Food and drink are at the core of Mississippi culture and history. Thereâs a saying around here: âFood brings people together at the community table.â We find great joy in sharing the Mississippi story through the heirloom recipes, family-owned restaurants and farm-to-table menus full of our most celebrated dishes.
Staton Named Chancellor of East Carolina University. Dr. Cecil P. Staton, interim president of Valdosta State University in Georgia and vice chancellor for extended education for the University System of Georgia, has been elected chancellor of East Carolina University by the Board of Governors of the 17-campus University of North Carolina.
A member of the U.S. menâs figure skating team got his leotard in a twist because Vice President Mike Pence is scheduled to lead the U.S. Olympic delegation to South Korea in February. Adam Rippon, the 2016 U.S. menâs figure skating, pitched a particularly nasty hissy fit â telling USA Today he would prefer not to shake the vice presidentâs hand before the opening ceremony.