November 2007

A Mississippi nursing home has been listed as one of the worst in the country. MPB's Scott Phillips has more on a newly released report by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid.

Mississippi children were required to have two doses of the Varicella or chickenpox vaccine this school year. But a nationwide shortage has prompted health officials to waive the requirement until next fall. MPB's Lawayne Childrey has more.

While Southern Miss and Alcorn State are still looking for new football coaches, yesterday Ole Miss introduced its newest acquisition to the media and fans. MPB's Sandra Knispel reports from Oxford on the business of college football.

Foreclosure rates continued to rise in the third quarter in most of the 100 largest metropolitan areas of the country. While certain cities in California and Florida top the foreclosure list, Mississippi's capital city still continues to struggle with one of the highest numbers of high-cost refinance lending to African Americans. MPB'S Sandra Knispel reports.

When Senator Trent Lott leaves Congress next month he'll be taking 35 years of experience with him. What that kind of influence gone, what kind of impact will that have on Mississippi's influence in Washington? MPB's Scott Phillips reports.

The Senator's long political career began in Pascagoula with a run for Congress more than thirty-five years ago. Yesterday he chose the same city to announce his resignation after the current Congressional session. MPB's Gary Michiels reports on Lott's political career and what might lie ahead.

The Vietnamese community on the Gulf Coast is centered in East Biloxi. It is an area that was literally washed away by Hurricane Katrina and is struggling to recover. MPB's Gary Michiels has the report.

It began as a furniture store, evolved into a record shop, and finally, a ground-breaking blues record label. Today, as MPB's Ron Brown tells us, Trumpet Records is the latest stop on the Mississippi Blues trail.

Challenging economic conditions including a bleak housing market could cause many consumers to be more conservative with their holiday spending. MPB's Lawayne Childrey explores ways to keep holiday debt to a minimum.