SUMMARY: Dr. Zach Moulds, Dean of Student Services at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College’s Harrison County Campus, has been awarded the Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) Distinguished College Administrator for 2025. This recognition acknowledges college leaders dedicated to student success, as nominated by PTK students. Moulds will be honored at the PTK Annual Convention, Catalyst 2025, in Kansas City from April 3-5. He emphasized the importance of the opportunities provided by PTK and MGCCC for student development. Moulds, who joined MGCCC in 2019 and holds multiple degrees, expressed gratitude for the award and pride in his team’s efforts.

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SUMMARY: The Senate Finance Committee has advanced legislation to reduce Mississippi’s income tax and grocery sales tax while increasing the gasoline tax. Republican senators argue these changes will stimulate the economy, proposing to decrease the flat 4% income tax to 2.99% over four years. Democrats, however, claim this disproportionately benefits corporations and harms low-income individuals. The Senate’s plan represents a $326 million net tax cut, less than the House’s $1.1 billion proposal, which seeks complete income tax elimination. The Senate also aims to lower the grocery tax from 7% to 5% by July 2026 and raise the gasoline tax to address highway maintenance funding.

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SUMMARY: Jermaine Mayers, 21, pled guilty to manslaughter and a drive-by shooting, receiving a 50-year sentence, with 10 years suspended, leaving 40 years to serve in prison. The manslaughter charge stemmed from the 2021 shooting of Jacoby Bolton in Wiggins, where Mayers admitted to killing Bolton, believing he was armed. The drive-by shooting in Gulfport involved Mayers shooting three victims in April 2021. He was sentenced to 20 years for manslaughter and 30 years for the drive-by, with the sentences running consecutively. After serving his time, Mayers will undergo five years of post-release supervision.

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