Mississippi

According to the American Cancer Society, nearly 1,900 women in Mississippi will be diagnosed with breast cancer this year. About 440 of them will die from the disease. In todays health news, MPB's Lawayne Childrey introduces us to one Ridgeland woman who has confronted breast cancer head on and is fighting to beat the odds.

On November 27th 2007, Regenia Shearrill of Ridgeland had a life changing experience with just a simple touch of her finger.

The FDA is planning to ban the sale of raw oysters from the Gulf of Mexico during some of Mississippi’s peak harvest times. MPB’s Phoebe Judge reports on the far reaching impacts that decision could have.

Mississippi’s peanut industry is taking off, and each year more small farmers are integrating the crop into their rotations. MPB’s Phoebe Judge reports on why the peanut is turning out to be such a good fit for Mississippi.

Mississippi's newly selected superintendent of Education will face tough funding challenges when he takes over by the end of the year. Yesterday the state board of education voted unanimously to bring Tom Burnham back as the top education chief. MPB's Lawayne Childrey reports.

More than a dozen green jobs to weatherize homes statewide could save Mississippians hundreds of dollars this Winter. MPB's Carl Gibson reports on the latest impact of federal stimulus dollars in Mississippi.