POPLARVILLE, Miss. — Pearl River Community College recognized 43 Practical Nursing graduates at a pinning ceremony at the Ethel Holden Brownstone Center for the Arts. Students were from the night and weekend programs held on the Forrest County, Hancock, and Poplarville…
A major gift from the Asbury Foundation will help ensure that William Carey University’s College of Health Sciences can attract and retain high-quality faculty members to train the next generation of health care professionals. “The Asbury Foundation has taken the…
KILN, Miss. — Pearl River Community College has expanded its Career and Technical Education offerings with the Spring 2024 launch of Aviation Maintenance Technology (AMT) at the new Hancock Campus Hangar in Kiln. The program begins at a time when industry…
The Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning completed its search for the 13th President of Jackson State University by voting to name Dr. Marcus L. Thompson as President during its meeting held today in Jackson. Dr. Thompson has…
West Harrison High School has again been ranked No. 1 in the state as a result of scores on state tests taken last school year. It is the second year in a row…
It’s fitting that we caught up with this month’s Class Act Teacher in the midst of Superhero Day at North Bay Elementary in Bay St.…
STARKVILLE, Miss.—Helping K-12 students understand the importance of agriculture and career possibilities is the focus of a $485,000 grant received by Mississippi State from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture, or NIFA. The four-year project…
The Bay-Waveland School District is looking for a new principal at the high school. The move comes in the wake of Amy Yarbrorough Necaise's August arrest on misdemeanor shopping charges at Waveland Walmart. Necaise is accused of taking $123 in…
Four University of Southern Mississippi graduate students in its College of Arts and Sciences have been awarded the prestigious NASA-Mississippi Space Grant Consortium’s Graduate Research Fellowship for the current academic year 2023-24. The MSSGC is a statewide non-profit entity consisting…
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College has again been named to the Military Friendly School and Military Spouse Friendly School Top 10 list for 2023-2024. Institutions earning these designations were evaluated using public data sources and responses from a proprietary survey.…
The Biden Administration has officially launched its new student loan repayment program. It’s called ‘SAVE’ and aims to significantly lower payments and reduce overall loan costs for…
Students, faculty, and staff started their first day at The University of Southern Mississippi (USM)’s Gulf Park Campus with hopes for a positive semester. Dr. Shannon Campbell, Senior Associate Vice President for Coastal Operations, is excited for the return of…
Graduates can already sign up for Biden’s new 'Saving on A Valuable Education' plan which offers payments as low as zero dollars based on your…
State leaders are reacting to the latest Mississippi Academic Assessment Program scores released earlier this week. The Mississippi Department of Education says the student achievement scores…
JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Education released today the results from the 2022-23 Mississippi Academic Assessment Program, which show student achievement reaching an all-time high in mathematics, English Language Arts, science and U.S. History. Overall, the percentage of…
The University of Southern Mississippi is pleased to announce a new director for the Gulf Coast Research Laboratory. Dr. Kelly Darnell is named the new director of the…
If you’ve noticed a building under construction on Lorraine Road and you’re wondering what it is, Mississippi Power is opening a training and development facility.…
One of five local schools received some huge recognition this week. The Mississippi Office of Elementary Education and Reading's Literacy Division recognized Pass Road Elementary School as an…
It is the first day back to school for the Harrison County School District and one elementary class is off to a far-out start. It’s a…
Harrison County School District nurses gathered for professional development training in preparation for the school year. Various school nurses in Harrison County went through training and…
The Mississippi Department of Education released the Kindergarten Readiness results for this school year. For spring 2023, 61.42 percent of pre-K students were ready to pass kindergarten. According…
Not all heroes wear capes, but these educators do and they are ready to make sure their students have a successful school year. Community Action of South Mississippi…
A few weeks ago, USM and MGCCC announced a partnership to allow dual enrollment opportunities. Dr. Jacob Breland of USM and Dr. Kady Pietz from MGCCC are here to tell…
Harrison Central Elementary is welcoming a new face for the 2023-2024 school year. Ms. Ida West is now the principal at Harrison Central Elementary. Prior to accepting her new position,…
