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Columbus, Mississippi, brought its community together with a free celebration featuring live music, BBQ, and face-to-face time with local leaders. Mayor Stephen Jones organized Unity Day to honor the city's recent growth and strengthen connections between residents and public servants.
Columbus, Mississippi is bringing residents together this weekend for free food, live music, and meaningful conversations with city leaders. Mayor Stephen Jones hopes the relaxed Riverwalk gathering will strengthen community bonds across the city.
Columbus, Mississippi residents gathered at the Riverwalk for the return of the Mayor's Unity Celebration, a free community event connecting citizens with city leaders. Mayor Stephen Jones revived the annual tradition to give back, inform, and celebrate the city's progress.
A Mississippi city is celebrating real progress with a Unity Day event this weekend, and the numbers back up the good news. Columbus hasn't seen a murder in 18 months, and violent crime is down. #
Amazon just announced another $12 billion investment in central Mississippi, bringing 800 new jobs and raising its two-year commitment to the state to $25 billion. The tech giant is betting big on Mississippi's workforce with data centers and partnerships with local colleges to create high-paying career pathways.
Natchez Early College senior Christian Harris, a linebacker with a perfect 4.5 GPA and 33 ACT score, has been named Mississippi STAR Student by the Mississippi Business Alliance. He'll be honored alongside the teacher he credits most with his success at an April ceremony where the top 20 students compete for a $24,000 scholarship.
Two weeks after winter storms left thousands without power, volunteers in Mississippi are making sure no family goes hungry. Extra Table and Entergy Mississippi packed 20,000 meals in a single day to support struggling communities.
Mississippi just expanded its network of innovative schools to 33 programs, giving thousands more students access to creative, flexible learning environments. Eight schools and districts earned special status to reimagine how education works.
A small-town Alabama rescue squad is collecting truckloads of donations for an Oxford, Mississippi community still reeling from January's devastating ice storm. The all-volunteer team plans to deliver critical supplies this Saturday after their Mississippi counterparts called for help.
A Mississippi high school senior with a perfect 4.0 GPA and 30 ACT score is trading potential career paths for a calling that matters more to him. Duncan Wallis, Adams County Christian School's STAR student, is heading to Mississippi College to pursue ministry.
Mississippi once ranked last in education, but years of focused policy changes are paying off with rising test scores. Experts say the turnaround shows what sustained commitment to students can achieve.
Mississippi has soared from 49th to 1st place in 4th grade reading scores after changing how it teaches children to read. The transformation happened without spending more money, proving that better methods can beat bigger budgets.
A Mississippi woman is changing how communities recognize human trafficking after sharing her own story of exploitation that started with trust, not violence. Her advocacy is helping train law enforcement and protect vulnerable youth across all 82 counties.
Women in addiction recovery traveled to the Mississippi Capitol to share their stories and advocate for health-centered policies. Their advocacy has already helped pass laws expanding access to life-saving overdose medication.
Towering 700 feet above the Mississippi Delta, the state's first wind farm is proving clean energy can work in places experts once thought impossible. The project is lowering electricity costs while pumping millions into rural schools and communities.
After months of cleanup from Winter Storm Fern, two beloved Mississippi state parks are welcoming visitors back just in time for summer. George P. Cossar and Wall Doxey State Parks reopened for reservations this week, offering families a chance to enjoy the outdoors again.
The Columbus Dispatch just created a full-time position dedicated entirely to reporting good news and acts of kindness in the community. Kelly Tucker starts this week as the paper's first-ever Kindness Reporter, funded by the Center for HumanKindness.
A Mississippi high school baseball team claimed the state 4A championship title in a victory over Poplarville. The win sparked celebrations across the small community.
Amazon is pouring $11 billion into Mississippi's economy, bringing 700 new jobs to Madison County and sparking hope across the entire Jackson metro area. The investment could reshape career paths for local students while keeping energy costs stable for residents.
The University of Southern Mississippi generated $1.3 billion in economic impact across the state last year, supporting over 10,000 jobs and transforming communities from coast to inland. A new study reveals how one university is fueling prosperity far beyond its classroom walls.
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