Erika Celeste

  • Tattoo Art

    Wednesday, July 09, 2008
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    West Point Mississippi may not be known by many who live outside the state, but a man in that community is doing his best to make sure it leave a mark on the world. Erika Celeste reports on tattoo artist Robbie Koch.

  • SeaBees Turn 65

    Friday, July 04, 2008
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    As our nation celebrates Independence Day, a very special, very patriotic group based in Gulfport, Mississippi is also celebrating it's 65th anniversary. Erika Celeste reports on the US Navy Seabees.

  • Antique Alley

    Wednesday, May 28, 2008
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    For the past 11 years, there's been a yard sale in Mississippi like no other. It runs 502 miles starting in Meridian, all the way up to Bristol, Virginia on US Hwy 11. MPB News contributor, Erika Celeste takes us on a road trip through Antique Alley.

  • Starkville Film Festival

    Friday, February 15, 2008
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    Mississippi's oldest film festival is currently underway in Starkville. MPB's Erika Celeste reports.

  • The Mighty Mississippi Watched for Pollutants

    Wednesday, December 26, 2007
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    A recent study by the National Science Academy and the McKnight Foundation says the Mississippi River needs more help when it comes to pollution levels. Erika Celeste reports from Vicksburg.

  • Military Memories in Centreville

    Monday, December 24, 2007
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    During WWII, Mississippi was home to two of the most famous infantry divisions in all of the country. Erika Celeste takes us on a tour through time to a museum in Centreville honoring their memory.

  • Persimmons the Other Holiday Fruit

    Monday, November 26, 2007
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    Around the world they are known as Kaki and rate as one of the most popular fruits sold on earth. Here in the United States we know them as persimmons. Most typically grown in California and Florida, now Mississippi is entering the persimmon produce scene. MPB's Erika Celeste has the story from Sessums.

  • Moss Point Gator Farm

    Wednesday, October 10, 2007
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    Seeing a wild alligator in Mississippi, may not seem that extraordinary, but if you.re ever lucky enough to do so, perhaps you should take another look. After all they are an animal almost exclusively unique to the American South. The only other wild gators in the world number about three dozen. They are found on a remote part of the Yangtze River in China. MPB.s Erika Celeste reports from a South Mississippi gator farm in Moss Point.

  • Katrina-related New Orleans School Music Program In Jeopardy

    Friday, September 21, 2007
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    When Hurricane Katrina washed survivors up in many Mississippi communities, the state not only gained many new residents, but additional talent in the form of New Orleans musicians. Now a program bringing that music to the schools is in jeopardy. MPB’s Erika Celeste reports.

  • Katrina Recovery Part 4 Life in a FEMA Trailer

    Thursday, August 30, 2007
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    Over the past two years we.ve heard both tales of desperation and triumph from Katrina survivors. But have you ever stopped to wonder what it would be like to live in a FEMA trailer? As the deadline to find alternative housing draws near, MPB.s Erika Celeste takes a look back at what life has been like for one FEMA trailer community in Biloxi.