University of Southern Mississippi News

The Katrina Research Center at The University of Southern Mississippi Gulf Coast will host a premiere of the photography exhibit, "Cat Island by Kayak: A Retrospective," by Dr. Eric Wyble on June 26, from 5:30-7 p.m. at the Katrina Research Center, located on the third floor of the library on the university's Gulf Park campus in Long Beach.

Seven Lee University faculty members recently earned promotion in rank. Four faculty earned a promotion to associate professor from assistant professor: Drs.

The drama surrounding June 4's contested mayoral election drags on. Will it end? In an election where everything has taken twice as long as planned, it should come as no surprise that the Dave Ware campaign's ballot inspection heads into a second week.

I'm Carly Tynes, the summer news intern at the Hattiesburg American. That girl who talks about cats all the time? Yep, that would be me.

When she handed her son the last pack of noodles in their kitchen, Betty Mayfield came to a realization -- she needed help.

Wedding vows will be exchanged at 6 p.m. on July 6, 2013, at Calvary Baptist Church in Oak Grove.

"Mr. Jabbia has lots of student support and the respect of the faculty," said District 15 School Board member Mary K. Bellisario.

Dr. Mary S. Graham of Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College has been elected to the Board of Directors for the American Association of Community Colleges , a national organization representing the nation's almost 1,200 two-year colleges and their more than 13 million students.

Lhay Browning Thriffiley has been chosen as the new director-liaison for the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg.

A Forrest County grand jury has indicted a woman for allegedly embezzling more than $60,000 from the University of Southern Mississippi Federal Credit Union while she was employed there as a teller.

The St. Tammany Parish School Board welcomed four new school principals Thursday night during its meeting in Covington.

Students from McComb have a personal reason for showcasing major moments in the civil rights movement.

Students from McComb, Miss., have a personal reason for showcasing major moments in the civil rights movement.

A Forrest County grand jury has indicted a woman for allegedly embezzling more than $60,000 from the University of Southern Mississippi Federal Credit Union while she was employed there as a teller.

Wednesday marks the 50th Anniversary of the death of the first Mississippi field secretary for the NAACP, Medgar Evers.

When she handed her son the last pack of noodles in their kitchen, Betty Mayfield came to a realization - she needed help.

Miss Mississippi USA Paromita Mitra wants to be the first Miss Universe to explore the universe.

LONG BEACH - University of Southern Mississippi Gulf Coast students, Virginia Hutchinson of Long Beach and Erika Hosler of Gulfport, were both named spring 2013 scholarship recipients in the university's NASA Space Grant program.

FestivalSouth and the University of Southern Mississippi will host the Adams Foundation Piano Series at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in Bennett Auditorium , featuring a special solo piano recital by the fascinating Frederic Chiu.

A candidate for the University of Georgia's vacant student affairs vice presidency promised Monday to make ethics paramount if he's picked for the job.