Boy Scout Builds Picnic Area for OCH OCH Regional Medical Center patients, visitors, and employees can now take a break under shade trees thanks to local Boy Scout Murphy Buckner. He is a member of Troop 14 in Starkville and started the project to earn the rank of Eagle Scout, the highest achievement in...
University of Southern Mississippi President Martha Saunders to Step Down Dr. Martha Saunders, president of The University of Southern Mississippi, announced today she is stepping down from that position effective June 30, 2012. She will return to the classroom as a member of the faculty at Southern Miss Gulf Coast this fall. “After...
ECCC Softball Squad Eliminated in State Tourney A second-straight state championship was not to be for the East Central Community College fast-pitch softball squad which fell 4-3 to Northwest Mississippi Community College Thursday afternoon in first-round action of the MACJC State Softball Tournament hosted by Itawamba Community College in Fulton. EC trailed 3-0...
Mississippi KIDS COUNT is accepting entries through May 18 for its 2013 Success Stories recognition program. Three organizations will be selected by an independent panel to appear in the 2013 KIDS COUNT data book, be recognized at the 2013 KIDS COUNT Summit, and have their work highlighted in a video. Online nominations may be...
ECCC, Pearl River Split Doubleheader After rallying for a 10-7 decision in the opener, East Central Community College’s baseball squad was unable to maintain an early 5-0 lead and fell 15-6 in the nightcap of a doubleheader with Pearl River Community College Wednesday, April 23 at the Clark/Gay Baseball Complex in Decatur. The...
Mississippi Home of Your Own Homebuyer Workshop Set for Grenada Mississippi Home of Your Own (HOYO) will sponsor a free, one-day homebuyer education workshop Tuesday, May 1, for residents with and without disabilities in Grenada and surrounding counties. The workshop will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the USDA Rural Development...
MSU’s Bagley College inducts new class into hall of fame Six academic and student-life leaders now hold membership in the Bagley College of Engineering’s Student Hall of Fame. Each year, faculty, staff and student organizations nominate students for hall of fame consideration. Inductees are chosen based on academics, leadership, work accomplishment, recommendation letters, and...
Spring Turkey Season Continues Until May 1 –Mississippi turkey hunters still have time remaining in the 2012 spring season, which closes on May 1, 2012. Hunters throughout most regions of the Magnolia State are reporting great success during the 2012 turkey season. A good statewide hatch in 2010 resulted in an increase in the...
Lee County School Employee Indicted for Embezzlement Following an arrest on April 17 by the State Auditor’s Office, Randy Thweatt has been indicted on 2 counts of embezzlement. Special Agents with the State Auditor’s Office arrested Thweatt following the execution of a search warrant where a 2006 Ford Ranger and York air conditioning unit...
AG Investigation Leads to Arrest for Exploitation of Vulnerable Person Lucy Judon, age 54, of Tupelo, turned herself in to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office yesterday and Investigator Joe Sanderson of the Attorney General’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit after being indicted by a Lee County grand jury on seven counts felony exploitation of a...
