Bay-Waveland School District has removed Jeremy Weir as principal at the Middle School. Superintendent Sandra Reed sent a message to staff saying that Thursday was Weir's last day. WXXV spoke to Reed, who said he was not terminated. As of…
Who let the dogs out -- in the library? It's all part of the Sit, Stay and Read program at the Gulfport Pubic Library. Jamie Hobbs, a retired nurse of 45 years,…
By CORA LEWIS and ADRIANA MORGA NEW YORK (AP) — President Joe Biden is expected to announce Wednesday that many Americans can have up to $10,000 in federal student loan debt forgiven. Details of the plan are still being finalized, but…
Hancock County is searching for a new superintendent this morning. The Board of Trustees on Thursday voted to terminate Teresa Merwin's contract during a special called meeting. There was no explanation. A parent posting to the Hancock County Schools social…
Two school districts in South Mississippi are celebrating after the state Department of Education released its new assessment numbers. Long Beach and Ocean Springs school districts ranked in the Top 10 overall in the state in all four subject areas…
Jake Goldin may have just left Bayou View Elementary for the middle school, but he was given a chance to come back to receive a big honor. InvestWrite is an…
MICHAEL GOLDBERG JACKSON, Miss (AP) — Amid a series of mass shootings in the U.S., Mississippi education officials made clear that school districts in the state can make their own rules for letting armed people with enhanced carry licenses onto…
The Board of Trustees for IHL has approved a transition plan for the University of Southern Mississippi that will bring a former administrator back to the Hattiesburg campus. On Thursday, the State Institutions of Higher Learning OK'd the plan to…
GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) — A booster group for a high school on Mississippi’s Gulf Coast is raising money for a band trip with what a school safety group calls a “highly inappropriate” raffle of guns and ammunition. The fundraiser —…
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi is violating its own constitution by directing $10 million in pandemic relief money to private schools, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday by a parents’ group that supports public schools. The…
William Carey University is offering a unique opportunity for those of you interested in become a K-12 teacher. The university just received a nearly $2 million grant from the state Department of…
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College and its Work4College Scholarship program was honored as the second Mississippi Public Innovations and Efficiencies Award winner of the year, State Auditor Shad White announced today. The PIE award is given to government offices for…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi Education Department’s interim chief academic officer and deputy superintendent will become interim superintendent at the end of June, the State Board of Education said Thursday. Kim Benton will take the higher interim post when…
Biloxi Class of 2022 walked across the stage into adulthood. 389 graduates dressed in red caps and gowns received their diplomas. Diplomas for distinguished academics, academics, and career technical endorsements were awarded during the…
Graduation season is upon us. Pearl River Community College graduated its 2022 class today in Poplarville with ceremonies for career technical education, allied health and nursing in the morning and associates in arts degree candidates in the afternoon. High schools…
Biloxi High School announced Friday that senior Madeline Pitre has been named one of the nine Mississippi students selected as a semifinalist for the 2022 U.S. Presidential Scholars Program. The program honors the nation’s most distinguished graduating high school seniors.…
The Pascagoula Gautier School District Board of Trustees announced this morning that Billy Ellzey will be the next superintendent of the Pascagoula-Gautier School District. Ellzey has served as superintendent of Kosciusko School District…
The kindergarten team at Pass Christian Elementary School turned an annual event into a lesson in sharing while the children had fun. Each year, the team organizes an Easter Egg Hunt. This year, parents and family members donated more than 1,200…
Moss Point School District added extra security to its high school campus today in response to a written threat of a school shooting. According to JaLeasa…
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves signed a bill Wednesday authorizing the largest pay raise in a generation for the state’s public school teachers, long among the lowest-paid in the nation. House Bill 530 becomes…
Ten-time Country Music Association Musician of the Year Mac McAnally will be on stage in front of an intimate crowd of a few hundred at The Grand Magnolia Ballroom in May for two shows at the venue. McAnally is set…
As spring weather moves into South Mississippi, many residents will take to sprucing up their gardens or begin their planting. Digging in the dirt usually turns up a few bugs and worms, but…
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A bill headed to Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves would give the state’s public school teachers their largest pay raise in years. The House voted 118-4 Tuesday to pass the final version of House…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi teachers would receive their largest pay raise in years, under a bill that the state Senate passed Thursday. The House…