With thousands of Mississippi adults struggling to read, a Hattiesburg nonprofit is training volunteers and launching a new program to close the literacy gap. The post Hattiesburg nonprofit tackles Mississippi’s adult literacy crisis with new program first appeared on RHCJC.| RHCJC
From June 2024 through February 2025, U.S. beekeepers suffered their worst winter losses in more than a decade, with commercial operations losing an average of 62% of colonies. The post Mississippi beekeepers brace for winter in wake of record die off first appeared on RHCJC.| RHCJC
As the 2026 legislative session approaches, audiologists are urging legislators to revisit having private insurers cover hearing aids, saying the lack of coverage affects thousands of Mississippians each year. The post ‘It changed my life’: music student’s hearing loss spotlights coverage gap in Mississippi first appeared on RHCJC.| RHCJC
The plan would separate Visit Mississippi —the state’s tourism division — from the Mississippi Development Authority — a move advocates say would give the multibillion-dollar industry more viability and flexibility.| RHCJC - Reporting What Matters
Rural water customers are frustrated with limited oversight of nonprofit, member-owned systems — which serve about 1.6 million Mississippians.| RHCJC - Reporting What Matters
A state scholarship makes specialized dyslexia therapy possible. Their experience reflects a growing question at the Capitol: Should more Mississippi parents be able to direct public education dollars toward schools and programs they believe work best?| RHCJC - Reporting What Matters
Mississippi sheriffs say they need radar guns — a tool currently banned for county law enforcement — to help curb dangerous driving on rural roads.| RHCJC - Reporting What Matters
Three “mini pantries” in the Hub City — on a university campus, at a community center and in a church driveway — form a network of neighbors fighting hunger.| RHCJC - Reporting What Matters
