March 2009

A new multimillion dollar harbor is on its way to Bay St. Louis. MPB’s Phoebe Judge reports on what impact that harbor will have on the hurricane devastated community.

As the search for a new chancellor gears up at the University of Mississippi, alumni are making their voices heard. Cari Gervin has more.

The economy takes center stage in Europe this week as global leaders consider ways to recover from the worst economic crisis since the great depression. MPB's Lawayne Childrey reports how Mississippi can be a part of the overall plan.

At a conference in Oxford, members of Mississippi’s insurance industry have been discussing new ways to insure property on the coast. Cari Gervin explains.

Choral music tends to be appreciated more in Europe than in America, but that doesn’t mean European choirs are superior. As a matter of fact, as MPB’s arts reporter Ron Brown tells us, one of the most accomplished choir directors of the past 20 years lives and works right here in Mississippi.

A Senate vote leaves private property up for grabs if the state needs it for economic development. Yesterday lawmakers failed in an attempt to override a veto by Governor Haley Barbour of an eminent domain bill. MPB’s Stephen Koranda reports.

Dr. Gailen Marshall, an allergist and immunologist, talked to MPB's Karen Brown about seasonal allergies and how to stifle your symptoms.

The Mayor of Biloxi wants to see the bridge that was hit by a barge last week repaired in sixty days or less. MPB’s Phoebe Judge reports on the likelihood of that being completed.

The Mississippi Delta is one of the most impoverished regions in the country. Many local leaders have high expectations that the federal economic stimulus package will change things. But as Cari Gervin found out on a trip to Tunica, it won’t be that easy.