Robert Thompson Named New ECCC Men¹s Basketball Coach Robert Thompson is the new men¹s head basketball coach at East Central Community College in Decatur. ECCC President Dr. Billy Stewart introduced the new Warrior head coach during a press conference held Tuesday, May 14, 2013, in the Board of Trustees Room located in the Vincent...
The Return on Investment (ROI) for Workforce Training puts over five dollars into Mississippi¹s economy for every one dollar spent, the Mississippi Department of Employment Security (MDES) announced today. MDES is the state administrator of the federal Workforce Investment Act training program. The agency reports 3,022 Individual Training Accounts (ITAs) totaling over $11 million...
A Starkville man is going to prison for possession of child pornography, announced Attorney General Jim Hood today. John A. Brown, age 61, of Logan Drive in Starkville, appeared before Judge Lee Coleman in Oktibbeha County today and plead guilty to one count possession of child pornography. Judge Coleman sentenced Brown to 20 years,...
State of Mississippi Closes on a Significant Portion of Cat Island Jackson, Miss.Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann, along with several members of the Mississippi Gulf Coast Legislative Delegation, announced the purchase by the citizens of the State of Mississippi of a significant portion of Cat Island, one of the barrier islands located off the...
By Bonnie Coblentz MSU Ag Communications MISSISSIPPI STATE — Mississippi State University architecture students designed a sustainable home that can provide its own electricity, water supply and food for a family of four. In the final project of a sustainable design class, the students turned theoretical principles into a practical home and landscape. They...
Agents of the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation have confirmed the recovery 6-year-old Jashayla Hopson in Lauderdale County, Mississippi. The child has been taken to Rush Hospital in Meridian for observation. The Amber Alert issued earlier today has been cancelled. All inquiries should be directed to the FBI office in Jackson.
Mississippi Arts Commission Announces Minigrant Application Deadline Jackson, Miss – The Mississippi Arts Commission (MAC) is pleased to announce that applications are now being accepted for the agency¹s Minigrant program. The upcoming application deadline is Monday, June 3, 2013. MAC offers two Minigrant deadlines each year (June 1 and November 1) to assist with...
THE MISSISSIPPI HIGHWAY PATROL IS ISSUING AN AMBER ALERT. AUTHORITIES ARE LOOKING FOR A 6-YEAR-OLD BLACK FEMALE. SHE HAS BLACK HAIR WITH A PONY TAIL ON THE RIGHT SIDE AND BROWN EYES. THE CHILD WAS LAST SEEN WEARING A PINK SHIRT WITH AN ICE CREAM CONE DESIGN ON THE FRONT, TURQUOISE PANTS, WHITE OPEN-TOED...
By Gary R. Bachman MSU Horticulturist Coastal Research & Extension Center Like many home gardeners, I used to put plants in my landscape without worrying about labels because I was sure I¹d remember what was planted where. And like most of you, I would end up scratching my head wondering what I had planted...
