Sandra Knispel

With last night's conviction of James Ford Seal, teaching the dark side of Mississippi's history is an ongoing exercise of dealing with the past. MPB's Sandra Knispel reports.

This afternoon, Governor Haley Barbour will officially announce new jobs for West Point at a facility that will assemble armored vehicles for the Marine Corps. MPB's Sandra Knispel has more.

Wildfires several hundred miles away in Georgia and Florida are blowing smoke across parts of Tennessee and Mississippi. MPB's Sandra Knispel looks at the health concerns.

They sing, hear stories, learn colors and shapes. It's just like any other Kindergarten across the country, except here it's in Spanish. MPB's Sandra Knispel reports from Oxford on a new language pilot program.

Oxford is one of the most affluent places in Mississippi. Still, more than 20 percent of Lafayette residents live below the national poverty level. MPB's Sandra Knispel reports on a new clinic that's trying to help the uninsured.

With public schools in the Delta struggling against high drop out rates . many ask if education can really overcome the poverty gap. MPB's Sandra Knispel reports on the challenges faced by public schools in two Delta towns -- Greenwood and Indianola.

Nearly every second student in the Delta drops out of high school, and teen pregnancy rates are among the highest in the nation. MPB's Sandra Knispel reports from two Delta towns, Greenwood and Indianola.

The University of Mississippi is in the running to host a presidential debate in 2008. MPB's Sandra Knispel reports.

In Oxford, lighting up inside a bar or restaurant is against the law.now the University of Mississippi is contemplating making its entire campus tobacco-free. MPB's Sandra Knispel reports.