Norman, ex-director of Mississippi Humanities Council, dies at 94

Former Mississippi Humanities Council director Cora Norman, who worked to promote the state’s diversity soon after court-ordered school integration in the early 1970s, has died.

MSU’s Lang receives Library Journal’s starred review for new Civil War book

A Mississippi State University Civil War expert and associate professor of history received a starred review in Library Journal for his newest publication, described by the periodical as a “brilliant book” that depicts how “the Civil War-era generation struggled to give form and force” to American ideas of liberty.

Heda receives IHL’s Diversity and Inclusion Award

Diversity and inclusion are part of Ghanshyam Heda’s DNA.

Photo: EMCC reaccreditation

East Mississippi Community College Automotive Technology/Diesel Mechanics Department Head Dale Henry, right, speaks with student Thomas Murray while Alexis Phillips, left, works on a car in an Automotive Technology class on the college’s Golden Triangle campus. EMCC received reaccreditation from the ASE Education Foundation Jan. 11 for the program that requires frequent curriculum adjustments to keep pace with rapid changes in the automobile industry.

Southern Gardening: Independent garden centers help intentional gardeners

Garden and landscape planning for the 2021 season continues to move forward as we get closer to the day we can get back out into the garden full time.

Our View: Two programs not suitable for classrooms

In the natural world, Isaac Newton’s third law of motion states that “For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.”

Work patterns altered at Mississippi Capitol during pandemic

Mississippi legislators are changing some of their work habits to try to avoid a repeat of last year’s coronavirus outbreak at the state Capitol.

Mississippi teacher pay bill clears 1 step, goes to House

Mississippi senators asked no questions Thursday before voting unanimously to move forward with a teacher pay raise proposal.

Mississippi opens new drive-thru vaccination site in Jackson

Mississippi has opened its first drive-thru site for coronavirus vaccinations in the capital city, a move that officials said they hoped would make shots more accessible to African Americans, who have received the vaccine in much smaller numbers than whites.

MDOC: 2 Mississippi inmates die in hospitals

Two Mississippi inmates have died at hospitals in recent days, the state Department of Corrections said Thursday.

Mississippi county to put up marker for lynching victims

A Mississippi county will put up a marker to remember Black men who were lynched by white mobs between 1885 and 1935.

EMCC men, women win season openers against Northwest

Jakorie Smith had a double-double for the Lions’ men’s team, and Jenessa Souza had 14 points for the women.

Our View: More than a possibility

By their very nature, Presidential Inaugurations are historically significant, continuing a tradition of a peaceful transition of power unknown to the world when that transfer

Voice of the people: Paul Mack

Additional information on vaccine appointments The Dispatch published my January 19 letter commending the large-scale vaccination site now in place at Fairview Baptist Church. In

Voice of the people: Jiben Roy

Finds relief in inauguration After a long four years of rhetoric, what a peaceful, calm, breezy atmosphere in Washington DC, we observed during the new

Trump pardons Mississippi physician convicted of bribery

One of the people pardoned during Donald Trump’s final hours as president is a Mississippi physician who pleaded guilty to a federal bribery charge in 2012.

Lowndes woman dies in Tuesday car wreck

A Lowndes County woman has died from injuries sustained in a Tuesday car wreck.

Mississippi could renew debate on revising tight parole laws

Mississippi legislators should try again to revise some of the strictest parole laws in the nation as a way of reducing the state’s “dangerously” large prison population, a nonprofit group said Tuesday.

Mississippi Development Authority chief gets job permanently

The Mississippi Development Authority is giving its interim director the job permanently.

John Rounsaville earned his promotion by buoying Mississippi’s economy during the coronavirus pandemic, Gov. Tate Reeves said Tuesday.

Teacher pay raise plan awaits Mississippi Senate debate

A proposal to increase Mississippi teachers’ pay is advancing at the state Capitol.