February 2009
A Gulf Coast School District Still Trying to Rebuild from Katrina Deals With Budget Cuts
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
In our continuing series on how budget cuts are affecting school districts across the state. MPB’s Phoebe Judge reports on how one Gulf Coast school district still trying to pick themselves up from Katrina is handling this latest blow.
New Gulf Coast Network Brings Together Struggling Communities
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
A new network on the Gulf Coast is bringing leaders together to form a type of community brain trust. MPB’s Phoebe Judge reports.
Balducci and Patterson's Pre-sentencing Letters: A Selection
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
With disgraced former tort lawyer Dick Scruggs due to plead guilty later today in a second bribery scheme, his last two co-defendants from the first trial are waiting to hear their sentence on Friday. MPB’s Sandra Knispel takes a look at the pre-sentencing letters written to the judge on behalf of former state auditor Steven Patterson and former New Albany lawyer Timothy Balducci.
General Colin Powell visits Ole Miss
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
On Monday night, the University of Mississippi received a special visit in honor of Black History Month - General Colin Powell. From Oxford, Cari Gervin reports.
Women's Heart Health
Monday, February 09, 2009
February is Heart Month and Friday, February 6th is The “Go Red for Women” campaign’s “National Wear Red Day.” Dr. Daniel Jones is the immediate Past President of the American Heart Association and is Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs and the Dean of the School of Medicine at the University of Mississippi. He talked with MPB’s Karen Brown about women's heart health.
Fighting Diabetes in Mississippi
Monday, February 09, 2009
Every year more than 23-thousand Mississippians are diagnosed with diabetes, and more than 600 die from it. In today’s health report, MPB’s Stephen Koranda tell us how officials are hoping to control the disease.
John Grisham's Twenty Years of Achievement
Monday, February 09, 2009
This year's winner of the Governor’s Award for Literary Achievement has millions of loyal readers. But as MPB's arts reporter Ron Brown tells us, his first book signing left the master of the legal thriller dangling in suspense.
Voter ID Making Headway at Statehouse
Monday, February 09, 2009
Legislation requiring Mississippians to show ID at the polls has been in and out of the state legislature for almost a decade. As MPB’s Stephen Koranda reports, this year it seems to be making headway.
Mississippi's Job Market Remains Poor
Monday, February 09, 2009
The job market in Mississippi continues to grow more competitive. MPB’s Phoebe Judge reports on the latest indicator of that fact.
Scruggs to Plead Guilty Again, Patterson And Balducci to be Sentenced
Monday, February 09, 2009
While the first trial against the disgraced king of torts is drawing to a close, Dick Scruggs is back in Oxford – at the Lafayette County Detention Center -- for the second case against him. MPB’s Sandra Knispel reports on a busy legal week ahead.
Testimony to Begin in Jackson Mayor Frank Melton’s Federal Civil Rights Trial
Sunday, February 08, 2009
Opening statements will begin today in the federal civil rights trial of Jackson Mayor Frank Melton. MPB's Lawayne Childrey is following the case and has this report.
Charleston High School's first integrated prom gets the Hollywood treatment
Friday, February 06, 2009
The small Delta town of Charleston integrated its schools in 1970. But it took thirty-eight years to integrate the prom. North Mississippi reporter Cari Gervin has the story on the movie about Charleston High’s first interracial prom.
Educating Delta Students With iPod Technology
Thursday, February 05, 2009
Innovative technology will soon be helping some Delta students learn the three R's in a whole new way. MPB's Lawayne Childrey reports, in the process it may even inspire a whole new generation of educators.
State Officials Don't See Eye to Eye on Stimulus Package
Thursday, February 05, 2009
Some state lawmakers are concerned the Governor won't accept all federal stimulus money that could be available to Mississippi, should a stimulus bill pass in the nation's capital. But state legislators may be able to bypass the Governor to access federal dollars. MPB’s Stephen Koranda reports.
New Study Finds Housing on the Gulf Coast Will Return to Pre-Katrina Levels by 2011
Wednesday, February 04, 2009
The Gulf Coast is on track to restore all the housing that was lost during Katrina, but the problem is whether or not that housing will be affordable. MPB's Phoebe Judge reports.
Mississippi Civil Rights Veterans on the Role of Churches - Then and Now
Wednesday, February 04, 2009
During the turbulent 60's the black church was an integral part of the civil rights movement. MPB's Lawayne Childrey examines it's role four decades later.
War Memorial for Mississippi’s Soldiers Who Died in Iraq and Afghanistan
Wednesday, February 04, 2009
Hundreds came to the Bolivar County’s Expo Center to see Mississippi’s first memorial for its soldiers who have died in Iraq and Afghanistan. MPB’s Sandra Knispel was in Cleveland at the unveiling ceremony on Saturday.
House Republicans Try to Force Bills to the Floor
Tuesday, February 03, 2009
A deadline to get legislation out of committee had some Mississippi lawmakers butting heads on the House floor. MPB’s Stephen Koranda reports.
Are State Incentive Packages Too Sweet?
Tuesday, February 03, 2009
For decades Mississippi has tried to lure companies through development incentive packages. But as MPB's Lawayne Childrey reports one group wants to put an end to the deals.
Jury Selection Key to Capitol City Mayor’s Federal Trial
Monday, February 02, 2009
Perspective jurors came and went from the federal courthouse as protestors gathered outside in support of Jackson's Mayor. MPB's Lawayne Childrey reports.