Itta Bena NewsLocal news for Itta Bena, MS continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Committee for MVSU chief hunt named- May 31, 2008 The College Board on Thursday announced it has appointed 24 members to Mississippi Valley State University's presidential search advisory committee.http://www.topix.net/city/itta-bena-ms/2008/05/committee-for-mvsu-chief-hunt-named?fromrss... MVSU search advisory committee announced- May 29, 2008 JACKSON - Commissioner of Higher Education Thomas C. Meredith today announced the members of the Mississippi Valley State University Search Advisory Committee.http://www.topix.net/city/itta-bena-ms/2008/05/mvsu-search-advisory-committee-announced?fr... Five minutes with the King- May 18, 2008 "They know that I am at a hotel and they call and say, 'Is B.B. King there' 'Yes, this is B.B.' 'Oh, you ain't no B.B. King. Sing the 'Thrill is Gone.'" The show is billed as "The 60th Anniversary Celebration." That's B.B. King - "The King of the Blues" - on the road, as a touring act for six decades. via Worcester Magazinehttp://www.topix.net/city/itta-bena-ms/2008/05/five-minutes-with-the-king?fromrss=1 The History of BB King - The Legendary Blues Guitarist- May 16, 2008 In his youth he played on street corners for dimes and pennies! He was born on 16 September, 1925 on a plantation in Itta Bena, Mississippi, near Indianola. via American Chroniclehttp://www.topix.net/city/itta-bena-ms/2008/05/the-history-of-bb-king-the-legendary-blues-... News Minute: Here is the latest Mississippi news from The Associated Press- May 14, 2008 Family, friends and fellow Marines remembered Lance Cpl. Casey Lynne Casanova as a vivacious woman who paid the ultimate price for her country. via WMC-FMhttp://www.topix.net/city/itta-bena-ms/2008/05/news-minute-here-is-the-latest-mississippi-... Mom, daughters graduate from MVSU- May 12, 2008 "We are excited to experience this event together" ITTA BENA - When Mississippi Valley State University interim President Roy Hudson handed out diplomas on Saturday, the Stanley family of Greenwood had triple the reasons for rousing applause. via The Clarion-Ledgerhttp://www.topix.net/city/itta-bena-ms/2008/05/mom-daughters-graduate-from-mvsu?fromrss=1 Thousands receive college degrees- May 10, 2008 Thousands received degrees today as more than a dozen Mississippi colleges and junior colleges held graduation ceremonies. via WLOX-TV Biloxihttp://www.topix.net/city/itta-bena-ms/2008/05/thousands-receive-college-degrees?fromrss=1 Mississippi: Unsung home of the blues- May 10, 2008 In 1963, Medgar Evers, the Field Secretary in Mississippi for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People , was shot in the back as he walked from his car to his Jackson home. via The Independenthttp://www.topix.net/city/itta-bena-ms/2008/05/mississippi-unsung-home-of-the-blues?fromrs... Mississippi childhoods recalled- May 5, 2008 "Aunt Mima taught me to gently put on the platter, set down the needle, and watch the turntable spin. A second passed and then - pow! - those beautiful, scratchy sounds flew in my face, cutting right through me, electrifying my soul." What: "Growing Up in Mississippi," $25, a new release from University Press of Mississippi. via Sunherald.comhttp://www.topix.net/city/itta-bena-ms/2008/05/mississippi-childhoods-recalled?fromrss=1 |