Reporting What Matters

Roy Howard Community Journalism Center
Reporting What Matters

Roy Howard Community Journalism Center
Reporting What Matters

Roy Howard Community Journalism Center

Oyster season is back, but for how long?

Justin Glowacki and Gerome Webster • January 13, 2025
2024 marked the return of oyster season on the Mississippi Gulf Coast for the first time in six years. For now, the Mississippi Sound is starting to rebound, and local oystermen are savoring the success of the 2024 season. But, as Parkinson and others know, the future remains uncertain.

Mississippi moves to lease historically public oyster reefs

Justin Glowacki and Evan Baronich • January 13, 2025
Mississippi’s plan to lease 80% of its historically public oyster reefs to private leaseholders has sparked debate between fishermen and policymakers.

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...

Brian LeBlanc shows off artwork of the painting that became the cover of Mississippi Macabre.

Mississippi creatives revive legends through comics

Aidan Tarrant • January 6, 2025
Inspired by the 1950s comic anthology series Tales from the Crypt, the trio set out to create an anthology showcasing Mississippi’s rich cultural heritage.
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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