The University of Southern Mississippi School of Music is pleased to announce the 105th season of the Symphony Orchestra under new music director, Gregory Wolynec. Entitled “New Worlds,” the season will include a wide range of works from Mozart and Haydn to Stravinsky and Sibelius

The Mississippi Gulf Coast’s labor market needs more trained construction and technical workers. While there are many paths to filling the labor gap, The Knights of Peter Claver (KOPC) Workforce Development is leading the way in training the unemployed and underemployed residents along the Mississippi Gulf Coast who desire entry-level positions in the construction industry.

It’s August, and let’s face it, it’s hot. Really hot. 

The only good thing about the heat is that it will be coming to an end sometime in the future. The calendar says that the first day of fall is September 22, but those of us here in south Mississippi know that our summer lasts well into the fall. 

The Delta State University Department of Athletics hosts “A Night of Champions,” a special event featuring Mississippi football legend Archie Manning alongside Delta State Alumni and Athletics Hall of Famer, Langston Rogers.

While living in New Orleans, London met Scott Hoverman, owner of 3 Alarm Comics in Ocean Springs. Hoverman invited London to come and sign autographs as a celebrity guest, introducing him to Mississippi. “I fell in love with Ocean Springs,” shared London. “It is truly a magical little place. So beautiful.” At that time, London’s family was expecting. “We were about to have a baby, and New Orleans didn’t feel like the place we truly wanted to be,” shared London. “So the Universe brought us here.” 

Could improved screening methods for detecting newborn heart defects save more lives? That’s what Mississippi State’s Amirtaha Taebi is using…

Yep, it’s back-to-school time! 

That also means it’s time for the good ol’ yellow buses to roll out and carry our kiddos back and forth to their designated schools. 

In fewer than three weeks the Hattiesburg Zoo welcomes a second zebra foal born in the Africa barn.  Mom, Safara gave birth to a male at 1:03 a.m. on Monday, July 29th. 

Books and ballads have been written about a legendary outlaw whose first arrest was in Lucedale. Kinnie Wagner landed in the George County jail in October 1924 on a theft charge.

The University of Southern Mississippi’s (USM) School of Polymer Science and Engineering (SPSE) hosted the National Science Foundation-funded Research Experience for Teachers Site (RET), providing local high school teachers the opportunity to participate in sustainable materials research for six weeks in laboratories on the Hattiesburg campus.  

Summer break is over, and back-to-school season is upon us! Nutrition can slip our minds when shopping for notebooks, backpacks, and clothes.

Perhaps the three sisters to Southern tables are corn, beans and tomatoes.

Jackson-George Regional Library System invites you to celebrate Smokey Bear’s 80th birthday! Throughout August, join Smokey Bear at your local library to learn about wildfires and the environment. Engage in reading activities, earn badges and prizes, and take action to make a difference.

Nothing quite lets you know that you are in Mississippi like the gas stations. When you travel out of state and return to Mississippi, the bevy of gas stations you see as you cruise through the rural countryside are one of the most popular, yet gentle, reminders that you’ve made it home.

In honor of the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, the Hattiesburg Zoo’s animal residents couldn’t resist getting in on the fun!  

As a father of three, Marcus Drymon has watched his fair share of Disney movies, but he never imagined his work as an associate Extension professor at Mississippi State University would land him a spot on a National Geographic feature documentary on Disney+.