and CEO of Sisters in Birth Getty Israel says governmental disdain (for affordable health-care) disproportionately affects new and expecting mothers—particularly Black women, who die in childbirth at a rate more than two times higher than their white counterparts.
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Report: Till Slaying Still Being Investigated 65 Years Later
The Justice Department is continuing its investigation into the killing of Emmett Till, the Black teenager whose slaying 65 years ago in Mississippi sparked outrage and illustrated the brutality of racism in the segregated South.
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The Hub at MSU, JSU COVID-19 Health Literacy Program and USM Health Sciences Camp
The Mississippi State University Research and Technology Corporation is carrying out renovations to convert a former bank building in downtown Starkville into a new facility called "The Hub."
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Weekend Picks 7-9-21
Another weekend is here, and although there aren’t as many events happening as last week, with all the holiday celebrations, there are still plenty of options for staying entertained this weekend.
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Curtis Thompson
Due to COVID-19, Olympic dreams were put on hold for every athlete heading to the 2020 Tokyo Games. The wait was even longer for former Mississippi State University star Curtis Thompson.
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Misdemeanor Holding Facility Could Open in Jackson in Old Juvenile Detention Center
Holding cells to hold misdemeanor offenders could soon open in Jackson if the council approves the move after an evaluation process.