May 2013 Archive

National Guard troops returning from deployments are facing huge rates of unemployment after coming home.  

The state Supreme Court is considering the constitutionality of a tort reform law.

Funds that help provide low-income parents with daycare are expected to see a sharp cut next year. That's on top of the 4,000 Mississippi kids who lost daycare last month.

While the national graduation rate is predicted to increase this year, many Mississippi High School students are failing to get a diploma.

The Port of Gulfport has received $481 million to finish rebuilding from the destruction of Hurricane Katrina, but  MPB’s Rhonda Miller reports some in the community are afraid they’re going to get the worst part of progress.  

Mosquitoes and other pests flourish in the hot, soggy Delta.

The Mississippi Supreme Court hears arguments Monday that will determine which school districts get property taxes from Chevron and the new Gulf Liquefied Natural Gas terminal.

As the Gulf Coast moves into hurricane season, Hancock County is opening five new shelters and adding buses and vans.

It was a largely peaceful town hall meeting in Oxford, when First District Congressman Alan Nunnelee submitted to the questions of roughly 75 constituents at the City Courthouse.

Estimates show the cost of the flood to agriculture could be more than 250 million dollars, but farmers in the Mississippi Delta have more to worry about than just floodwaters. MPB's Daniel Cherry reports how growers this year are dealing with record flooding and a drought at the same time.

The Mississippi Department of Health says diabetes contributes to the death of 16 hundred residents each year. MPB's Daniel Cherry goes to one of the most affected areas to find out what's being done to put the brakes on diabetes.

Democrats and Republicans are gearing up their campaigns to be Mississippi's next Governor.

Every year several Mississippians are killed when they are hit by a car while riding their bicycle. MPB's Jeffrey Hess reports on efforts by a statewide biking advocacy group to make the roads safer for cyclists.

Like most property owners on the Gulf Coast, churches are facing staggering insurance costs. MPB’s Rhonda Miller reports one more storm like Katrina could make a big dent in the spiritual life of the Mississippi coast.