It started innocently enough. Northsider Assma Ali posted on Facebook that she had been sworn in as municipal judge in Benoit ...

It is rarely ideal to hold children back a grade once they start school, but when it seems necessary, the earlier the retention the better. Mississippi, with an education policy that insists on ...

Over on Lakeland Drive, the Jackson Prep Patriots enter the 2026 season with a spring in their step. Prep is off to a 1-0 start this year after a hard-fought victory over Alabama power UMS-Wright in ...

On February 10, 1821, the Mississippi Legislature officially chartered the town of Columbus. Tucked into that same act was a provision establishing a school to be known as Franklin Academy, funded in ...

Sean Tindell, commissioner of the Department of Public Safety, announced on Wednesday that he will run in the Republican ...

The Mississippi State Board of Education also heard an update on efforts to improve the ClassWallet system for teachers’ classroom funds.

The grant will cover any remaining tuition and fees after other aid is applied and include an additional $500 annual stipend for books and other educational materials.

Chief Accountability Officer Dr. Paula Vanderford told the State Board of Education that the most recent MAAP assessment does differ from prior years, adding that this year’s testing should be ...

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Charles Tillotson looks to be announced as the new Port Director in Pascagoula, pending approval later this week by the Jackson County Port Authority Board of Commissioners. After nearly six months of ...

By Elijah Klepczyk  Emmerich Newspapers  STARKVILLE - Mississippi State head coach Jeff Lebby hired former Bulldog coach Zach ...

Using the EmPATH model, officials look to create soothing spaces near hospital emergency departments that will be staffed by ...