This article was featured in the One Story to Read Today newsletter. Sign up for it here. No story has caught the imagination of education reformers this decade quite like the “Mississippi miracle.” ...

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Speedy Claxton has cemented his legacy as a Hofstra University legend even beyond his playing days with the Pride (nee Flying Dutchmen, in honor of school funder and namesake William Hofstra). The two ...

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Prairie View A&M is in 2026 March Madness, competing as a No. 16 seed in the First Four and facing Lehigh with a chance to move on to the Round of 64 in the men's NCAA tournament. But as you watch the ...

Cat Island Coffeehouse and Pass Christian Books opens at 1100 Government St. Menu includes breakfast sandwiches, bagels, drip coffee, cold brews and signature lattes. Books regional fiction, history, ...

Cook Out is renovating 11464 U.S. 49 in Gulfport, coming soon. Chain expands Mississippi footprint; nearest Cook Outs are Hattiesburg and Mobile. Menu emphasizes char-grilled burgers, trays and 40 ...

Mississippi’s upward progress has made it the center of conversation in the education world over the past few years, as people consider how one of the poorest states could manage such significant ...

Since 2013, Mississippi has skyrocketed on national tests, while blue states lag. What is it doing right? By Sarah Mervosh Photographs by Rory Doyle Reporting from Hazlehurst, Miss. and Jackson, Miss.

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STARKVILLE — Mississippi State football will play in a bowl game after all. The Bulldogs, despite going 5-7, accepted an invitation to the Duke's Mayo Bowl. They’ll play against Wake Forest (8-4) on ...