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Delta State students broaden global perspective through Japan study abroad program

Delta State students broaden global perspective through Japan study abroad program

by Mississippi Monitor | Sep 25, 2026 | Delta

by Nathan Duff, Delta State University     Ten Delta State University students expanded their understanding of international business and Japanese culture through a semester-long study abroad program that culminated in a 12-day trip to Osaka, Kyoto and...
No. 21 Florida counting on Swamp to help slow down No. 4 Ole Miss star QB Trinidad Chambliss

No. 21 Florida counting on Swamp to help slow down No. 4 Ole Miss star QB Trinidad Chambliss

by Mississippi Monitor | Sep 24, 2026 | Sports

By Mark Long, Associated Press     Florida defensive coordinator Brad White jokingly takes credit for Trinidad Chambliss’ rise to stardom. White’s unit at Kentucky knocked Ole Miss starting quarterback Austin Simmons out of a game early last season, a right...
England-based SubSea Craft expanding operations, locating U.S. facility on Mississippi Coast

England-based SubSea Craft expanding operations, locating U.S. facility on Mississippi Coast

by Mississippi Monitor | Sep 24, 2026 | Coastal

By Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune     The Mississippi Development Authority announced Thursday that SubSea Craft is locating operations in Hancock County. The advanced maritime technology company is investing nearly $6.1 million and bringing 56 jobs to the...
Former MDOC Correctional Officers Sentenced to 30 Years for Smuggling Drugs into Prison

Former MDOC Correctional Officers Sentenced to 30 Years for Smuggling Drugs into Prison

by Mississippi Monitor | Sep 24, 2026 | Capital/River

Madison and Rankin Counties’ District Attorney John K. Bramlett, Jr., announced today that 30-year-old Somalia Moneisha Funchess of Magee, Mississippi, and 26-year-old Aaliyah Keyonna Reid of Carthage, Mississippi, were each sentenced to serve thirty (30) years in...
Carolyn Margaret Weir of Natchez Receives Mississippi Arts Commission Grant

Carolyn Margaret Weir of Natchez Receives Mississippi Arts Commission Grant

by Mississippi Monitor | Sep 24, 2026 | Capital/River

Natchez artist Carolyn Margaret Weir has received a $500 grant from the Mississippi Arts Commission (MAC) to support the continued development of a new series of hand-painted kinetic mobile sculptures. The award is part of more than $1.7 million in grants awarded by...
UMMC ranks No. 2 on Forbes’ list of America’s Best Employers for Healthcare Professionals

UMMC ranks No. 2 on Forbes’ list of America’s Best Employers for Healthcare Professionals

by Mississippi Monitor | Sep 24, 2026 | Capital/River

By: L.A. Warren, UMMC Communications     The University of Mississippi Medical Center has earned the No. 2 ranking on Forbes’ 2026 list of America’s Best Employers for Healthcare Professionals, placing Mississippi’s only academic medical...
MSU Extension scientists ask public to watch for new insect

MSU Extension scientists ask public to watch for new insect

by Mississippi Monitor | Sep 24, 2026 | Gardening

By Susan Collins-Smith, MSU Extension Service     What might appear to some to be a beautifully exotic butterfly is actually an invasive pest that can devastate fruit crops and be a nuisance in home landscapes. While not yet detected in Mississippi, the...
CoffeeTime: “TEN TRUE THINGS THAT SOME PEOPLE DESPISE”

CoffeeTime: “TEN TRUE THINGS THAT SOME PEOPLE DESPISE”

by Mississippi Monitor | Sep 24, 2026 | CoffeeTime

Send responses to: andybowman839@gmail.com   Forgiveness given to someone who treated you badly is necessary to get over the hurt. Your forgiveness doesn’t do a thing for their emotional health, but it frees you from the prison you are living in. Drinking alcohol...
Raybern Foods expanding Shannon operations with $7.1 million investment

Raybern Foods expanding Shannon operations with $7.1 million investment

by Mississippi Monitor | Sep 23, 2026 | Hills

    Raybern Foods, a producer of heat-and-serve, deli-style sandwiches, is expanding its operations in Shannon with a $7.1 million investment that is expected to create 70 jobs. The expansion is being driven by increased demand for the company’s sandwich...
MSU Extension preps ‘AI to Answers’ launch

MSU Extension preps ‘AI to Answers’ launch

by Mississippi Monitor | Sep 23, 2026 | Pines

By Nathan Gregory, MSU Extension Service       A Mississippi State University Extension Service project aimed at helping agricultural entrepreneurs and Extension professionals build digital marketing skills with artificial intelligence has received...
FAO renews MSU designation as Reference Centre on Antimicrobial Resistance and Aquaculture Biosecurity

