Congress Adopts Wicker Plan to Improve Hurricane Forecasting, Storm Damage Claims, and Flood Mapping
The MS coast is still recovering from the most active hurricane season on record. A bill that will help improve hurricane forecasting and flood mapping is getting support in the…
Brett DiBiase pleads guilty in DHS embezzlement case
One of the defendants in what State Auditor Shad White has called the “largest public embezzlement case in state history” has pled guilty. According to a tweet from the state…
Thursday Open Lines 12-17-20
This week, Chuck Ivey welcomes Heather Emory from the SBDC and Katie Nations with the Chamber of Commerce to TOL.
MSDH confirms 2,261 new COVID-19 cases, 26 deaths
The Mississippi State Department of Health is reporting 2,261 new COVID-19 cases. Today’s report—the third straight day back over 2,000—brings the state’s total up to 187,904. With the confirmation of…
Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott gifts $6M to Tougaloo College
(Image via Facebook/TougalooCollege) Within a 24-hour span, the world's richest woman MacKenzie Scott has donated a combined $31 million to two of Mississippi's HBCUs. On Tuesday, Alcorn State announced that…
Op-ed from Chef Robert St. John: Time is running out for independent restaurants
The following is an op-ed written by Chef and Mississippi restaurant owner Robert St. John regarding the impact of the pandemic on the industry and the need for Congress to…
Aspiring educators encouraged to apply to the Mississippi Teacher Residency Program
The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) invites aspiring teachers to apply to the third cohort of the Mississippi Teacher Residency (MTR), which is a two-year program that combines college coursework…
Mississippi Weather Outlook for Thursday, December 17th
Here's a look at your statewide forecast: To the north, sunny with highs in the mid to upper 40's. Clear tonight with lows in the upper 20's. In central Mississippi,…
Thunder & Lightning: Mississippi State’s Signing Day Shows Perception Versus Reality
Mississippi State's signing day took two tough blows with the sudden and surprising flips of Malik Nabers and MJ Daniels, but overall, the Bulldogs put together a solid enough class…
Eagle Hour – December 16, 2020
Eagle Hour speaks with former Lady Eagle basketball player Candace Rucker about her Southern Miss days. Plus, Luke is live with signing day giving reports.
