By Bonnie Coblentz MSU Ag Communications MISSISSIPPI STATE Farmers should be nearly finished planting corn and going strong with soybeans, rice and cotton, but instead Mississippi fields are quiet as rain keeps tractors in the barn. As of late April, the state had gone more than five weeks with only an occasional day...
STARKVILLE, Miss.–Janet Marie Smith, a Mississippi State alumna and architect internationally recognized for her innovative baseball stadium designs, will be commencement speaker next month for both of the university’s spring graduations. Also during the May 10 and 11 public programs in Humphrey Coliseum, MSU will bestow honorary doctoral degrees on, respectively, former governor William...
Jackson, MS Protecting teens¹ online privacy is the goal of a new public education campaign launched today by Attorney General Jim Hood in cooperation with Facebook. ³As parents, we address issues of trust, accountability and respect with our children concerning their direct interactions with others and we should treat online conversations the same,²...
By Keri Collins Lewis MSU Ag Communications MISSISSIPPI STATE A Pearl River County family learned that 4-H robotics¹ ³no experience required² policy opened doors to new skills they never expected. Jill Bordelon¹s three children, Emily, Eric and Alex, became interested in robotics when 4-H first offered the activity in their county in 2009....
Steve Taylor is the new executive director of Mississippi State’s Center for Distance Education. For more than 25 years, Taylor has been a part of the faculty and administration at the university, a place he planned to work for just a few years. “When I came here in August 1987, I said, ‘I’m going...
y Susan Collins-Smith MSU Ag Communications CORINTH — Marcia Ann Glisson believes in the power of youth. That¹s why she has spent more than 50 years as an Alcorn County 4-H volunteer. And she has no plans to give it up anytime soon. ³It¹s just something that is in my blood,² said Glisson, who...
STARKVILLE, Miss.–A half-day mental health workshop Friday at Mississippi State will focus on mental illness issues among young adults. “Serious Mental Illness in the Emerging Adult: Challenges and Solutions” is the title of the free program being co-sponsored by the university’s Longest Student Health Center and Mississippi Department of Mental Health. Registration...
The Securities and Exchange Commission releases distribution plan for Morgan Keegan victims Jackson, Miss. After repeated requests, the Securities and Exchange (SEC) commission has finally announced the proposed plan to distribute Morgan Keegan settlement funds to Mississippi investors. ³For two years, the SEC ignored the pleas of investors to release this money. They desperately...
JACKSON If you are looking for a steady job with good benefits, consider working at the state prison in Rankin County. The Mississippi Department of Corrections is hiring officers for the Central Mississippi Correctional Facility in Pearl. Interviews and screenings will be conducted Tuesday, April 23, 2013, at the prison. Hiring day will...
