Articles by Sam Luvisi
West Point student raises $3,000 for Flint school
When sixth grader Honor Brown saw that kids like her in Flint, Michigan, did not have clean water to drink, it surprised her and inspired her to act.
MSMS hosts National Science Bowl regionals
Despite an 7:30 a.m. start-time, eighth grader Coleman Morris used the adrenaline rush he knows well from his time playing football for New Hope Middle School in rallying with his peers prior to competing in the regional finals of the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Science Bowl held at the Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science on Saturday.
MSU student to appear on Jeopardy
Mississippi State University fans of the game show “Jeopardy!” will have one of their own to root for in the show’s upcoming 2016 “Jeopardy!” College Championship round of episodes early next month.
MSU joins universities nationwide in hoverboard ban
Mississippi State University students will now have to keep their Marty McFly moves outside due to policy instated Monday banning hoverboards from campus buildings.
CMSD board sets goals
The Columbus Municipal School District Board of Trustees evaluated its performance during a Saturday meeting, settling on goals of emphasizing better meeting decorum, promoting greater involvement from the public and having greater assessment of staff attitudes and district programs.
Hamilton coaches have homes robbed, vandalized
A Hamilton High basketball coach assaulted during a basketball game in December has experienced more troubles this winter after her home was robbed and vandalized early this week.
MEC: 100 area bridges in need of replacement
One-hundred bridges in Lowndes, Oktibbeha, Clay and Noxubee counties need replacement, according to a Mississippi Economic Council’s task force report on transportation infrastructure.