Mississippi’s education system faces a critical teacher shortage, particularly in rural areas like Greene County, where school leaders struggle to recruit and retain experienced educators. “We need ...

LEAKESVILLE — Mississippi’s education system faces a critical teacher shortage, particularly in rural areas like Greene County, where school leaders struggle to recruit and retain experienced ...

This story was originally published by Capital B. Sowing Resilience: Rural communities across the country are grappling with food insecurity. Schoolchildren, seniors, grocers and even farmers face a ...

Through efforts to help education in rural communities, Mississippi has formally been admitted to the Rural Schools Collaborative, a national network of educators aimed at strengthening rural school ...

In the rural South, poverty rates and the share of people without health insurance are even greater. Smoking cigarettes is a major cause of heart disease, and at least 20% of adults smoked in Alabama, ...