Cari Gervin
Lower milk prices cause tough times for state's dairy farmers
Thursday, February 19, 2009
The economic downtown has Mississippi’s small dairy industry struggling to keep pace as milk prices fall. MPB’s Cari Gervin reports.
Search for Khayat's replacement underway
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
The search for a replacement for Ole Miss Chancellor Robert Khayat is officially underway. The state’s College Board met in Oxford on Tuesday for a listening session with faculty, staff and students. MPB’s Cari Gervin has this report.
Mississippi State gets Grant's presidential library
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
The first president of Mississippi State University – back when it was known as Mississippi A & M – was Stephen D. Lee, a famous Confederate general. Now the university is home to the papers of the most famous general on the other side of the Civil War – Ulysses S. Grant. MPB’s Cari Gervin visited Starkville to get the story.
Despite Congressional-mandated delay, stations are still going digital
Monday, February 16, 2009
Two weeks ago Congress pushed the deadline for digital television conversion to June twelfth. But many Mississippi stations, including MPB, are still switching off their analog signals on the original deadline – Tuesday. MPB’s Cari Gervin has more.
General Colin Powell visits Ole Miss
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
On Monday night, the University of Mississippi received a special visit in honor of Black History Month - General Colin Powell. From Oxford, Cari Gervin reports.
Charleston High School's first integrated prom gets the Hollywood treatment
Friday, February 06, 2009
The small Delta town of Charleston integrated its schools in 1970. But it took thirty-eight years to integrate the prom. North Mississippi reporter Cari Gervin has the story on the movie about Charleston High’s first interracial prom.
Budget-strapped Alcorn County Schools Facing Tough Decisions
Monday, February 02, 2009
As MPB continues its look at the effects of a struggling economy on life in the Magnolia state, North Mississippi reporter Cari Gervin traveled to Alcorn County. There, the county school district is facing tough decisions.
Caterpillar Layoffs May Impact Oxford
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
The Department of Labor announced that unemployment in Mississippi jumped to 7.6 percent in December, above the national average. Lafayette County has one of the lowest unemployment rates in the state, but that may soon change. From Oxford, Cari Gervin reports.
Could "The W" Lose Its W?
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
In March, the Mississippi University for Women will celebrate its one hundred and twenty-fifth anniversary. It may be the last birthday for the Columbus school under that name. MPB’s Cari Gervin reports.