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Lifelong activist, author to keynote MLK breakfast
Racial reconciliation activist and author Dolphus Weary will be the keynote speaker at Mississippi State as the community celebrates the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. with the 17th annual MLK Day Unity Breakfast on Jan. 17.
Master Gardeners training course set
A 10-week training program for prospective Master Gardeners will begin Feb. 15, with enrollment limited to 15 participants.
MUW sets Backyard Astronomy workshop
The Science Enrichment Program at Mississippi University for Women will present a Backyard Astronomy workshop on Friday, Jan. 14.
Community Band starts new year with rehearsal
The Starkville-Mississippi State University Community Band begins its eighth year Jan. 10 with registration and a rehearsal on campus.
Mississippi author to visit West Point with latest book
Friends of Bryan Public Library will host Sallis native and Mississippi State University graduate John M. Floyd Thursday, Jan. 13, at Luncheon with Books at the library located at 338 Commerce St. in West Point.
Deadline approaching for Governor’s School apps
The Jan. 31 application deadline for the 2011 session of the Mississippi Governor’s School is rapidly approaching.
Ala. governor taking state plane to Auburn bowl game
A spokesman for Gov. Bob Riley says he will attend the BCS Championship game with a ticket he purchased and will travel aboard a state aircraft.
Ala. man says woman tortured, killed his two kids
Two young children were called “demon spawns from hell” by a woman who beat them during hours of torture while bound with duct-tape and let them die, according to testimony at a hearing Friday.
Let it snow: 5-8 inches possible in north Miss. this weekend
The National Weather Service says up to 8 inches of snow could fall in north Mississippi and Alabama with light flurries further south beginning Sunday.
4-County: Prepare for winter storms
Weather forecasts indicate the potential exists for a “significant weather event” that could enter the area late Sunday and early Monday.
Pickens County boys win three tournaments
Holidays don’t always mean days off in West Alabama high school gyms.
Vanderbilt bounces Lady Bulldogs
Mississippi State could not overcome slow start, as the Lady Bulldogs dropped a 65-44 decision to homestanding Vanderbilt in a Southeastern Conference women’s basketball game Thursday night at Memorial Gymnasium.
Weyerhaeuser sells rail lines to Patriot Rail
Patriot Rail Corp. said it closed its purchase of six short line railroads, including one in the Golden Triangle, that were owned by lumber and wood products maker Weyerhaeuser Co.
Legislators take three-day weekend
JACKSON – Lawmakers are taking a three-day weekend after wrapping up light legislative work today.
Four join MSU football team
STARKVILLE — The 2011 Mississippi State football team officially welcomed its four newest members as classes began Wednesday.
MSU football coach Dan Mullen announced the arrival of high school players John Harris, Dak Prescott, and Nick Redmond and junior college transfer Joey Trapp.
Ole Miss, Southern Miss men earn big victories
DALLAS — Chris Warren scored 19 points, including eight during a 23-4 second-half run, and the University of Mississippi men’s basketball team defeated SMU 75-57 Wednesday night.
Miss. Senate OKs chaplain, but not without debate
All the Mississippi Senate leadership wanted to do was to authorize the chamber’s first official chaplain, but the proposal touched off debate over whether it’s more important to send a message about Christian values to put the faith in practice through legislation.
Bill would allow golf carts on some Miss. roads
Hank Holcomb likes to drive his golf cart to church or the country club in his Mississippi Gulf Coast community of Diamondhead. He said he uses the cart on private roads but doesn’t venture out onto public roads because that’s not legal in Mississippi. Holcomb and some other coast residents were at the state Capitol on Tuesday asking for a change in state law.
