Jabil Plans Marshall County, Mississippi, Operations

Related Research Manufacturing solutions provider Jabil plans to establish operations in Marshall County, Mississippi. The $70 million project is expected to create 24 jobs. The investment will include the construction of a new 100,000-square-foot...

WBRZ FLASHBACK: Train loaded with hazardous chemicals derails in Livingston

LIVINGSTON — This week in WBRZ history, more than 40 years ago, a train loaded with hazardous chemicals derailed in the town of Livingston. Several cars containing petroleum exploded with a roar heard 20 miles away on Sept. 28, 1982. In total, 43...

Mississippi College School of Law Becomes First in Southeast to Require AI Training for All Students

Last week, Mississippi College School of Law (MC Law) announced that it would become the first law school in Mississippi, and the first in the Southeast, to require all students to complete an AI certification course prior to graduation. As AI is...

Mississippi Sound Coalition hopes a new proposal keeps the Bonnet Carre Spillway closed

GULFPORT, Miss (WVUE) - The Mississippi Sound Coalition is calling on Congress to pass The Northern Gulf Estuary Protection Act of 2025. The act is aimed at protecting seafood industries in Mississippi, Louisiana and Alabama, while maintaining...

Forever chemicals, metals found in Louisiana drinking water

A recent study has raised new questions about the safety of drinking water in New Orleans and the surrounding parishes. The analysis found traces of “forever chemicals” and heavy metals in homes that draw tap water from the Mississippi River,...

Pew Research: Alabama leads nation in percentage of Christians

Alabama has the highest percentage of people who identify themselves as Christians, according to one of the most authoritative national surveys. In Alabama, 89 percent of people surveyed identify themselves as Christians, according to the Pew...

Research, curriculum and grading: new data sheds light on how professors are using AI

When Georgia State University professor G. Sue Kasun taught a new course this summer, she used generative artificial intelligence to help her brainstorm. Kasun, a professor of language, culture and education, teaches current and future language...

Alleged Cheaters Face Felony Charges in SoCal Mississippi Stud Scheme

Posted on: October 2, 2025, 08:45h. Last updated on: October 2, 2025, 10:17h. Pair allegedly bent cards to gain an unfair betting advantage Prosecutors say suspects won more than $32K through the scheme Casino surveillance and tribal cooperation...

Mississippi Students Achieve Record High Scores

Mississippi students achieve record high qualifying scores on Advanced Placement exams in 2024-25 JACKSON, Miss. – During the 2024-25 school year, 11,393 Mississippi public school students took 16,145 Advanced Placement exams, with a record high...

Mississippi Sound Coalition urges Congress to pass Northern Gulf Estuary Protection Act

BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) - The Mississippi Sound Coalition is calling on Congress to pass The Northern Gulf Estuary Protection Act of 2025. The act is aimed at protecting seafood industries in Mississippi, Louisiana and Alabama, while maintaining...

What Mississippi's infant mortality crisis says about the risks of Medicaid cuts

For months, Dr. Daniel Edney had watched his state's infant mortality rate rise. "It just kept climbing," he remembers. "We'd get another death coming in, another death coming in." As the public health officer in Mississippi, it's Edney's job to...

What a new study reveals about 'forever chemicals,' lead and other metals in New Orleans-area tap water

A recent study has raised new questions about the safety of drinking water in New Orleans and the surrounding parishes. The analysis found traces of “forever chemicals” and heavy metals in homes that draw tap water from the Mississippi River,...

What kind of effects will the government shutdown have on Mississippi

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - We are in Day One of another federal shutdown. This comes as lawmakers on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. could not reach an agreement regarding a federal funding bill. At the center of the dispute is healthcare. Democrats...

Cedar Rapids man drowns on Mississippi River near Guttenberg

GUTTENBERG, Iowa — A 79-year-old Cedar Rapids man drowned Wednesday after his boat was found drifting on the Mississippi River near Guttenberg. The Guttenberg Police Department said officers located an unoccupied flat-bottom boat around 11:50 a.m....

Mississippi, Not California, Is the Education Future

A miracle defies the laws of nature. This is why “the Mississippi Miracle,” the sobriquet for the extraordinary gains that students in the Gulf state have made in reading in recent years, is a misnomer. There’s nothing miraculous about a state...

Man's body pulled from Mississippi River after apparent drowning near Guttenberg

GUTTENBERG, Iowa (KWWL) -- Authorities have recovered the body of a man who apparently drowned in the Mississippi River late Wednesday morning. Guttenberg police said, just before noon, they found an unoccupied flat bottom boat floating on the...

Lowry: Mississippi is the future of education

She notes that Mississippi outperforms her native California, even though the Golden State is richer and spends substantially more on education per pupil. More than half of black fourth graders in Mississippi are at or above basic level, while...

Packer Fastener Adds Mississippi Distribution Hub

Wisconsin fastener and industrial supply distributor Packer Fastener announced Tuesday that it has officially opened a new distribution hub in Mississippi. Company officials said the facility in Pearl, a suburb of Jackson, would support commercial...

Construction Jobs With the Fastest Wage Growth in Mississippi

Despite signs of slowing demand, the U.S. construction industry continues to face a significant labor shortage. The Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) estimates that the industry will require 439,000 additional workers in 2025 to meet...

Mississippi’s reading triumph is no miracle — it’s the future of education

A miracle defies the laws of nature. This is why “the Mississippi Miracle,” the sobriquet for the extraordinary gains that students in the Magnolia State have made in reading in recent years, is a misnomer. There’s nothing miraculous about a state...