Both Mississippi State’s Fred Carl Jr. Small Town Center and the Gulf Coast Community Design Studio are selections among 54 national finalists featured this year in Venice, Italy, at the 19th International Architecture Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia, a premier international architectural showcase.

Two-time College Football National Champion, Heisman trophy winner and first-round NFL draft pick Tim Tebow will make an appearance in the Hump at Mississippi State on Monday [April 7]. Students, employees, alumni and the surrounding community are invited to hear from the five-time New York Times bestselling author and television football analyst at 7 p.m.

Longer days, warmer weather, and pollen galore only mean one thing: spring has arrived! ‘Tis the season for a new crop of fresh produce and lighter clothes. Springtime’s colorful fruits and vegetables make it easy to paint your plate with good nutrition.

Mikel Franks has spent years watching storefronts open and close in Leakesville, a small city where steady jobs are hard…

The University of Southern Mississippi will host the annual Fay B. Kaigler Children’s Book Festival and the Ezra Jack Keats…

Spring is here, and so is an exciting lineup of events at the Jackson-George Regional Library System! Whether you’re looking for engaging story times, hands-on workshops, or creative activities, we have something for all ages to enjoy this April.

It’s curious, the cuts of beef, pork, chicken and even turkey that many thought undesirable, have almost always been cherished by the poor.  Somehow people got the idea that if it had bone in it, then it wasn’t good. In fact, the opposite is true. Bone in is always better.  Things like pork cheeks and feet, ox tails, chicken and turkey necks and, my all time favorite, chicken wings 

Some plants add a certain kind of pizazz or elegance to our world. Such is the case for Green Dragons, Arisaema dracontium. Although not commonly seen, unless you frequent moist woodlands in early spring, this forest floor plant has a wide distribution across the eastern U.S. and Canada. As for the name, well, the person that described it apparently saw a long, flickering lizard’s tongue under a multi-lobed dragon’s mane.

Spring has sprung here in Mississippi, and for lots of people, that means it’s time to bring out the boats and get back out on the beautiful waterways of our state. But before you load up friends and family and head out to one of Mississippi’s lakes or rivers, make sure to brush up on those boater safety skills. 

The University of Southern Mississippi (USM) celebrated the completion of the historic Friendship Oak Beautification Project with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on March 21 at the Gulf Park campus in Long Beach. The event marked a significant milestone in preserving and enhancing one of the university’s most cherished landmarks.

Did you know that Mississippi has its very own Cherry Blossom Festival?

Yes, you read that right. The 2025 Northeast Mississippi Cherry Blossom Festival will take place this Saturday, March 29, at Ballard Park in Tupelo, Mississippi. 

In the United States, approximately 1 in 4 children live in homes without a biological, step, or adoptive father, with nearly 18.5 million children experiencing fatherlessness. This statistic is associated with various adverse outcomes, including higher rates of poverty, behavioral problems, and involvement in the juvenile justice system, especially for young men. However, one administrator at Brandon Middle School provides a helping hand with the assistance of community volunteers to young men as they enter adolescence.

High-ability students at The University of Southern Mississippi (USM) now have another opportunity to pursue a legal career thanks to a new partnership with The University of Mississippi School of Law (UM Law) that provides an accelerated pathway to law school.

It is often said that “those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” Never are those words more applicable than when discussing the Holocaust. 

Mississippi State’s Joseph M. Thompson, an assistant professor in the Department of History, has been named a finalist for the 45th annual Los Angeles Times book prize in the history category.

Nestled in downtown Hattiesburg is the Saenger Theater. This establishment could accommodate nearly 1000 guests— 997 to be exact. It…