Forrest County Agricultural High School District ranked top 10 in Mississippi

FORREST COUNTY, Miss. (WDAM) - Forrest County Agricultural High School District is celebrating a major academic achievement. For the fourth year in a row, the district has earned an “A” rating, and this year, it moved into the top 10, ranked...

Turning Point hosts conservative activist Brilyn Hollyhand

Nineteen-year-old activist, author and political speaker Brilyn Hollyhand took to the stage at the University of Mississippi on Tuesday, Sept. 30, as part of his contribution to the “One Conversation at a Time” tour. This event followed the murder...

Mississippi, Not California, Is the Education Future

A miracle defies the laws of nature. This is why “the Mississippi Miracle,” the sobriquet for the extraordinary gains that students in the Gulf state have made in reading in recent years, is a misnomer. There’s nothing miraculous about a state...

Mississippi State Auditor announces partnership with ICE

This partnership is part of the nationwide 287(g) program, which allows state and local law enforcement agencies to help ICE with immigration enforcement. The Mississippi State Auditor, Shad White, announced that the Office of the State Auditor...

Mississippi Delta Community College Expands Prison Education Program, Prepares for First Graduation

HomeLocal NewsMississippi Delta Community College Expands Prison Education Program, Prepares for First Graduation Wed, October 1, 2025 by Delta Daily News Staff MOORHEAD, Miss. — Mississippi Delta Community College has expanded its Prison...

Sue White Bulger, 89 of Mize, Mississippi

Please note that this post contains affiliate links and any sales made through such links will reward MageeNews.com a small commission – at no extra cost to you. Sue White Bulger, 89 of Mize, MS was born on January 11, 1936, Sue grew up with a...

The Sheldon’s $11 million update is meant to circle its place on the cultural map

The Sheldon Concert Hall and Galleries just got easier to find. Leaders of the venue in Grand Center showed off the fruits of an $11 million renovation during a ribbon-cutting ceremony Wednesday. One update is an illuminated marquee. The lack of a...

National Folk Festival Comes to Mississippi

Jackson hand quilter Stephany Brown was 24 when her 74-year-old grandmother taught her the art form she practices today. Blues singer Mealody Angel performing at the 2023 Montana Folk Festival. Photo Credit: Remsberg, Inc., courtesy NCTA Archives....

Lowry: Mississippi is the future of education

She notes that Mississippi outperforms her native California, even though the Golden State is richer and spends substantially more on education per pupil. More than half of black fourth graders in Mississippi are at or above basic level, while...

Construction Jobs With the Fastest Wage Growth in Mississippi

Despite signs of slowing demand, the U.S. construction industry continues to face a significant labor shortage. The Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) estimates that the industry will require 439,000 additional workers in 2025 to meet...

State lawmaker wants to review school funding formula, education competition

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The rash of financial problems forcing mostly rural school systems to consolidate is largely being blamed on two factors: the state school funding formula and the addition of options like homeschooling or charter schools. The...

Mississippi’s reading triumph is no miracle — it’s the future of education

A miracle defies the laws of nature. This is why “the Mississippi Miracle,” the sobriquet for the extraordinary gains that students in the Magnolia State have made in reading in recent years, is a misnomer. There’s nothing miraculous about a state...

Refining the Standards for Denying Religious Accommodation After Groff

Following the Supreme Court’s landmark decision in Groff v. DeJoy, before denying a religious accommodation under Title VII based on the undue hardship it creates, employers must demonstrate that the burden is “substantial in the overall context...

Food Network says this free treat is the best fair food in Mississippi

Everyone has a favorite fair food, and some states have iconic treats the area is known for. You might be thinking of carnival standards like cotton candy, funnel cake, giant corn dogs, sausage hot off the griddle, burgers, candy apples or snow...

Riverway Board plans board and staff education tour

Two guest speakers enlivened the proceedings of the September meeting of the Lower Wisconsin State Riverway Board (LWSRB). Those two speakers were DNR Forest Ecologist/Silviculturist Brad Hutnik, and Ben Moffat of the Crosscurrents Heritage...

New England schools are failing. Time to take a lesson from Louisiana and Mississippi.

“Our school started last year,” Scherer says, and these fifth-graders “know things that I didn’t think that they were going to.” The curriculum came late for these students; they had already missed years of critical phonics-based instruction. But...

State Dept. of Education releases school grades

LITTLE ROCK - The Arkansas Department of Education has released school report cards for all schools in the state for 2024-2025. A total of 122 schools received a grade of A, 291 received a B, 352 received a C, 137 received a D and 130 schools...

Mississippi State Auditor enters into agreement with ICE

JACKSON, Miss. - The Mississippi Office of the State Auditor (OSA) entered into an agreement with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the state auditor's office announced. OSA said that agents will be trained and approved by ICE to execute...

Mississippi, Not California, Is the Education Future 

Education: MUW launches application for four scholarships

Mississippi University for Women is now offering one application that qualifies students for four different scholarships, including one full-tuition scholarship. “With the Premier Scholarship initiative, The W has combined the selection processes...