Nora Miller inaugurated as MUW’s 15th president
The inauguration of any university president is, by nature, a historic event.
But when Nora Miller was inaugurated as the 15th president of Mississippi University for Women Friday before a gathering of 1,200 at The W’s Rent Auditorium, it marked another historic milestone in the university’s 135-year history.
Huge indeed: $107 million in donations for Trump’s inaugural
It was huge.
Big money from billionaires, corporations and a roster of NFL owners poured into Donald Trump’s inaugural committee in record-shattering amounts — to pull off an event that was considerably lower-key than previous inaugural celebrations.
Locals at inauguration: ‘Just wonderful’
Local residents are returning home after what they described as successful trips to President Donald Trump’s inauguration in Washington, D.C.
President Trump takes office, vows to stop ‘American carnage’
WASHINGTON — Pledging emphatically to empower America’s “forgotten men and women,” Donald Trump was sworn in as the 45th president of the United States on
Inauguration coverage shows deep divisions remain
The media brought a reverence for history and ceremony to its coverage of President Donald Trump’s inaugural on Friday, yet deep divisions exposed in the campaign that brought him there weren’t far from the surface.
Golden Triangle residents head to women’s marches Saturday
Tonight, Starkville resident Karin Lee will get on a plane bound for Washington, D.C., with nothing but her purse, a change of underwear and a pair of socks.
Trio of local Republican women in DC for inauguration
Norma Sanders, Rissa Lawrence and Brenda Willis started planning for Friday’s presidential inauguration before even Team Trump.
In inaugural speech will Trump call on our better angels?
Tradition suggests it’s time for Donald Trump to set aside the say-anything speaking style and rise to the inaugural moment.
Miss. Army, Air National Guard to aid inauguration
About 150 members of Mississippi’s Army and Air National Guard will provide support during the presidential inauguration Friday.
Local attorney invited to inauguration
Attending a campaign fundraiser in Jackson this summer, Corky Smith shook hands with the man who would become President.
Bryant, 3 Doors Down and Tupelo band will go to inauguration
Gov. Phil Bryant’s going.
Revelers, rally-goers to clog DC for Trump’s inauguration
Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to clog the nation’s capital for Donald Trump’s inauguration and a major demonstration the day after, but how many will actually arrive to party or protest is an open question.
To celebrate inaugural or not? Trump critics are divided
It’s typically an unquestioned honor to participate in the inauguration of an American president. Who wouldn’t want to be part of such a historic event?
Historically black college: Band will march at inauguration
The marching band of a historically black college in Alabama will perform in President-elect Donald Trump’s Jan. 20 inaugural parade, despite a barrage of criticism, the school’s president announced Thursday.
Heritage students to attend inauguration
At high noon on Jan. 20, when President-elect Donald Trump takes the stage in Washington D.C. to be sworn into office, several students from Heritage Academy will be watching from the crowd.
Borsig inaugurated as 14th MUW president
For a college president who has embraced change since his arrival, Friday was a bit of a role reversal for Mississippi University for Women President Dr. Jim Borsig, who bowed to pomp and tradition this week for his inauguration as the 14th leader of the “long blue line.”
Area residents participate in history at inauguration
For Columbus resident Kabir Karriem, Monday was all about capturing a moment in history.
“I was participating in history,” said Karriem, who also serves as a councilman in Columbus. “It was about seeing the first African- American president inaugurated into his second term on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, 50 years after the ‘I Have a Dream’ speech and 150 years after the Emancipation Proclamation.”
Mood subdued for Obama’s second inauguration
His second term already under way, President Barack Obama aims to set an optimistic tone when he takes the oath again to lead a divided nation seeking solutions to economic woes at home and conflict overseas.
Inaugural pastor withdraws over anti-gay remarks
The evangelical pastor chosen to give the benediction at President Barack Obama’s inauguration withdrew from the ceremony Thursday after remarks surfaced that he made two decades ago condemning the gay rights movement.
$1 million donations wanted for Obama inauguration
Planners of President Barack Obama’s second inauguration are soliciting high-dollar contributions up to $1 million to help pay for the celebration in exchange for special access.