A Mississippi couple committed $25 million, the single largest gift in University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) history, in support of the UMMC Cancer Center and Research Institute’s campaign to build a new facility to advance world-class patient care and research.

The University of Southern Mississippi announced Tuesday afternoon that all campuses will remain closed through Wednesday, Jan. 22, and all classes will be canceled. The university will make a decision on Thursday's campus operations by 3 p.m. on Wednesday.

The Mean Green Marching Machine of Mississippi Valley State University became embroiled in controversy after accepting an invitation to perform.

The Rankin County School District is among those that will be closed Tuesday, Jan. 21 because of the threat of winter weather.

A University of Mississippi (UM) study showed a meteoric rise in methamphetamine deaths in the U.S. since the turn of the 21st century. The death rate rose 61-fold from

Mississippi's universities' governing board raised the salaries of Joe Paul at Southern Miss and Jerryl Briggs at Mississippi Valley State.

Students at The University of Southern Mississippi (USM) aiming to pursue a career as an attorney now have access to an accelerated law school pathway, made possible through a newly established partnership with Mississippi College (MC).

Mean Green of Mississippi Valley State University finally got to perform at Trump's inauguration ceremony on January 20 after their GoFundMe was able to raise over $300k.

Several Mississippi schools and universities have canceled classes Tuesday ahead of the forecasted winter snowstorm.

Lawmakers hear from Southern Miss, Miss. State and Ole Miss on how their universities are connecting veterans and military connected students to education options in the Magnolia State.

By JEWEL DAVIS Special to the Sun John and Sandy Black of Madison have committed $25 million, the single largest gift in University of Mississippi Medical Center history, in support of the UMMC Cancer Center and Research Institute’s campaign to build a new facility to advance world-class patient care and research.

Part of Mississippi under extreme cold warning after winter storm dropped snow across the Gulf Coast. When will temperatures warm up?