Engine components manufacturer Edelbrock bringing 200 jobs to Olive Branch
Hundreds of new jobs are coming to North Mississippi. A manufacturer of high-performance aftermarket engine components, Edelbrock, LLC, will relocate its headquarters and manufacturing operations from California to Olive Branch…
$3.7 million provided to exhume graves of former asylum patients
The following story was provided by Gary Pettus, University of Mississippi Medical Center Office of Communications and Marketing The construction crew digging out a new road almost a decade ago…
McRae: The Trickle Down Impact of Student Loan Debt
The following Op-Ed was written and submitted by State Treasurer David McRae Today, Americans hold more than $1.7 trillion in student loan debt, and it’s having a tremendous impact on…
Tropical Storm Claudette makes landfall, heavy rainfall arrives in Mississippi
Radar image courtesy of NWS Tropical Storm Claudette made landfall along the Louisiana Coast overnight, and as it moves further inland, it will continue to bring heavy rainfall and strong…
Flooding in North Mississippi of biblical proportions
Over 500 homes were affected by flooding in North Mississippi that began June 8th. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith has asked the USDA to provide relief to farmers. Hank Burdine with the…
Governor Reeves sets August end date for ‘State of Emergency’
With the COVID-19 pandemic is a much more manageable stage, Governor Tate Reeves has announced an end date for the ‘State of Emergency’ that has been in place since March…
Ochsner, Rush merge with goal of expanding access to healthcare in Mississippi
Warner Thomas (President & CEO, Ochsner Health) with Larkin Kennedy (President & CEO, Rush Health Systems). Photo courtesy of Ochsner Health A merger between two major healthcare systems aims to…
Hurricane Hunters mission leads to improved forecasts
South Mississippi is in for a soaking this weekend, anywhere from 4-8 inches of rainfall is expected along the coast through Sunday morning. The Hurricane Hunters play an integral role…
