La. Art and Science Museum invites visitors to enjoy several events, exhibits

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The Louisiana Art and Science Museum has several upcoming events and new exhibits planned for members of the public to enjoy. Museum staff members are planning for their 40th Annual Gala, the 100th year celebration of the...

MAFES Store manager gives remodel update to Starkville garden club

STARKVILLE — Jennifer Portera, manager of the Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station (MAFES) Sales Store on the campus of Mississippi State University, gave an update to Starkville Town and Country Garden Club members about...

‘Oldest, poorest, sickest’: Inside Maine’s elderly gun suicide crisis

It’s a hard-hit region in a hard-hit state: More older Mainers died by gun suicide than they did in car crashes over that period. The overall gun suicide rate in Maine was 16 per 100,000. The numbers represent a troubling trend playing out in...

You Can Stay in an Over-the-Top Castle Vrbo in Mississippi

More U.S. Women Ages 25–40 Are Childless—Rising Trend Sparks Economic Warnings

The Census Bureau reports that younger women are delaying motherhood while birth rates rise slightly among women over 45, signaling a demographic shift with major implications for Social Security and the national workforce. By yourNEWS Media...

Steamboat ‘Natchez’ taking rare voyage up Mississippi River to Ohio, shortly passing through namesake city

Published 11:47 am Monday, September 29, 2025 NATCHEZ — Though she typically voyages the Big Easy, the steamboat Natchez is taking a rare voyage up the Mississippi River, passing through her namesake city, on her way to Cincinnati, Ohio, for the...

Mississippi Schools See Slight Decline in Academic Performance After Years on the Upswing

Mississippi public schools experienced a slight decline in academic performance across the state during the last school year after years of positive trends, state test score data show. The Mississippi Department of Education released the...

Adorno's critique of popular culture and its relevance today

Adorno's distinction between serious and popular music and his criticisms of the latter are legitimately debatable. Yet, this philosopher offers a profound insight into the evolution music that is still, and probably even more, relevant nowadays....

Trick or Trot to raise funds, spirits at T.K. Martin Center

STARKVILLE — In just a few weeks, families in costumes will gather at a starting line in front of the T.K. Martin Center for Technology and Disability, preparing to make a one-mile loop on the Mississippi State University campus. But the route...

Culture Meter: The Great Gatsby Edition

The Author: F. Scott Fitzgerald F. Scott Fitzgerald was born in St. Paul in 1896 and raised in New York state. His first novel, This Side of Paradise (1920), positioned Fitzgerald among the literary elite, followed by The Beautiful and Damned...

‘The importance of history’

STARKVILLE — America’s struggle for independence that began 250 years ago will take center stage next month as Mississippi State’s Ulysses S. Grant Presidential Library hosts the screening of a new Ken Burns documentary on the Revolutionary War...

Cash commodity prices on Mississippi River improve slightly even as water levels remain low

Recent rains have helped stop the Mississippi River from dropping to historically low levels and it may help Arkansas farmers in terms of basis, the difference between the cash price of a commodity compared to its futures price. Typically, as the...

Mississippi Casino Revenue Hits $215.5M in August 2025

Casino revenue in Mississippi just hit another milestone as the Mississippi Gaming Commission (MGC) published its financial report for August 2025. In the report, all 26 commercial casinos in Mississippi gained $215.5 million in revenue, which...

Fairways filled as Slavic Invitational marks 50 years in South Mississippi

SOUTH MISSISSIPPI (WLOX) - Golfers from across the US gathered this weekend for a golf tradition like no other in South Mississippi. The annual Slavic Invitational teed off over the weekend, marking 50 years of “the greatest amateur team...

Mississippi high school football scores for 2025 MHSAA Week 5

Here is our Mississippi high school football scoreboard, the fifth week of the season for MHSAA programs. Friday, Sept. 26 Adams County Christian vs Riverfield Academy, 7 p.m. Alcorn Central vs Biggersville, 7 p.m. Amanda Elzy vs Winona, 7 p.m....

Poplar Bluff celebrates culture and community at Iron Horse Festival, featuring car show and Kids Zo...

Downtown Poplar Bluff was filled with visitors Saturday as the Iron Horse Festival returned, offering a mix of live music, local vendors, a car show and a Kids Zone. The event drew families, car enthusiasts and community organizations to celebrate...

Mississippi’s Best Kept Secret: Discover Timeless Charm In This Unknown City

A ‘city on the move'? That's what one unsuspecting city nestled in inland Mississippi claims. The coast has been nothing short of surging in recent months as we at Travel Off Path have covered just about every Mississippi beach town in one form or...

Rotary roundup: Kosinski outlines industry growth in Clarendon County

by Melissa Foust-McCoy The Manning Rotary Club welcomed Clarendon County Economic Development Executive Director George Kosinski as guest speaker during its Sept. 11 meeting, with Kendall Stewart serving as program host. Kosinski, a Certified...

President Trump calls out North Carolina furniture industry in latest social post

North Carolina has a furniture legacy spanning centuries. HIGH POINT — Confusion around tariffs on furniture imports continues to grow as President Trump posted another reference to potential higher tariffs on Monday. On Truth Social, President...

Trump touts auto factory ‘boom’ — but industry sees only retooled plants

Philadelphia — President Donald Trump frequently describes a booming US auto industry, fuelled by new factories from Canada, Mexico and Europe that he says will soon be producing American-made vehicles for global markets — from Tokyo to Paris. “We...