The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) failed to maintain an Office of Dropout Prevention (ODP) for the last 10 years as required by state law. Additionally, lawmakers told MDE to increase the graduation rate from 61% in 2006 to 85% … Continued
The top in-state basketball prospect in the class of 2021 has committed to Ole Miss. Daeshun Ruffin, a 4-star PG out of Callaway High School in Jackson, announced his commitment on Twitter on Wednesday. 110% committed pic.twitter.com/A43ww5hEcb — #24SoShifty (@DaeshunRuffin) … Continued
A law enforcement reform bill has been introduced in D.C. The ‘JUSTICE Act’ aims to improve community safety through police training reforms and greater law enforcement accountability. Mississippi Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith is an original cosponsor of the bill that was … Continued
Huntington Ingalls Industries has announced that its Ingalls Shipbuilding division, which is in Pascagoula, has received a $145 million contract from the U.S. Navy. The contract will provide long-lead-time material and advance procurement activities for amphibious assault ship LHA 9. … Continued
The relocation of the Confederate monument that currently stands in the Circle – a prominent location on the Ole Miss campus — has been approved by the Mississippi Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning. The IHL voted … Continued
Graphic Courtesy of MSU Athletics Mississippi State has scheduled a future home-and-home series with Mike Leach’s former employer. In 2030, the Bulldogs will welcome Washington State to Starkville before making the return trip to Pullman in 2031. Leach led the … Continued
As work continues at the capitol following the recent resumption of the 2020 legislative session, the focus is beginning to shift to the state budget. There’s no doubt that the COVID-19 pandemic has had a substantial impact on Mississippi’s economy. … Continued
The state flag has been the topic of conversation a lot lately, from conversations spinning from changing it, to what it will be, or to keep it the same. The part of the flag in question is the Confederate battle … Continued
The Mississippi State Department of Health is reporting 489 new cases of COVID-19. The second-largest one-day rise in cases brings the state’s total up to 20,641. 938 Mississippians have now passed away from the virus following this morning’s confirmation of … Continued
Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review Mississippi’s ‘Gestational Age Act,’ a proposed 15-week abortion ban. Passed by the Mississippi Legislature in 2018, the law was blocked by a federal judge and that decision … Continued