Mississippi State University News Archives

Joe Seger is a learned man. Director of the Cobb Institute of Archaeology at Mississippi State University, professor of religion, authority in Middle Eastern pre-history, holder of multiple degrees - including one from Harvard University.

Thursday testimony suggests a former Mississippi State University student on trial for capital murder might not have been totally truthful last year in statements to authorities regarding the death of his housemate at 21 Apartments.

For more than a century, small green beetles ate through U.S. cotton crops, costing growers $20 billion and making the boll weevil the most expensive agricultural pest in the nation's history.

Starkville, Mississippi, is known for a few things, mainly Mississippi State University football.

ACROSS MISSISSIPPI a ' Near-constant rains during harvest time cost Mississippi farmers an estimated $371 million in losses, and producers with crop insurance may be the only ones able to salvage much more from the fields this year.

Losses on the 2.2 million acres of soybeans planted in the state have grown from an estimated $163 million to $212 million, according to Mississippi State University Agricultural Extension Service.

Jury selection continued this morning in the capital murder trial of former Mississippi State University student Bobby Batiste, who is accused of killing his roommate last year at their off-campus apartment.

Sonny Perdue has nominated Allen Barnes to be the new Director of the Georgia Environmental Protection Division .

The trial of a former Mississippi State University student accused of killing his roommate last year at an off-campus apartment is set to begin today in Oktibbeha County Circuit Court.

Did you Know? A Former Texas Rangers Manager and CPA Kevin Kennedy did his players' tax returns to make extra money when he managed in the minor leagues.

The search continues for a Columbus woman missing since Sept. 17. Kaila Morris, 21, was last seen by her stepfather, Robert Triplett, leaving the house he shared with her mother, Bonnie Morris Triplett, at 181 Golding Road.

Cotton is expected to take the biggest hit, losing 43 percent of its potential value.

Heavy rains in Mississippi and nationwide have decreased the number of pumpkins available for harvest, but not the quality of the pumpkins already pulled from the fields.

The investiture of Mississippi State University president, Dr. Mark Keenum, will be Friday in Starkville.

On October 9, 2009, I received an e-mail from my advisor Mr. Busby. The e-mail informed me that the $50.00 rate for graduation would go up after that day, and that I should apply for graduation online right away.

When Mark Keenum and Scott Ross roamed the campus of Mississippi State University three decades ago, they were just students with their whole lives ahead of them.

Mark Keenum promised to uphold academic excellence Friday as he was formally installed as 19th president of Mississippi State University.

Unseasonably heavy rain is forcing farmers to leave their crops in the fields to rot, costing them an estimated $377 million.

The formal investiture of Mississippi State University president Mark Keenum is scheduled for Friday in Starkville.

Blog powered by TypePad Member since 05/2005 October 13, 2009 In the interest of yesterday's Nobel announcement... Thanks to the Nobel committee for their good timing.

Biodiesel production has created a new market for soybean oil, and although the demands for this alternative fuel fluctuate, the industry remains strong.

Kappa Sigma fraternity at Mississippi State University has lost its charter. The decision was made this past week by the fraternity's national office.

Mississippi native Sam Haskell III, who carved an impressive success story during his years with the William Morris Agency, will be keynote speaker at the 13th Annual Meeting of the East Mississippi Business Development Corporation.

Mississippi State University officials issued the following alert early Friday afternoon in anticipation of a severe weather system threatening the greater Starkville area: The National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch for Oktibbeha County until 4 p.m. today meaning conditions are favorable for potentially severe weather.

The Houston Carnegie Library was on the receiving end of a "green" donation recently as the Houston Police Dept.

Depression among men will be the topic of a today of a workshop offered by the Wellness Therapy Institute at Mississippi State University-Meridian. The workshop, titled "Men and Depression," will be held from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. in Kahlmus Auditorium on the MSU-Meridian campus.

A Lowndes County man arrested Saturday on charges of possessing child pornography had past convictions of sex crimes in Mississippi and Louisiana.

Alex Ardell Lambert of Petal recently became a member of Sigma Alpha Lambda, a national leadership and honors organization at Mississippi State University.

Civility and the ability to disagree agreeably about politics and public policy have been increasingly hard goals to achieve over the last decade in America.

The Senate has passed a resolution co-sponsored by Sen. Thad Cochran to increase awareness among individuals, businesses and government entities of the steps that should be taken to protect themselves from a growing international and domestic threat to digital systems and data.

Bob Vance Moulder, the "Senior Ramblings" columnist for The Madison County Herald, has inoperable lung cancer.

TUPELO, Miss. - You can call Tupelo the home of the King and the queens. The city that gave birth to Elvis Presley is the hometown of this year's homecoming queens at both the University of Mississippi and Mississippi State University.

STARKVILLE a ' Mississippi State University's wildlife and fisheries department is changing its name to reflect the state aquaculture industry's importance and the university's role in its continuing development.