Cari Gervin

As concern about swine flu grows, health officials are warning parents not to forget the importance of routine vaccinations. MPB’s Cari Gervin reports.

The downturn in the economy has taken its toll on the insurance industry. MPB’s Cari Gervin has a closer look at what that means for consumers.

Another northeast Mississippi company will soon be closing its doors. MPB’s Cari Gervin has more.

A new law aims to trim the number of teens using tanning salons. MPB’s Cari Gervin has more.

Two of Oxford’s leading entrepreneurs aren’t letting the down economy depress them. MPB’s Cari Gervin explains.

Officials are hoping two new National Heritage Area designations will bring tourist dollars to North Mississippi. MPB’s Cari Gervin reports.

Monday would have been the 100th birthday of Eudora Welty, and now the famous author could have a school named after her. MPB’s Cari Gervin has more.

As members of Mississippi’s National Guard 155th Brigade Combat Team prepare for deployment to Iraq, communities around the state are sending them off in style. MPB’s Cari Gervin has this report on one such event.

The national tobacco tax shot up April first, and the state tax will soon do the same, once legislators reach a compromise. Since a quarter of Mississippians use tobacco on a regular basis, the economics of the matter could encourage many to try to quit. But that’s easier said than done. There is a program at the University of Mississippi that is making headway. MPB’s Cari Gervin has the details.