July 2009

Next year’s 2010 census will play a key role in how congressional districts are drawn and federal grants delivered. MPB’s Phoebe Judge reports on what one group of local elected officials is doing to make sure that count is accurate.

Drought-like conditions in parts of Mississippi have forestry officials worried about fires. MPB’s Cari Gervin reports.

As the 2009 Hurricane Season moves forward, one of the leading disaster relief agencies is on the Gulf Coast is trying to shore up their force. MPB’s Phoebe Judge reports.

A roving group of musicians travel around Mississippi promoting an old-time instrument that once was in danger of extinction. But as MPB's arts reporter Ron Brown tells us, there's more to the tradition than just music.

More than 232 violent offenders are off of Mississippi Streets thanks to the efforts of the US Marshall Service and other federal, state and local law enforcement agencies. MPB's Lawayne Childrey reports on the success of Operation FALCON 2009.

Mississippi Transportation officials say the states network of highways and bridges are suffering from years of under-investment. MPB's Lawayne Childrey reports officials are looking towards the states gasoline tax as a possible solution.

Mississippi has made it through the first month of hurricane season unscathed. But as MPB’s Phoebe Judge reports Gulf Coast residents are continuing to struggle to insure themselves in case a hurricane does hit in the future.

Methamphetamine gets all the attention, but prescription drug abuse is almost as big a problem as meth in Mississippi. Officials hope a new law will cut down on the pill popping. MPB’s Cari Gervin reports.

The American Red Cross and the Mississippi State Conference of the national Association for the Advancement of Colored People are partnering in an effort to enhance response after a disaster. MPB's Lawayne Childrey reports.