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New president to be named at Delta State University
Delta State University will get a new president after Dec. 31. Current president Dr. John Hilpert announced Thursday he will be leaving Cleveland, effective Dec. 31. There has been no announcement of a successor.
Continue reading...Former secretary of state, KiOR board member Condoleeza Rice visits Mississippi
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Former secretary of state and national security adviser Dr. Condoleeza Rice stopped at Mississippi College yesterday to visit with students and attend a fundraising dinner. The nation’s chief diplomat under President George W. Bush talked about her early interest and work on Soviet-American relations and the complex relationship the U.S. maintained with Russia following the [...]
Continue reading...Bailey retiring as MDCC president
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
MOORHEAD — Mississippi Delta Community College’s president is stepping down May 31 after 11 years of leading the two-year school. Larry Bailey announced his retirement in an email to employees Monday. He said retirement will allow him to spend more time with his family and to pursue other goals. Bailey has spent 19 years at [...]
Continue reading...REILY: Finely textured beef the fault of the media? MSU researcher cannot be serious
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
A story released by Mississippi State University blames the media for the shadow cast over lean, finely textured beef, which has been more commonly referred to as pink slime. An MSU meat scientist, Byron Williams, describes recent media reports as “irresponsible journalism that casts a shadow over established practices that he contends make certain ground [...]
Continue reading...Charter school bill passes House ed committee
Thursday, March 1, 2012
The House Education Committee passed its version of the Mississippi Public Charter Schools Act of 2012 (HB 888) yesterday and is expected to vote on it next week. The Senate passed charter schools legislation in the form of SB 2401 last week. See a summary of some key similarities and differences below. The House bill [...]
Continue reading...Sen. Ed Committee passes charter school legislation
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
The Senate Education Committee passed the Mississippi Public Charter Schools Act of 2012 this morning. The legislation will now be considered by the Senate. Charter schools are open-enrollment public schools that are freed from some of the rules, regulations and statutes that apply to other public schools in exchange for accountability for producing certain results. [...]
Continue reading...MEC hosts ‘A Capital Day’ for business community
Thursday, January 5, 2012
Speakers address energy, education and health JACKSON – Members of the business community gathered at the Marriott hotel in Jackson today to hear Gov.-elect Phil Bryant’s agenda for economic development and the details of Blueprint Mississippi, a report on improving the state’s economic health that is sponsored by the Mississippi Economic Council (MEC) and other [...]
Continue reading...Training Dick and Jane 
Friday, December 16, 2011
The Governor’s Workforce Conference held earlier this month in Jackson offered plenty of success stories, particularly the recruitment of the new Toyota plant in Northeast Mississippi. However, there were also words of warning about the state meeting the needs of businesses with a competently trained workforce in the future. The state is already struggling to [...]
Continue reading...NORTHWAY COLUMN: Things getting frosty in Southaven
Thursday, December 8, 2011
Today, there is a warning on the Mississippi Department of Transportation’s website about icy accumulation in North Mississippi. It is for the I-55 bridge over the Coldwater River in DeSoto County. However, it would appear that the really slick ice in DeSoto County is at the Southaven Mayor’s Office. >> SEE RELATED STORY FROM THE [...]
Continue reading...They’re hairy. They’re crazy. They’re hairy crazy ants.
Friday, November 11, 2011
People who heard in mid-October about the spread of aliens on the Gulf Coast might have written it off as some kind of pre-Halloween spoof. Millions and millions of shaggy creatures running around at break-neck speed and with a penchant for overrunning and damaging homes and businesses sounded unbelievable. But, when it comes to hairy [...]
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- New president to be named at Delta State University
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Thursday, May 17, 2012
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