August 2012 Archive

An update on the Environmental Impact Statement on the proposed expansion of the Mississippi State Port at Gulfport outlines options for the long-term. The complete study by the Corps of Engineers will be done in 2015.

Mississippi Republicans are uniting around Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney's choice for Vice President. MPB's Daniel Cherry has more.

A new volunteer organization for young adults begins in Mississippi.

About 30 undocumented immigrants are traveling across the country spreading their message of empowering the immigrant community.

Olympic gold medalist Brittney Reese of Gulfport is getting a hero's welcome.  She's also getting appreciation for taking her love for Mississippi onto the international stage.

The head of the MDA will decide if rules set up by that agency are valid.

Port Commissioners confirmed their promise to create 1,200 more jobs at the state port in Gulfport in order to get $570 million in restoration funds from HUD. The restoration from Hurricane Katrina is in progress, but some residents say the jobs aren't showing up soon enough.

State officials have relented from a policy preventing same-sex commitment ceremonies at a state-owned museum.

“There’s no questions asked, just bring it in drop it off and we’ll be glad to destroy it for them.”

The nation's blood supply is at a15-year low and the Red Cross region that includes South Mississippi never collects enough blood locally to meet the demand. Now the back-up from other areas is gone.

Conservation officials are looking hundreds of miles up the Mississippi River in hopes of fighting dead zones in the Gulf.

"And when you're living in poverty it's hard to find preventative healthcare services. Transportation is an issue, money is an issue and even knowing where to go to get those services is an issue."

The future of drilling in Mississippi gulf waters is in the balance at a set of hearings in Jackson.

Port leaders are under pressure from the Governor to move forward aggressively with the $570 million expansion of the state port in Gulfport.  The Georgia Ports Authority has been working with the Corps of Engineers in Savannah for 13 years to to deepen the channel there.

Education policymakers are pushing change in Mississippi...some brought in former Florida Governor Jeb Bush to help with their cause.