Indianola News

Some education leaders this week said Gov. Haley Barbour's K-12 budget recommendations would be almost impossible to implement, especially in one year.

Facing growing budget constraints, Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour wants to save money by cutting the state's public universities from eight to five.

The Mississippi Development Authority appeared before the Joint Legislative Budget Committee recently to submit its budget request for fiscal year 2011, which starts next July.

Dream turns into profitable reality for high school buddies A Opening a restaurant together was a longtime dream for high school friends Preston Lott and Brooks Roberts, now the owners of the popular gourmet pizza restaurants Lost Dog Pizza Company in Indianola and Cleveland.A Opening a restaurant was something they talked about as roommates at ...

INDIANOLA, Miss. - The Sunflower County Farm Service Agency says Mississippi Delta farmers and ranchers are suffering their biggest losses in two decades-and may be eligible for federal loans.

The power conditioners/sequencers protect sensitive components in the museum's multimedia exhibits, while at the same time enhancing audio and video performance for an optimal visitor experience The exhibit technology team at Bowen Technovation recently chose to install Furman Sound PS-PRO II power conditioner/sequencers and AC-215 power ...

Oct 6 2009 12:00AM http://democrats.org/blog.html Today, the Democratic National Committee honors the life of civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer.

Organizers are canceling the CineVegas Film Festival in Las Vegas next year because of the economy.

Mrs. Gaye Morgan Black of Hattiesburg and Mr. Emmett Russell Black Jr. of Indianola announce the engagement of their daughter, Madelyn Celeste, to Dr.

Students at Indianola High School gathered outside the school building Wednesday to show support for principal John Monroe.

Blues guitar legend Riley B. "B.B." King was born this day in 1925 in Indianola, Mississippi.

I'm thinking back to a meeting several years ago for incoming freshmen and their parents at Indianola High School.

About 50 students gathered outside Indianola High School this afternoon to show support for the school's principal, John Fremont Monroe Jr., who is on paid leave after an incident with a student at a football game.

The thrill is gone at many attractions across the country as recessionmired tourists stay home, but in Indianola, Miss., a favorite son is packing 'em in at the B.B. King Museum.

A NEW SEGMENT THAT WABG IS DOING HERE IS CALLED "GOOD NEWS"....WITH A LOOK AT GOOD NEIGHBOR BUSINESS.

In a Sunday, Feb. 8, 2009, photo, B.B. King poses backstage with his award for Best Traditional... In a Sunday, Feb.

A PEDESTRIAN IS SENT TO JACKSON FOR TREATMENT AFTER BEING HIT EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING CROSSING HIGHWAY 82 EAST OF INDIANOLA.

Early bird season tickets are now on sale for the 2009-2010 Arts & Lecture Series at Millsaps College.

OVER ONE HUNDRED PEOPLE TURNED OUT THURSDAY EVENING FOR AN INFORMATIONAL SESSION ON A NEW HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAM COMING TO THE DELTA.

Rasuli Lewis, program director for the Harlem Children's Zone, is scheduled to help the Delta Health Alliance and the city of Indianola kick off a project to address health care, literacy, parenting and education issues in Mississippi.