This year’s Egg Bowl of basketball, at least on the women’s side, took place on Sunday afternoon with Ole Miss handing Mississippi State a 93-68 loss in Oxford.The No. 18 Rebels were led by four players scoring in double digits – Cotie McMahon (21 points), Sira Thienou (20), Latasha Lattimore (17),
After severe weather hit portions of Mississippi on Friday and Saturday, six tornadoes have been confirmed to have touched down.Survey teams from the National Weather Service in Jackson said Friday’s weather included EF-0 tornadoes in Madison and Leake County and Jones County along with an EF-1 twis
Ole Miss may not have landed Lucedale native Deuce Knight out of high school, but the talented quarterback has found his way back to the Magnolia State after spending one year at Auburn.Knight, a former four-star from George County High School, signed to play for Pete Golding’s Rebels on Sunday. The
A suspect has been arrested after police say a road-rage shooting happened at a Chick-fil-A restaurant in Flowood.According to the Flowood Police Department, the incident occurred Saturday night at the restaurant on Lakeland Drive near Treetops Boulevard. The suspect, Kyle Maurice Ramos, is believed
Congregants and leaders vowed to rebuild a historic Mississippi synagogue that was heavily damaged by fire and an individual was taken into custody for what authorities said Sunday was an act of arson.The fire ripped through the Beth Israel Congregation in Jackson shortly after 3 a.m. on Saturday, a
Despite being behind for most of the first half, Southern Miss managed to win its fourth straight Sun Belt game, beating Louisiana Monroe 70-60 on Saturday.Southern Miss (11-7, 5-1 Sun Belt) broke Louisiana Monroe’s (3-15, 0-6) second-half lead less than three minutes in and never let go. Here’s how
Ole Miss has gotten the proverbial monkey off its back after dropping its first two conference games. On Saturday, the tide turned for the Rebels (9-7, 1-2 SEC), who took down Missouri (12-4, 2-1 SEC) 76-69 in front of a home crowd.Chris Beard’s crew was led by a two-headed dragon in AJ Storr and Ma
The Associated Press unveiled its 2025 NFL All-Pro Team on Saturday with former Mississippi State and current Tennessee Titans defensive lineman Jeffery Simmons being included on the prestigious list.Simmons, who played for Mississippi State from 2016-18 and just wrapped up his seventh professional
Mississippi’s House speaker has introduced a sweeping education bill aimed at expanding options for K-12 families, drawing attention from local and national school choice advocates, including an official in the White House.House Bill 2, authored by Republican Speaker Jason White and dubbed the “Miss
WEST POINT, Miss. (AP) — A 24-year-old Mississippi man killed six people — his father, brother, uncle, 7-year-old cousin, a church pastor, and the pastor’s brother — at three locations during a Friday night rampage in a rural area, authorities said.Daricka M. Moore was arrested at a police roadblock
The Democratic National Committee wrote a “warning letter” on Friday to Mississippi Secretary of State Michael Watson, urging the Republican not to share unredacted voter information as part of an alleged agreement with the Trump administration.According to the DNC, the state agency is about to prov
A Pass Christian man will spend the rest of his life in prison after pleading guilty to multiple sex crimes involving children.District Attorney Crosby Parker announced that 72-year-old RJ Sanders pled guilty this week to four counts of sexual battery. Circuit Court Judge Dodsson sentenced Sanders t
The PGA Tour released its FedEx Cup Fall schedule of eight tournaments — one that moves from the Spring — but loses two events, including one in Mississippi that began the year before the modern tour began.The fall will include new tournaments in Asheville, North Carolina, and Austin, Texas.They rep
Less than 24 hours after Ole Miss lost to Miami in the College Football Playoff semifinals, the Rebels took another blow – this time coming from the NCAA.College football’s governing body denied Ole Miss quarterback Trinidad Chambliss another year of eligibility on Friday. Chambliss, who reached an
More than 300 human trafficking victims were reported in Mississippi in 2024, the majority being victims of sex trafficking, and officials statewide are actively working to raise awareness about human trafficking and key signs and indicators that someone is a victim of the grave crime.January is rec
With Friday observed as National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day, U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) is calling attention to a bill she cosponsored that expands access to federal support for families of firefighters and other first responders who die or become permanently disabled from service-re
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a remarkable rebuke of Republican leadership, the House passed legislation Thursday that would extend expired health care subsidies for those who get coverage through the Affordable Care Act as 17 renegade GOP lawmakers joined every Democrat in support.The tally, 230-196, signif
Hollywood is humming as award season continues this Sunday with the 83rd edition of the Golden Globes.The Golden Globes – described on the awards’ website as “one of the world’s premier entertainment awards recognizing the best in motion pictures and television and beyond” – will honor 2026 winners
If any Ole Miss fan happened to be told ahead of time that the Rebels’ 2025-26 season would end in the semifinals of the College Football Playoff — given the team went through a head coaching change during the campaign — they would have taken that deal, even if the final result was a heartbreaking l
Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company xAI is investing over $20 billion in Mississippi through the establishment of a data center and additional computing infrastructure in Southaven. The project announced Thursday afternoon makes for the largest private-sector investment in the state’s histor
A Jackson Academy family is suing the private school, alleging school officials retaliated against them and their son after concerns were raised about recently enrolled student-athletes.Jason and Carolyn Voyles filed a complaint in Hinds County on Jan. 5 against JA and headmaster Edward Wettach, cla
17 dogs were discovered in severe neglect inside a Jackson home during an investigation into the disappearance of 81-year-old Carol Ryan, a missing-person case that has since turned into a death investigation.Jackson police were conducting a search at Ryan’s home on Baybury Lane on Dec. 22 when huma
Mississippi’s capital city is moving closer to choosing its next chief of police.Jackson Mayor John Horhn announced Wednesday the names of four finalists for the position of being top cop in the state’s largest city: RaShall Brackney, Joseph Daughtry, LeJon Roberts, and Wendell Watts.“My main priori
The Mississippi Senate passed a bill aimed at shoring up the state’s pension system for public employees and a trio of others related to public education on Wednesday.The Mississippi Public Employees’ Retirement System has been estimated to have an unfunded liability exceeding $25 billion, causing l
