Our Mississippi Home Delta State University Welcomes Elementary Students After Fire Evacuation Thursday, April 11, 2024, started as a typical school day for the elementary students at Hayes Cooper Center (HCC) in Merigold, Mississippi, until it took an unfortunate turn. According to Cleveland School District Superintendent Dr. Lisa Bramuchi, at 7:25 a.m. that morning, a fire started in one classroom and affected another, injuring two teachers.  “Our students had to be evacuated from the building, which we safely did, and luckily, some buses and staff had not arrived, and there were no stu ..read more

Our Mississippi Home USM Brothers Earn Fellowships to Prestigious MIT Program Kaitochukwu and Otitodilichukwu Chukwuka, twin brothers and undergraduate polymer science students at The University of Southern Mississippi (USM), have been awarded fellowships to the prestigious MIT Summer Research Program (MSRP). MSRP began in 1986 as an institutional effort to address the issue of underrepresentation of African Americans, Mexican Americans, Native Americans, and Puerto Ricans in engineering and science in the United States. Today, the program’s goal is to increase the number of underrepresented m ..read more

Our Mississippi Home Mississippi Native, Auburn McCormick is One of Country Music’s Standout Artists Mississippi native Auburn McCormick is one of the most captivating independent country artists on the music scene today. Her honest lyrics and clever melodies have created a tremendous following from local audiences.  The standout county singer graduated from Saltillo High School and has always loved to sing. “I’ve been singing since I was in diapers,” she shared. “I loved Phantom of the Opera; my dream as a little girl was to be Christine.” She fondly recalls her childhood in Mississippi ..read more

Our Mississippi Home Run for the Roses and Barrel Racing… May Events to Support Organ Transplant Awareness The first Saturday in May kicks off one of two local events to raise money and awareness for organ donations and transplants. The Run for the Roses Gala begins at 6 p.m. on Sat., May 4, at The Warehouse venue located at the end of DeVaughan Road in Agricola. Two weeks later, on May 18, the 5D Barrell Racing event starts at 9 a.m. at the George County Multi-Purpose Arena on Mississippi 63 south of Lucedale. Tickets for the gala are $150 per couple. Registration for the barrel racing varies ..read more

Our Mississippi Home Terri Bohannon Named East Central High School Parent of the Year Terri Bohannon of Hurley has been selected East Central High School (ECHS) Parent of the Year. Bohannon has been a volunteer in the East Central School District since 2020 when her youngest child was in middle school. For the past four years she’s been a member of the PTO and served as a board member for the 2022/2023 school year, and she also volunteers at ECHS where her daughter Cassidy is a sophomore.  “I felt it was very important to be involved in every aspect of her school life. I feel it is i ..read more

Our Mississippi Home USM School of Education Ranked in U.S. News & World Report 2024 Best Education Schools The University of Southern Mississippi’s (USM) School of Education has been ranked No. 99 among the 2024 Best Education Schools in the nation by U.S. News & World Report. Designed for prospective students looking to advance their education, the Best Education Schools rankings evaluate programs on nine distinct factors that include indicators related to student selectivity, faculty resources, research activity and peer assessment. The rankings evaluate all public and private insti ..read more

Our Mississippi Home The History of Ramen Noodles We have talked a lot recently about noodles, of all sorts, from all over the world, but there is just one more category I would like to tell you about, and that is the famous Japanese noodle, ramen. When most people think of ramen, they think of college days when a few packs of ramen in the dorm was essential when funds were low, studying later at night,  or just in a hurry.  Ramen has an interesting history. Traditional ramen was first recorded in the 15th century in China, but it bore no resemblance to the little packets of dried no ..read more

Our Mississippi Home StageStruck Presents The Little Mermaid at the Hattiesburg Saenger Theater HATTIESBURG – A lifelong passion for musical theater and a flair for teaching has been the motivation for Brenda Shows to operate StageStruck Performance Studio, a children’s theater program in Lamar County, for nearly 20 years. StageStruck will be presenting its spring production of The Little Mermaid Jr. this weekend at the Saenger Theater in downtown Hattiesburg, and Shows was in the middle of everything during dress rehearsals earlier this week. “There are only so many shows that I think are goi ..read more

Our Mississippi Home How to Celebrate Earth Day “It’s not a day. It’s a movement.” The very first Earth Day was organized and held on April 22, 1970. Since that monumental day, EARTHDAY.ORG, the founders of developing a day to help protect the Earth and its inhabitants, has mobilized over 1 billion people each year on Earth Day and every single day to protect the planet. Since 1970, Earth Day has evolved into “the largest civic event on Earth, activating billions across 192 countries to safeguard our planet and fight for a brighter future.” This legacy of environmental action brought together ..read more

Our Mississippi Home MSU Sets New Records with MAB Excellence in Broadcasting Awards Mississippi State claimed numerous honors at the recent Mississippi Association of Broadcasters Excellence in Broadcasting Awards, with the University Television Center taking a record 11 first place awards and its fourth consecutive Achievement Award. The UTC, recognized in many categories, received the Achievement Award in the noncommercial TV division and is the only organization to have won the award for best overall product four consecutive years in all three competitive divisions. UTC’s first place award ..read more