JACKSON, Mississippi, Aug. 30 -- Jackson Public Schools issued the following news: Before players take the field and cheerleaders strut their stuff, a sure indication that high school football season is here, is Media Day. Surrounded by team captains and players wearing their school's jersey, all six Jackson Public School high school coaches came together for the 2024 Football Media Day on August 16. One-by-one, each coach highlighted their school's program, shared summer practice goals and ex  more

STARKVILLE, Mississippi, Aug. 31 -- Mississippi State University issued the following news: A Mississippi State faculty member with more than two decades of experience in anthropology and Near Eastern archeology is now the head of MSU's Department of Anthropology and Middle Eastern Cultures. Professor James W. "Jimmy" Hardin began as department head on July 1 after previously serving as the interim. "Dr. Hardin is a longtime member of the university faculty and one of the original faculty mem  more

STARKVILLE, Mississippi, Aug. 31 -- Mississippi State University issued the following news: Mississippi State University is fueling the future of food science with the establishment of the Reed Family Endowed Professorship and the university's newly created Food Science Innovation Hub within the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station. Reed Food Technology, a Mississippi-based company with offices in Pearl and Hernando, initiated th  more