My Turn
Piece of Brookhaven history vanished
Until a week or so ago, a casual look south as one crossed the railroad track in downtown, the old wooden overhead bridge could be ...
Until a week or so ago, a casual look south as one crossed the railroad track in downtown, the old wooden overhead bridge could be ...
I can see hundreds of trees from where I sit; all are unique — no two exactly the same. There are tall ones, short ones, ...
“You always take the teacher’s side!” I am still amazed, in my second decade as a school principal, that this statement is hurled at me ...
Contrary to the way city paving has been carried out in past years, the Mayor and Board of Aldermen embarked upon a much larger paving ...
In the next few weeks, Mississippi will release the latest school and district ratings under the new Accountability Model. This rating – A to F ...
At this particular place in time, what astute politician would mess with senior citizen retirement benefits or pronounce tax increases before winning a select government ...
Years of chronic, debilitating pain had left Traci Smith feeling like a burden to those she loved. Sometimes the agony left her unable even to ...
As a new legislative session begins in Mississippi, one of the hot topics will be education. Bills will be filed and proposals made to “improve” ...
I usually try to avoid anything political, but I have strong feelings about this. I want to give you my opinion on this initiative 42. ...
By Carey M. Wright, Ed.D., State Superintendent of Education Every fourth-grader who is sitting in one of Mississippi’s public school classrooms this year has ...
The Monday college basketball schedule includes four games with a SWAC team on the court. Among those games…
The Jackson State Tigers (11-17, 11-4 SWAC) welcome in the Prairie View A&M Panthers (5-24, 4-12 SWAC) after…
The Alcorn State Braves (9-19, 9-6 SWAC) hope to build on a four-game home winning streak when hosting…
The SWAC hoops schedule on Monday is not one to miss. The outings include the Southern Jaguars taking…
The college basketball slate on Monday should provide some fireworks. Our computer model has recommended picks against the…