Mississippi

Photos by Ryan Parker The best in Arkansas print, broadcast, craft and communications were on hand July 25 for the annual Diamond Journalism Awards. The event, sponsored by the Arkansas Pro Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, was held …

Junior Achievement of Arkansas is expanding financial literacy and career readiness education in the Arkansas-Mississippi Delta thanks to a new two-year investment from the Walton Family Foundation. The initiative will serve students in Jefferson and Phillips counties in Arkansas, as …

Photos by Alex Hardgrave. Feature image above: Robert Reynolds looks at the Ouachita River while giving a tour of the water intake facility in Union County. Union County has a deep history rooted in oil and other large industries, which …

Arkansas ranks 46th out of 50 states for safety, according to a study by WalletHub. The study used 52 key indicators for safety, categorized into five groups, ranging from assaults per capita to financial losses from climate disasters. The study’s …

Feature image above: Jerry McIntyre, left, and Kyle Ogden of The Private Eyes. (File photo)   In a world where artificial intelligence looms and headlines report millions of dollars’ worth of damage at the hands of hackers, it is little …

For years, Arkansas and other Southern states have bandied the phrase “Thank God for Mississippi,” an at-least-we’re-not-last dig at the Magnolia State’s tendency to be at the bottom of national rankings in everything from education to health to prosperity. Today, …

Tyson Foods has deployed its Meals that Matter disaster relief program to Rolling Fork, Mississippi, to provide meals to the victims, volunteers and first responders of the recent tornado disaster. Tyson has partnered up with Walmart to set up cooking …

Producers Rice Mill will soon have an uninterrupted source of clean power thanks to an innovative new solar + storage microgrid developed by Scenic Hill Solar and constructed by CS Energy and KORE Power, Inc. The Producers’ project is the …

Cherokee Nation Businesses (CNB) revealed Thursday, Feb. 16, its acquisition of Gold Strike Casino Resort in Tunica. With the addition of Gold Strike, CNB officially has added its first commercial gaming operation to its collection of casinos and resorts. Officials …

Harps Food Stores has revealed the store will be entering two new states, Louisiana and Mississippi. The company purchased The Markets, a Gulf-region independent grocer, according to Supermarket News. Harps, based in Springdale, is set to acquire all seven of …