A long time in the making, the Mississippi University for Women has taken one step closer to an official name change. In a video posted to social media, MUW announced that it had selected Mississippi Brightwell University as the name for the school that has been coeducational since 1982 after.
A pack of four or five dogs and their owners sit in the Bark Park at the Roger Short Soccer Complex near downtown, relaxing around a fire in a barrel under string lights hanging from the trees.
A new industrial development megasite. A councilman chronically entangled in criminal investigations. A new name for a longtime mall. A row over money between a mayor and city-appointed board.