Courtesy of MSDAH During a recent special meeting, the Board of Trustees of the Mississippi Department of Archives and History awarded nearly $3 million on behalf of the Community Heritage Preservation Grant program to seventeen preservation and restoration projects from … Continued
The Mississippi Lottery recently announced the sale of multi-state lottery tickets will begin on January 30, 2020. The incorporation of multi-state lottery tickets comes as no surprise as the success of scratch off tickets has been unprecedented since Mississippi became … Continued
A south Mississippi judge has been suspended after complaints that he pushed and slapped a court clerk. According to complaints filed with Mississippi Commission on Judicial Performance, Jefferson County Justice Court Judge Wendell Williams pushed a court clerk and slapped … Continued
Come January, forty-nine new Justice Court judges will take office in Mississippi. The group recently finished two weeks of intensive training at the Mississippi Judicial College’s training program and are now ready for their new post. On the first day … Continued
The Mississippi Highway Patrol will be out in full force to protect you this Christmas. This morning, the MHP kicked off its annual safety awareness initiative titled “Home for the Holidays.” The initiative will run through the end of the year and … Continued
Courtesy of MDE The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) has released ACT results for the spring 2019 statewide administration of the ACT to all public high school juniors. The average score for juniors decreased from 17.8 in 2018 to 17.6 … Continued
A centennial celebration is taking place in the next year for the Women’s Bureau Department of Labor. The department reaches 100 years next June but the Director, Dr. Laurie Smith says that the celebration will last all year long. This … Continued
Courtesy of visitmississippi.org Jerry Lee Lewis received a Mississippi Country Music Trail marker Thursday afternoon at his ranch in Nesbit, Miss. “After pioneering the genres of rock ‘n’ roll and rockabilly with hits that crossed over to the country music … Continued
A Madison County Deputy that was shot in the line of duty will be home for Christmas. Deputy Brad Sullivan was shot in the head during a shootout with a suspect on September 5th, and after 3 months, he was … Continued
Courtesy of MDE The Mississippi Department of Education needs your help as they prepare to feed children across the state when school lets out for summer vacation. The MDE Office of Child Nutrition (OCN) is seeking sponsors to operate the … Continued