For the second year in a row, Bovina Elementary School has earned special recognition from FranklinCovey, the creator of the Leader In Me initiative. Bovina Principal...
To many, chess is a complex board game that takes time and a great deal of focus to learn and play. It’s also a fun way...
Herbert Strickland spent more than 23 years in law enforcement, much of it working with K-9 units. Strickland, 49, of Utica, had attended Mississippi State University...
“What on earth is she doing now?” may be what Mahala Roach’s neighbors thought in December 1851. Mrs. Roach, who lived on Depot Street in downtown...
Each year hundreds of students, band directors and band parents gear up to compete in the Winter Guard International World Championship. After months of practice and...
Retail giant Walmart announced Dec. 10 that it has launched a pilot program to deliver groceries with driverless vehicles in Houston, Texas. The pilot program is...
Hinds Community College recently honored students named to “Who’s Who Among Students in American Community and Junior Colleges.” Among those who were recognized were six Vicksburg...
At approximately 2 a.m. on April 27. 1865, just a few weeks after the end of the Civil War, there was an explosion aboard the steamboat...
Do you remember the scene in “Gone with the Wind” when Miss Scarlett and Rhett Butler danced the Virginia Reel? Folks will be doing the same...
The University of Southern Mississippi will award an honorary doctorate to Ellie J. Dahmer, civil rights activist and lifelong educator, at its commencement ceremony on Friday,...