Butter horse coming to Mississippi Valley Fair

DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) - MOOve over, Illinois and Iowa state fairs, the Mississippi Valley Fair is getting its own version of a butter cow. The Butter Hose and Bee exhibit project will be on display during the fair, from July 29 to August 3, in the exhibit …

Mississippi Higher Education Board Holds Monthly Meeting at Delta State

CLEVELAND, Miss. — Delta State University hosted the Mississippi Board of Trustees of Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL) for its monthly meeting on June 18–19. The 12-member board, along with Commissioner Al Rankins, IHL staff, and university leaders …

Supreme Court decision leaves Mississippi immigrants in uncertainty

Supreme Court decision leaves Mississippi immigrants in uncertainty Well, this was *** big one, wasn't it? This was *** big decision. Amazing decision, one that we're very happy about. This morning the Supreme Court has delivered *** monumental …

Zohran Mamdani’s mom, Mira Nair, directed a Denzel Washington film—’Mississippi Masala’

Before Zohran Mamdani took New York City’s mayoral race by storm and secured the Democratic ticket, his mother was artfully portraying Black and brown love on screen.  Mamdani’s mother, award-winning film director Mira Nair, is the creative force behind …

NYC mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani has unexpected roots in Mississippi

Long before Zohran Mamdani shocked New York City’s political establishment, his mother, filmmaker Mira Nair, told a different story of immigration and identity — set in Greenwood. Nair, an Indian-American filmmaker, directed the 1991 movie " …

Hot, humid and stormy weekend ahead in Mississippi. See the forecast

Mississippi is expected to experience continued thunderstorms with gusty winds, heavy rain, and lightning. A marginal risk of severe storms with potential wind gusts up to 60 mph is predicted for eastern and southern Mississippi on Friday. The hot and …

Mississippi’s crops struggle with rainfall challenges

STARKVILLE, Miss. (WJTV) – Rainfall at well above normal accumulations is impacting the state’s row crops, according to officials. Mike Brown, state climatologist with the Mississippi State University (MSU) Department of Geosciences, said many areas of the …

Crittenden, Garland, Mississippi Counties Eligible for FEMA Public Assistance

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Crittenden, Garland and Mississippi counties have been added to the major presidential disaster declaration for the April 2-22 severe storms, tornadoes and flooding, meaning state and local governments and certain nonprofit …

Mississippi artist loses art in RV fire en route to arts festival

By Todd Magel Click here for updates on this story     DES MOINES, Iowa (KCCI) — A Mississippi artist is hoping to return to the Des Moines Arts Festival next year after a fire that destroyed her RV and art trailer while she was on her way to this year’s …

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