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‘Mississippi Riverscapes’ Plein Air competition awards ceremony is July 12
By MELISSA CROCKETT MESKE Managing Editor, Illinois Business Journal [email protected] The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rivers Project, in partnership with Alton’s Jacoby Arts Center, recently announced the awards ceremony and grand opening dates...

SEC media days: What to know as the annual event kicks off for Texas
Coverage of Texas football and the 2025 SEC season kicks off next week with the annual SEC media days, a four-day festival of all things pigskin down South. It’s a chance for reporters across all media platforms to catch up with the SEC coaches,...

Mississippi Lottery Mississippi Match 5, Cash 3 results for July 10, 2025
The Mississippi Lottery offers several draw games for those aiming to win big. Here’s a look at July 10, 2025, results for each game: Winning Mississippi Match 5 numbers from July 10 drawing 02-19-20-22-28 Check Mississippi Match 5 payouts and...

Business Brief: Ray, Wood take on new roles at Bank of Commerce
STARKVILLE – Bank of Commerce recently announced two additions to its Starkville Branch. Johnny Ray, of Starkville, has been appointed as executive vice president and chief banking officer, bringing nearly four decades of banking experience to the...

Dubuque's otters explore new outdoor exhibit at Mississippi River Museum
DUBUQUE, Iowa (KWWL) — Two North American river otters have a new outdoor habitat at the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium. Tom and Beckie, the resident otters, moved into this space as part of an exhibit expansion. The grand opening...

Mississippi’s AI Ambitions Take Shape With NVIDIA Partnership
Mississippi is carving a new path in its artificial intelligence landscape by partnering with technology company NVIDIA to expand AI education, research and workforce development across the state. Similar to other NVIDIA partnerships in...

Business Alignment 2026 moving forward in creating unified organization
JANS – A transformative initiative to create a single, unified organization representing business and industry throughout Mississippi is taking major steps toward becoming a reality, and, if approved, it will do so as the Mississippi Business...
Mississippi Valley Blues Society Celebrates Forty Years of Blues Fest Magic; Two-Day Festival Returns to LeClaire Park with Award-Winning Artists and Family-Friendly Events
DAVENPORT, IOWA (July 10, 2025) — The Mississippi Valley Blues Society (MVBS) proudly announces the fortieth anniversary of Blues Fest taking place on September 19-20, 2025, at the scenic and historic Le Claire Park on the banks of the Mississippi...
Let the World See, a traveling exhibit of Emmitt Till & Mamie Till-Mobley can be seen at Mississippi Valley State University
Mississippi Link Newswire, Mississippi Valley State University (MVSU) and the Emmett Till Interpretive Center (ETIC) recently announced that the powerful exhibition Emmett Till & Mamie Till-Mobley: Let the World See is open to the public weekdays...

Former Mississippi superintendent hired as new chief of staff for MSCS
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - The former superintendent of Canton Public Schools has accepted the position of chief of staff for Memphis-Shelby County Schools. Gary Hannah took to social media, via the Canton Public School District, to reflect on his...

Business Brief: Fortenberry receives statewide honor
Mississippi Pharmacists Association announced Jerry Fortenberry as the recipient of the 2025 Bowl of Hygeia Award, a prestigious honor in the pharmacy profession. The award recognizes pharmacists who have an outstanding record of civic leadership...

SPCC Enforcement/Clean Water Act: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Tupelo, Mississippi Oil Storage Facility Owner Enter into Consent Agreement
Download PDF The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Khera Petroleum, LLC (“KP”) entered into a June 11th Consent Agreement (“CA”) addressing alleged violations of the Clean Water Act Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure...

Everything you need to know about gambling in Mississippi
Throughout history, Mississippi hasn’t always been associated with gambling activities. In fact, other states in the United States such as Nevada have held the spotlight as a major gambling hub, with Las Vegas offering a range of casinos like the...

America's Top States for Business 2025: The full rankings
To rank America's Top States for Business in 2025, CNBC scored all 50 states on 135 metrics in 10 broad categories of competitiveness. The fundamentals of the study, now in its 19th year, are the same as they have always been, identifying the...

Mississippi Lottery Mississippi Match 5, Cash 3 results for July 9, 2025
The Mississippi Lottery offers several draw games for those aiming to win big. Here’s a look at July 9, 2025, results for each game: Winning Mississippi Match 5 numbers from July 9 drawing 07-08-11-26-33 Check Mississippi Match 5 payouts and...

Person of the Day | Joe Austin and the Tallahatchies: ‘It’s Very Mississippi, You Know?’
Years ago, Labelle Turner adjusted his bass guitar in his lap before his fingers play the opening notes of Ricky Skaggs’ “Honey, Won’t You Open That Door?” He worked hard, and there was no better way for him to unwind from his days as a...

Make-A-Wish Mississippi grants two wishes
KOSCIUSKO, Miss (WTVA) - Make-A-Wish Mississippi has partnered with Boswell Media to grant the heartfelt wishes of two incredible children. Breezynews.com reports the two kids are Waylon (4), from Carthage and Addyson (9) from Ethel. Waylon’s wish...

SEC Media Days: Pittman joined by Ball, Green, Sorey Jr.
Talking Season kicks off for the Southeastern Conference on July 14 at SEC Media Days in Atlanta, with the Arkansas Razorbacks taking their turn on July 17 with players accompanying sixth-year head coach Sam Pittman. For Pittman, it will be his...

Full list of SEC Media Days attendees revealed
Next week is one of the most anticipated of the year for Southeastern Conference players and fans, with the annual SEC Media Days set to return to the College Football Hall of Fame and the Omni Atlanta Hotel after the event took place last season...

Mississippi Food Network distributes food despite inflation cost
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - With the rising cost of food, the Mississippi Food Network is starting to feel the pressures of inflation. Employees at MFN work to distribute meals to hunger relief partners across the state. The company provides meal kits...