Lawayne Childrey

Officials for Mississippi Power are hoping to build a 2.2 billion dollar coal powered plant in Kemper County. But as MPB's Lawayne Childrey reports, opponents call it unnecessary, dirty and expensive.

A new report by the U.S. Transportation Administration says more than a half million people were injured or killed in car crashes last year connected to driver distraction. Many of those victims were believed to be texting on their cell phone. MPB's Lawayne Childrey reports what's being done in Mississippi to help protect young drivers.

Underage drinking is a rapidly growing problem on college campuses. But as MPB's Lawayne Childrey reports there is a statewide effort to dispel the myth that alcohol is an integral part of college life.

State agencies continue selling their budget request to lawmakers today. But as MPB's Lawayne Childrey reports one agency is hoping legislators will help pull them out of a multi million dollar deficit.

The state NAACP could file more complaints of discrimination today in the hiring and promotion practices of the Mississippi Department of Public Safety. MPB's Lawayne Childrey reports.

For better or worse, the current economic recession is impacting the states nursing workforce. MPB's Lawayne Childrey reports.

From Bay Saint Louis to Olive Branch school districts across the state are struggling to make ends meet. MPB's Lawayne Childrey reports how one small district is dealing with a 5% budget cut.

For the fifth year in a row Mississippi has the unflattering distinction of being the fattest state in the nation. MPB's Lawayne Childrey reports the weight of our residents is only part of the problem.

With the exception of Medicaid and Corrections the governor has called for agency budget cuts totaling 171.9 million dollars. MPB's lawayne Childrey reports.