STEPPING UP TO SERVE: Columbus businesses donate water to help keep firefighters hydrated this summer
COLUMBUS – Local businesses are stepping up to help keep Columbus firefighters hydrated as summer temperatures rise. The Columbus Fire and Rescue Department thanked Dan Price and the team at Food Giant, along with Benton and Military Hardware, for donating bottled water to support firefighters during the hot summer months. Fire officials said Mississippi heat can […]
MSU’s Berry, White join elite class of national Astronaut Scholars
STARKVILLE — Two Bulldog engineering majors have earned the prestigious title of Astronaut Scholar, a recognition reserved for the best and brightest science-focused undergraduates in the country. Madelyn “Sloan” Berry of Brandon and India “Alex” White of Saltillo are Mississippi State’s latest recipients of the nationally renowned Astronaut Scholarship. They are among only 79 students […]
Mississippi Supreme Court refuses to hear appeal of Tate County man convicted in girlfriend’s shooting death
JACKSON — The Mississippi Supreme Court has declined to take up the case of a Tate County man convicted in the 2022 shooting death of his girlfriend, ending his bid to overturn the conviction. The court denied Demarcus Wooten’s petition for writ of certiorari May 21, with all justices in agreement. The order closes out […]
Summer Stock Up food drive aims to fill Mississippi Food Network shelves for summer kids’ programs
JACKSON — Two metro-area Kroger stores will become collection points Friday for the Summer Stock Up food drive, a one-day effort to restock the Mississippi Food Network ahead of the summer months when school meal programs go dark for thousands of children. The drive runs from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, June 5, at […]