If you’re a young adult in the Mississippi Delta, you have two choices — leave for more opportunities or stay and face a high unemployment rate. MPB’s Alexandra Watts reports on how one Delta town is working to change that.

Human Trafficking is at the top of the 2019 legislative session agenda, which begins January 8. As MPB's Desare Frazier reports it's an election year and some hot button issues may not be on the negotiating table.

At least 200 Mississippi parents are hoping their child will be the one selected in a special needs scholarship lottery next week. The program helps parents pay for private school and services.

Despite declines in the rate of HIV/AIDS in other states, Mississippi ranks 4th in the nation for infections. That's according to My Brother's a Keeper a non-profit organization. Saturday is World AIDS Day. MPB's Desare Frazier reports.

An education consulting group reviewing the Jackson Public School District is releasing its findings. MPB's Ashley Norwood reports on the group's concerns and how the state's second largest school district plans to resolve them.

40,000 students apply for a competitive scholarship every year. Two are chosen, and this year, one of them is from Mississippi.  

Today Mississippians are coming together to honor a student athlete who passed away last week after he was injured on the football field. MPB’s Alexandra Watts reports.

A Mississippi's senators comments have drawn outrage from some quarters and continued support from others. MPB's Desare Frazier takes a look at the history of the remarks.

Mississippi's U.S. Senate race heads down to the wire as the two candidates prepare for a runoff election.