(Itta Bena, MS)- The James H. White Library on the Mississippi Valley State University campus has been named one of the most beautiful libraries in 50 U.S. states by Business Insider magazine. MVSU’s library received this recognition amongst top schools like Yale and Princeton.
(Jackson, MS)- In the state’s bicentennial year, and a few months after two flag intiatives failed to receive enough signatures to make a statewide ballot, lawmakers have filed 22 bills offering to change, keep or let voters decide on the current state flag.
(Greenville, MS)- Washington County students who have any artwork they want to submit and showcase have until 4:00 PM February 17th to the Greenville Arts Council for the 8th Annual Student Invitational. The invitational is open to all Washington County students from pre-kindergarten to 12th-grade.
(Greenville, MS)- City leaders say plans have been officially submitted to the Mississippi Department of Transportation to review on Greenville’s new Levee Walking and Bike Trail. The team at Hooker Engineering is waiting for the final approval to advertise the project.
(Greenville, MS)- Greenville will have their first Worship on the Water of the year this weekend. All residents are invited to attend this Sunday at 2:00 PM at First Baptist Church on Main Street. Instead of Schelben Park, the service was changed due to a possibility of bad weather. Mayor…
(Mississippi)- President Donald Trump has declared four Mississippi counties federal disaster areas, Gov. Phil Bryant announced Wednesday. The four counties, Forrest, Lamar, Lauderdale and Perry, all sustained damage from the tornadoes and severe storms that swept through the South this past weekend. Four people died, and more than 500 homes…
(Mississippi)- Mississippis chief tax collector says internet retailing titan Amazon will collect the states 7 percent sales tax beginning Feb. 1. Revenue Commissioner Herb Frierson made the announcement Tuesday. His department filed Jan. 12 to require all companies making more than $250,000 in sales in Mississippi each year to collect…
Photo Source: MDOC (Jackson, MS)- MDOC is looking for a man who left the WIN Job center on I-55 Frontage Road. He is a 23-year-old probationer named David Stewart II. The job center is at 5959 I-55 Frontage Road in Jackson. Stewart was supposed to be picked up from the…
(Sunflower County, MS)- Adoris Turner, who handles Public Relations for the Sunflower County Consolidated School District says Ruleville Central High and Ruleville Central Elementary School were evacuated on Wednesday. Turner says authorities searched the school and didn’t find any explosives. The kids were sent to a church across the street…
(Cleveland, MS)- The Cleveland School District Board of Trustees met earlier this week in regards to the consolidation, and attendance grew so large is was moved to Margaret Green Junior High School’s cafeteria. The U.S. Court mandated that East Side would become the junior high campus while Margaret Green and…
