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Reporting What Matters

Roy Howard Community Journalism Center

Reporting What Matters

Roy Howard Community Journalism Center

Reporting What Matters

Roy Howard Community Journalism Center

Forrest County

Samuel Hughes January 13, 2025

Hattiesburg Hattiesburg Mayor Toby Barker is focused on several legislative priorities for the 2025 session, including efforts to extend leases on 16th Section land along Broadway Drive and West Pine...

Bill of Health: Advocates outline widespread impact of Medicaid expansion

Lamar County resident Kenneth Hornsby doesn’t mince words when discussing the challenges of accessing health care in his town.

Big Business Bankruptcies: Closures hurt rural communities, low-income families

Mallory Strickland January 6, 2025

MISSISSIPPI - Sixty-two Dirt Cheap locations — once a staple for budget-conscious shoppers — across eight states now sit empty after the company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Oct. 10. The...

Roy Howard Community Journalism Center staff members include, bottom row, left to right, Morgan Gill, reporter and producer; Joshua Wilson, community liaison; and Jada Austin, administrative lead; and second row, left to right, Justin Glowacki, reporter and producer; Nichole Cyprian, director; Samuel Hughes, reporter and producer; and Whitney Argenbright, managing editor.

Roy Howard Community Journalism Center to launch in January

Joshua Wilson November 6, 2024
The Roy Howard Community Journalism Center will formally open its doors on Jan. 6. Housed in the university’s School of Media and Communication, the center is funded by the foundation for three years at $1 million a year.
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