News Archive

As the Gulf Coast moves into hurricane season, Hancock County is opening five new shelters and adding buses and vans.

It was a largely peaceful town hall meeting in Oxford, when First District Congressman Alan Nunnelee submitted to the questions of roughly 75 constituents at the City Courthouse.

Estimates show the cost of the flood to agriculture could be more than 250 million dollars, but farmers in the Mississippi Delta have more to worry about than just floodwaters. MPB's Daniel Cherry reports how growers this year are dealing with record flooding and a drought at the same time.

The Mississippi Department of Health says diabetes contributes to the death of 16 hundred residents each year. MPB's Daniel Cherry goes to one of the most affected areas to find out what's being done to put the brakes on diabetes.

Democrats and Republicans are gearing up their campaigns to be Mississippi's next Governor.

Every year several Mississippians are killed when they are hit by a car while riding their bicycle. MPB's Jeffrey Hess reports on efforts by a statewide biking advocacy group to make the roads safer for cyclists.

Like most property owners on the Gulf Coast, churches are facing staggering insurance costs. MPB’s Rhonda Miller reports one more storm like Katrina could make a big dent in the spiritual life of the Mississippi coast.

The Southern Poverty Law Center says students of Jackson Public Schools have been handcuffed and shackled for up to six hours while attending school.

Water from the historic Mississippi River Flood is slowly receding, giving families driven from their homes by rising water a first look at the damage.

Mississippi’s diverse musical heritage is earning national recognition. 

An expansion of a program aimed at identifying those who are working illegally in the U.S. will be getting a test run in Mississippi.

Construction crews will soon be moving into a Natchez biofuels plant to convert it into a high tech renewable chemical producer.

While the national graduation rate is predicted to increase this year, many Mississippi students are failing to get a diploma. 

The levee system along the Mississippi and Yazoo Rivers saved thousands of acres from going under water.