Itta Bena News

State Rep. George Flaggs, D-Vicksburg, last week said Mississippi can't afford all the school districts, public universities and widespread community college system.

Mississippi has one state-supported medical school, one state-supported law school, one state-supported college of veterinary medicine.

Not all Mississippi legislators are ready to embrace talk of consolidating academic programs at some of the state's eight public universities.

What: Texas College at MVSU When: Today, 2 p.m. Where: Rice-Totten Stadium, Itta Bena The Story: Valley is coming off a huge win over Alabama State in which the defense showed what coach Willie Totten had worked on all summer.

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

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

Prominent businessman Stuart Irby does not have to talk with attorneys about the fatal crash that resulted in his wife facing murder and aggravated assault charges and left him seriously injured, a Hinds County judge has ruled.

Hours before thrilling a sold-out audience at the MSU Riley Center Thursday, blues legend B.B. King was honored with a bronze star on the Mississippi Arts and Entertainment Center's Walk of Fame.

The closest thing we have to royalty in Mississippi is not the governor; it's college presidents.

Higher education officials are moving forward with plans to build a nearly $1 million president's home at Mississippi Valley State University at a time when all of the state's colleges face tight budgets.

A Mississippi Valley State University employee was seriously injured today on campus.

A $1.1 million lawsuit against a north Mississippi Pizza Hut has grown to include 15 people who claim they became sick after eating there in January.

Police say former Washington D.C. Mayor Marion Barry has been arrested and charged with stalking a woman.

CONFLICT BETWEEN GANGS MAY BE THE MOTIVE BEHIND A SUNDAY NIGHT SHOOTING AT A GAS STATION IN ITTA BENA.

A Hinds County Sheriff's Department official said criminal charges are 'possible, but not probable,' in Wednesday's drowning of an 8-year-old boy in a Byram pool.

BYRAM, Miss. -- An 8-year-old has drowned in an apartment complex pool in Byram.

ITTA BENA, Miss. --The Ninth Annual B.B. King Blues Workshop will be held Friday at Mississippi Valley State University in Itta Bena.

A 34-year-old woman, who pleaded guilty to food stamp fraud, has been banned from receiving the assistance again and ordered to pay restitution and fines.

ITTA BENA - Authorities say seven Mississippi Valley State University students have been removed from campus and one staff member has been placed on unpaid administrative leave after they were arrested following a drug raid on campus.

Ryan Collins went 5-for-5 and Russ Sneed drove in three runs to pace Mississippi State to a 9-8 victory over Middle Tennessee State on Wednesday night.