DRA Recognizes 2024 Leadership Class During Graduation Ceremony
The Delta Regional Authority has announced 29 new graduates of its Delta Leadership Institute (DLI) Executive Academy, an extensive leadership develop-ment program that brings together public, private and nonprofit sector leaders from the Mississippi River Delta and Alabama Black Belt regions. Representing the 2024 DLI Executive Academy Class, graduates hail from various cities and towns […]
Hyde-Smith Announces Funding for Mississippi Law Enforcement
U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), has announced the award of more than $10.8 million through the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) to boost law enforcement in communities throughout Mississippi. Hyde-Smith, as member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, worked to advance FY2024 COPS funding that supports the grants awards, which […]
Entergy Mississippi to build first new power station in 50 years
For the first time in 50 years, Entergy Mississippi is building a new natural gas power station, which will ensure customers continue to have modern, reliable energy well into the future. The advanced facility will be the first combined-cycle combustion turbine power station the company has built from the ground up. “As our customers’ needs […]
UM Professor Using Grant Monies to Approve Military and Commercial Sensor Networks
University of Mississippi engineering professor, Lei Cao, has been awarded more than $597,000 to improve sensor networks, devices often used by the military to collect and transmit data about their environment. Cao, a professor of electrical and computer engineering, plans to use his National Science Foundation grant to improve sensor networks by making them more […]
C Spire Foundation Donates to STEM Education at MSU
The C Spire Foundation is continuing its commitment to K-12 students in Mississippi through a $180,000 donation to Mississippi State University that further supports STEM and the development and implementation of online computer science classes. The initiative builds on the C Spire Foundation’s $1 million donation in 2021 to help train more than 3,000 K-12 […]
MSU and MC Have Partnered for Accelerated Law Degree Program
Mississippi State students who are interested in becoming attorneys now have a new accelerated pathway into the legal profession thanks to a new university partnership with Mississippi College. Mississippi State and MC’s School of Law have formally signed an agreement allowing qualified MSU students to enter MC’s Juris Doctor program before fully completing an MSU […]
GenTeal Recognized as Fastest Growing Retail Company in Mississippi
GenTeal Apparel, a premium men’s clothing company, has been named to the prestigious Inc. 5000 list of the nation’s fastest growing privately owned businesses for the third year in a row. The Oxford-based brand has positioned itself as the fastest growing retail company in Mississippi, and it is ranked in the Top 20% of fastest […]
Hyde-Smith Reports $127.2 Million in Senate Bill for MS Ports and Waterways
U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) has reported committee passage of a Senate bill that provides more than $127.2 million for 28 authorized U.S. Army Corps of Engineers projects and activities in Mississippi, including $9.24 million for repairs and operation of the troubled Arkabutla Lake dam. Hyde-Smith and her Senate Appropriations Committee colleagues have unanimously approved […]
Hurdles Cleared for the Return of Amtrak Services to the MS Gulf Coast
An agreement has finally been reached to return Amtrak services to the Mississippi Gulf Coast for the first time since Hurricane Katrina. Two trains will run roundtrip from New Orleans to Mobile with stops in Bay St. Louis, Gulfport, Biloxi, and Pascagoula. “Restoring Amtrak services to the Mississippi Gulf Coast has been a years-long effort, […]
Ergon Headquarters Expanding
On July 30, Ergon Inc. hosted a groundbreaking celebration for our headquarters expansion project at Mirror Lake Plaza in Flowood. Ergon is a group of privately held companies operating under three primary business segments: Energy & Specialty Solutions, Integrated Services & Logistics, and Pavement & Coating Resources. Founded by Leslie Lampton Sr. in 1954, the […]