FAO renews MSU designation as Reference Centre on Antimicrobial Resistance and Aquaculture Biosecurity

by Mississippi Monitor | Sep 23, 2026 | Pines

  The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations is redesignating Mississippi State University as an FAO Reference Centre on Antimicrobial Resistance and Aquaculture Biosecurity. The renewal follows FAO’s positive review of MSU’s progress since it...
Jim Abbott: Paper man chasing the truth in the Mississippi Delta

Jim Abbott: Paper man chasing the truth in the Mississippi Delta

by Mississippi Monitor | Sep 23, 2026 | Delta

by Marilyn Tinnin, Magnolai Tribune     Paper Man Chasing the Truth in the Mississippi Delta is the must-read memoir of retired journalist and longtime editor of the Indianola Enterprise Tocsin, Jim Abbott. Released in early September and published by The...
State Auditor seeks details on cyberattacks at UMMC, IHL

State Auditor seeks details on cyberattacks at UMMC, IHL

by Mississippi Monitor | Sep 23, 2026 | Capital/River

by Jeremy Pittari, Magnolia Tribune       In response to two recent cyberattacks on the state’s higher education networks, the State Auditor’s office is requesting information on whether taxpayer money was used to pay any ransoms associated with the...
Kara’s Sights and Bites: Fall and football mean… It’s officially dipping season

Kara’s Sights and Bites: Fall and football mean… It’s officially dipping season

by Mississippi Monitor | Sep 23, 2026 | Kara's Bites & Sights

By Kara Kimbrough   Fall’s finally here and football season is in full swing. The tantalizing aroma of wings, dogs and burgers grilling in the late afternoon sun is almost sweeter than your favorite team’s victory. Colorful tables filled with sausage...
Where Hospitality is Always on the Menu: Mississippi Returns to the Rose Parade with a Celebration of Southern Flavor and Spirit

Where Hospitality is Always on the Menu: Mississippi Returns to the Rose Parade with a Celebration of Southern Flavor and Spirit

by Mississippi Monitor | Sep 22, 2026 | Statewide

  Visit Mississippi is proud to announce its return to the Rose Parade® on January 1, 2027, marking the state’s third appearance in the iconic Pasadena celebration. This year’s float, “Mississippi: Where Hospitality is Always on the Menu,” will invite millions of...
The house that stone built: The story of the Purvis Rock House

The house that stone built: The story of the Purvis Rock House

by Mississippi Monitor | Sep 22, 2026 | Coastal

by Meredith Biesinger, Magnolia Tribune     In 1949, Simmy Miller hauled load after load of stone from Sand Mountain in northern Alabama all the way to Purvis, Mississippi. Then he built a house nobody would forget. More than 75 years later, you still can’t...
Ingalls’ VR welding lab surpasses 1,000 trainees

Ingalls’ VR welding lab surpasses 1,000 trainees

by Mississippi Monitor | Sep 22, 2026 | Coastal

by Magnolia Mornings, Magnolia Tribune     Ingalls Shipbuilding’s Virtual Reality (VR) Welding Lab has officially surpassed 1,000 trainees since opening in January 2025. The milestone highlights the impact of Ingalls’ investment in advanced training...
Statewide assistance program opens for families dealing with opioid abuse

Statewide assistance program opens for families dealing with opioid abuse

by Mississippi Monitor | Sep 22, 2026 | Statewide

By Jeremy Pittari, Magnolia Tribune     Families affected by the abuse of opioids or other forms of substance abuse in Mississippi are encouraged to pre-register for an upcoming statewide support program that will be available in-person and virtually. The...
No indictments handed down by Jackson County grand jury in death of Nolan Wells

No indictments handed down by Jackson County grand jury in death of Nolan Wells

by Mississippi Monitor | Sep 22, 2026 | Coastal

by Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune     Jackson County District Attorney Angel Myers-McIlrath announced late Monday evening that the grand jury had unanimously returned a no true bill in the death investigation of Ocean Springs teen Nolan Wells. This means no...

Outstanding perennials add to butterfly garden

by Mississippi Monitor | Sep 21, 2026 | Gardening

By Eddie Smith, MSU Extension Service     The last stop on this summer’s tour of the Yazoo National Wildlife Refuge Butterfly Garden examines three outstanding perennials. These plants are not only beautiful year after year, but they provide valuable nectar...
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