Starkville High School student Peyton Willoughby sat in his 10th grade English class Thursday not worried about struggling to hear his teacher because of new technology installed in the classroom.

A Starkville man is accused of sexually assaulting minors, one as young as 6 years old.

Mississippi House and Senate negotiators said Thursday that they have agreed on a proposed medical marijuana program. Leaders are expected to ask Republican Gov. Tate Reeves to call the Legislature into session to put the plan into law.

Social and Emotional Learning is more than a program: It’s a mindset, an atmosphere and how the people in the school take care of each other.