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Unlocking North Mississippi’s Potential: the Urgent Need for Skilled Workers

By Duncan Gray Hotty Toddy Contributor In the heart of North Mississippi, a region rich in natural beauty and historical significance, a transformation is underway. With...

Alyssa Schnugg - December 8, 2023

The Pantry Offers Thanks For Successful Empty Bowls Event

Barbara J. Smith Empty Bowls organizer The Pantry Board would like to offer our sincere thanks to all of the wonderful people that supported and volunteered...

Salter: 2019 Election Cycle Promises Significant Turnover, Changes Among Public Officials

Change. In terms of Mississippi government, change isn’t merely coming – and we’re talking major changes – it’s in great measure already here and...

Charlie Adams: My Grandfather’s Interview with Mississippi Roads

This past week I wrote about my grandfather Everett Adams, Sr., who lived to be 101. An Attala County native, he was a teacher,...

Charlie Adams: My Grandfather’s Humble Mississippi History

Ever been to Zama, Mississippi? It's in Attala County. From Oxford, it's a little over two hours south and a bit east. During the...

Bonnie Brown: So the Snow Was a No Go? Let Me Tell You About Snow

With all the reporting on the recent arctic blast and Polar Vortex, it brings to mind growing up in Ohio where we had snow...

Salter: Thompson’s Statements on Border Security Battle with Trump were Noteworthy

Mississippi Second District U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson has been an unapologetic liberal on social issues for the whole of his long congressional career and...

Bonnie Brown: Q&A with Former Public Policy Research Director, Dana Brammer

*The latest installment in the Ole Miss Retirees features is former Director Emeritus of the Public Policy Research Center and Assistant Professor Emeritus of...

Charlie Adams: Reflecting on Memories of North Oxford Baptist Church

At 56 I am not one to get into the "back in my day" talk, but I take a lot of pride having been...

Salter: Late Ed Perry was a Jovial, Intensely Loyal Force of Nature in the Mississippi House

State Rep. Felix Edwin “Stump” Perry was one of the most effective legislators in the long history of the Mississippi House, but it was...

Bonnie Brown: Q&A with Ole Miss’ Former Purchasing Department Buyer, Dallie Hudgins

*The latest installment in the Ole Miss Retirees features is former purchasing department buyer, Dallie Hudgins. The organization’s mission is to enable all of the university’s...