Mississippi State University News

Declining revenue will result in changes to Mississippi higher education, according to the governor and state education officials.

To put it in simple terms, Mississippi is spending more money than it is bringing in.

With our good soils, favorable climate, and water availability, there is a lot of opportunity in Mid-South agriculture, and we've seen strong land values here since 1992.

The gravel road separating Academy Crossing Apartments and the property along Louisville Street owned by Dr.

By Nov. 16, rice and sorghum were 99 percent harvested, and sweet potatoes were only at 50 percent.

The most recent Oktibbeha County Circuit Court session wrapped up earlier this month and was highlighted by the capital murder trial of former Mississippi State University student Bobby Batiste, but a number of other individuals also were sentenced by judges Jim Kitchens and Lee Howard.

The Advocate of Baton Rouge reports that Louisiana will get most of a $2.3 million federal labor grant, to be shared with Mississippi, as it studies green job growth in the states and training needed to meet that demand.

Mississippi State University's Delta Research and Extension Center in Stoneville, Miss., includes 4,100 acres, almost a hundred employees and a 30,000-volume library, the latter of which is directed by Rhonda Watson.

Today's producers, and those of the future, must utilize the same management and business principles as major corporations.

Every farmer now is confronted with need for management, production, and marketing skills.

JACKSON, Miss. - Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour says the state should consider merging some of its universities to save money.

Keeping the Mississippi University of Women as one of the state's publicly funded universities is a battle some alumni say they are ready to fight.

The growing season may have come to a close, but the knowledge gained by a new crop of very young hands-on enthusiasts could last a lifetime.

Some have suggested Friday's sentencing of former Hinds County Circuit Judge Bobby DeLaughter marks the end of the judicial bribery scandal involving disbarred litigator Dickie Scruggs.

One of three men charged in the 2007 slaying of a University of Tennessee at Martin student has been sentenced to life in prison.

Madison County leaders are optimistic about the results of a new study that shows Starkville's smoke-free laws have improved the health of residents there.

Kappa Sigma fraternity at Mississippi State University has appeals the revocation of its charter by the organization's national office.

A Clinton High student graduates with a 91 grade point average in a district where 95 is the lowest A. His friend at Northwest Rankin High graduates with a 91 average - but in his district, 90-100 is an A. He can report his overall A average on college scholarship and admissions applications.

'We've gone from a very small, local family operation to one that has made a place in a very specialized market and is still growing.

A Mississippi State University study released Monday shows a 27 percent decrease in heart attacks among Starkville residents since the city passed its no-smoking ordinance in 2006.