The Mississippi Arts Commission awarded Laurel Main Street a $400 grant to present to Dayton Scoggins, award-winning chainsaw artist, at the 2015 Loblolly Festival. This grant is a portion of the $1.61 million in grants the Commission will award in 2015-2016 made possible by the Mississippi State Legislature and the National Endowment for the Arts.
“The creative economy has never been more vibrant than it is today in the communities across Mississippi,” said Dr. Read More...
UPDATE: A fire early Monday at The Doc’s Inn, 985 Avenue of the Cities, Silvis, was in an outbuilding that housed some of the equipment that the restaurant uses, according to Silvis Fire Chief John E. Winters. The fire was contained to that building and did not get into the main structure, Winters told Local 4 News later Monday. A cause has not yet been determined.
EARLIER: Crews from multiple jurisdictions responded to a fire at The Doc’s Inn in Silvis early Monday. Read More...
Jones College has announced the 2021 spring semester honor roll scholars. Full-Time students with 15 hours or more and who maintain the following grade-point averages will make the honor roll: President’s List--4.0; Dean’s List--3.99-3.5: Faculty List--3.49-3.0.
(NOTE: Honor roll scholars from your area are listed according to county and then hometown in alphabetical order. Some names may be listed in your county but they also listed themselves as a resident of a city in another county. Read More...
