Entertainment

Taste of Mississippi is this Monday

Blue Cross & Blue Shield presents The 28th Annual Taste of Mississippi, a Benefit for Stewpot Monday, March 30, 2015 7:00-10:00 PM Highland Village, Jackson, MS The 28th Annual Taste of Mississippi will be held event will […]

Obituaries

Obituary of Stephanie Parker Weaver

Activist….Leader….Lecturer….Author….Trailblazer…Powerhouse  Known as “Sistah Hurricane,” Stephanie Parker Weaver, a cherished wife, mother, sister, and friend, was born September 30, 1962 in Jackson, Mississippi. Stephanie was the third of four children of the late Frank and […]

Education

Trustees offer deal to Ole Miss chancellor

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi’s College Board is preparing to offer a two-year contract extension to the University of Mississippi chancellor whom they had previously refused to retain, individuals with knowledge of the negotiations said […]

Sports

Ole Miss WNIT: Father beats son for second time in coaching dual

(AP) Notch another victory for fathers coaching against their sons. Rick Insell’s Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders never trailed Thursday night in beating his son Matt’s Mississippi Rebels 82-70 in the third round of the Women’s […]

Entertainment

Vin Diesel says Oscars weighted against action films

By LOUISE WATT BEIJING (AP) — Vin Diesel said Friday that the latest “Fast & Furious” film deserves a best picture Oscar but has two strikes against it when it comes to the Academy — it’s […]

Education

Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant signs $2.5 million K-12 budget bill

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant on Wednesday signed a $2.5 billion budget for elementary and secondary schools, putting in place one of the biggest pieces of an overall state government spending plan […]

Sports

A guide to the NCAA Tournament’s regional rounds

By JOHN MARSHALL Kentucky still has a shot at history. Tom Izzo has Michigan State on another deep March run. Former mid-major monsters Gonzaga and Wichita State are still going strong. OK, so maybe we won’t […]

Education

Thousands rally in support of ousted Ole Miss chancellor

By JEFF AMY JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The University of Mississippi finds itself in turmoil after trustees ousted well-liked Chancellor Dan Jones, with more than 2,000 students and faculty rallying to his defense Wednesday on the […]