Grammy-winning bluegrass icon Alison Krauss and Union Station, featuring Jerry Douglas, will perform to a sold-out audience May 5 at Mississippi State-Meridian’s Riley Center.

Leadership of the Mississippi Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning changed at the board’s monthly meeting on April 16, 2026, as the gavel was passed from outgoing president Gee Ogletree to incoming president Dr. Steven Cunningham.