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Remembering slain NAACP field secretary Medgar Evers on the 100th anniversary of his birth
WFAE - North Carolina
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July 14, 2025
July 2 was the 100th anniversary of slain civil rights leader Medgar Evers’ birth. He's remembered each year during the NAACP’s national convention, which opened in Charlotte last week. As the first NAACP field secretary for Mississippi, Evers...
The Education of Asa Paxton
Alabama Public Radio
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There is a trope in Southern literature: the Southerner in the north. A bright-eyed young fellow, Eugene Gant in Thomas Wolfe’s novels or Willie Morris in the memoir “North Towards Home,” goes to Yankee land, usually New York City, and is...
Local fiddler performs at the Two Mississippi Museums
WLBT - Mississippi
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July 7, 2025
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - If you stopped by the Two Mississippi Museums’ center on Sunday, you probably heard Andrew Dillion rocking out on his fiddle. This local Jackson fiddle player brought both the heat and blues to the Two Mississippi Museums....
Mississippi State University announces spring 2025 graduates
The Vicksburg Post - Mississippi
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July 2, 2025
Mississippi State University announces spring 2025 graduates Published 7:25 am Wednesday, July 2, 2025 STARKVILLE — Approximately 3,500 students are on the spring 2025 Graduation List at Mississippi State University. Local students who graduated...
Education Briefs | July 1, 2025
Opelika Observer - Alabama
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July 1, 2025
TUSCALOOSA — Several local University of Alabama Early College students were on the Director’s List for spring semester 2025, an achievement which requires obtaining a 3.6 or higher GPA for the term. Included were Michaela Sanford, who attends...
Mississippi needs more trained electrical workers
The Clarion Ledger - Mississippi
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Mississippi is becoming a leader in technology and AI, focusing on workforce training to support economic growth. Billions in data center investments are creating jobs, but sustained growth requires targeted education and training. Google's...
American-themed week of events coming to Kidderminster church
The Shuttle
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To celebrate six months since launching, Grace Church Kidderminster, situated in Comberton Hill, will be hosting American Adventure Week from Monday, July 21 to Sunday, July 27. The week will see a number of different activities take place, which...
MRWTA receives national award from Army Corps of Engineers
Illinois Business Journal
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July 16, 2025
Annually, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers selects a single partner to bestow the national Excellence in Partnership (EIP) Award. The EIP Award recognizes exceptional contributions by a partner supporting the recreation and environmental...
'It was a mirror': Trump's Epstein affair exposed something 'far more corrosive'
Raw Story
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July 15, 2025
By the time the U.S. Justice Department released its memo in July 2025, the faithful were already starting to turn. There was no “client list,” no smoking gun, no perverted cabal of global elites laid bare for public vengeance. What they got...
Mississippi's next big industry is innovation. Here is why
The Clarion Ledger - Mississippi
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Nashlie H. Sephus As the founder of The Bean Path and engineer, I’ve always believed that Mississippi has the potential to be a leader in technology and innovation. This belief was reinforced recently when we had the honor of hosting U.S. Rep....
Speaker touts “Education Freedom” to get vouchers passed
The Meridian Star - Mississippi
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July 6, 2025
Published 3:10 am Sunday, July 6, 2025 “The House remains resolute in its pursuit of commonsense, conservative legislation which is why you will see Education Freedom as the top priority in the House for the 2026 Legislative Session,” Speaker...
Mississippi’s new seafood labeling law takes effect July 1
WXXV 25 - Mississippi
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July 1, 2025
JACKSON, Miss. – Mississippi’s Seafood Labeling Law takes effect Tuesday, July 1, 2025, under the direction of the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce (MDAC) and the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (MDMR). Starting July...
Local Jackson church holds day of reflection and healing
WLBT - Mississippi
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July 6, 2025
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - From Douglass to Duck Hill, bridging two Americas - one buried and one born - a group consisting of a few dozen individuals came out to Fondren Presbyterian Church on Saturday to learn about a North Mississippi tragedy,...
Quitting the Union / Shutting out the world
Flaming Hydra
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July 16, 2025
Today: Please join us in a warm welcome for our latest Hydra, science journalist, columnist, podcast host, and science fiction writer Annalee Newitz, author of Stories Are Weapons, The Terraformers, and the forthcoming Automatic Noodle; and Trevor...
Jackson event confronts Mississippi's history of racial violence and promotes healing
WAPT 16 - Mississippi
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July 6, 2025
A special event in Jackson is shining a light on Mississippi’s painful history of racial violence while promoting healing and community resilience.The third annual “From Douglass to Duck Hill” event was held at Fondren Presbyterian Church and...
Education Briefs
Times-Georgian
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Mississippi State University announces graduates Area residents were among approximately 3,500 students graduating from Mississippi State University during spring commencement ceremonies. They included: Blaise Bergiel of Carrollton, Master of...
Mississippi State launches Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence
Mississippi State University
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June 30, 2025
Mississippi State launches a new Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence this fall to help students prepare for the increased workforce demand. (Getty Images) Contact: Camille Carskadon STARKVILLE, Miss.—A new Master of Science in Artificial...
Pedaling for a cause
Marshall Independent - Minnesota
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Photo courtesy of Tom Caron Marshall’s Tom Caron, right, and wife Lori Caron take a photo together before Tom embarks on a previous Ride Across Minnesota with Bike MS. MARSHALL — In just a few days, Marshall’s Thomas Caron will be embarking on his...
MSU students use Mississippi Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo to assist research on ocean life
WLOX - Mississippi
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July 5, 2025
GULFPORT, Miss. (WLOX) - The Mississippi Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo is much more than just a fishing competition. For Mississippi State University, it’s that time when the rodeo paves the way, allowing the sampling of hundreds of fish. Wildlife,...
Mississippi Laws Going into Effect July 1
Gazebo Gazette - Mississippi
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June 30, 2025
by SuperTalk News Staff (J.T. Mitchell, Caleb Salers, Ben Milam) JACKSON (ST) — July is almost here, which means a long list of bills will be enacted into law. After months of lawmaking that included the regularly scheduled session and then a...