ITTA BENA, Miss.— High school freshmen in the Greenville Public School District (GPD) who were brave enough to accept the challenge have become members of the inaugural class of the Greenville Public Early College High School (GPECHS) at Mississippi Valley State University (MVSU).

ITTA BENA, Miss.— Hundreds of visitors filled the campus of Mississippi Valley State University Saturday, July 14, to honor the legacies of the 15 Marines and one Navy Corpsman who passed away last year when their military aircraft crashed into a nearby soybean field in Itta Bena.

GREENWOOD, Miss.–– The community is invited to the dedication ceremony of the YANKY 72 Memorial on July 14, 2018. The memorial will honor the 15 Marines and one Navy Corpsman that died when a Marine KC-130T aircraft crashed into the fields of Itta Bena, MS. 

ITTA BENA, Miss.— MVSU Assistant Professor of Art Dr. Dorothy Vaughn recently earned an award during the annual Mississippi Homemaker Volunteers (MHV) Conference, hosted May 21-24 at Mississippi State University in Starkville.

Vaughn’s mixed media drawing of B. B. King won “Best in Show” in the Cultural Arts Exhibit under the category of Painting and Drawing.