Hattiesburg high-school senior Aubri Sparkman created a dress that placed runner-up in the Duck Brand Stuck at Prom scholarship contest.
Now a senior site technician and 12-year employee for Thermo Fisher Scientific, Jeff Hollingsworth recalls his involvement in the scientific community during the COVID-19 pandemic as a time when he felt he was making a difference in the world around him.
Tiffany Bradford presently works as a certified fitness instructor at Hattiesburg’s Orangetheory Fitness. As someone who has felt judgment in fitness settings for being overweight, Bradford hopes to bring a spirit of body positivity to her classes.
Mississippi native and Olympic gold medalist Frentorish “Tori” Bowie died in her home in April 2023 as a result of complications that arose during childbirth.
Deputy Editor Nate Schumann reflects on how he found places within local communities by developing relationships with those he encountered who shared common interests, thereby increasing his social health.
This weekend, Vinnie Ciesielski will travel to the University of Southern Mississippi, where he will headline the 2023 Southern Miss Trumpet Festival alongside two other world-renowned trumpeters, Alex Freund and USM’s own TJ Tesh.
Craig Griffing donated $30,000 to Pearl River Community College to establish the Griffing Family Tech Scholarship, which supports a number of career and technical education programs at the school.
Dr. Robert Taylor will not continue serving as Mississippi’s state superintendent of education after the Mississippi Senate rejected his nomination by a 21-31 vote on Wednesday, with some Republicans describing him as “woke” or a supporter of so-called “critical race theory.”
“While I am continually striving to be a more effective editor every day, I have found that paying that knowledge forward and helping new writers learn the ropes of our chosen field is a greatly rewarding experience,” Deputy Editor Nate Schumann writes.
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