Baptist Memorial Health Care is continuing to expand its Mississippi footprint.The Memphis-headquartered hospital system will soon take over a healthcare facility in Brandon and invest $70 million to enhance its services.Rankin County supervisors on Tuesday unanimously approved a proposal for Merit
Applications are now open for Gulf Coast Restoration Fund grants, which are awarded annually using settlement money Mississippi received from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill.The Mississippi Development Authority announced that its latest application window opened June 1 and will run through Jul
The road to Omaha continues for both Mississippi State and Ole Miss. After rolling through the first round of NCAA Tournament action unblemished, both the Bulldogs and Rebels have advanced to super regionals.Starting off with Mississippi State (43-17), first-year head coach Brian O’Connor gave Bulld
Gulfport native Derick Hall earned himself a nice pay day after playing an integral role in the Seattle Seahawks’ Super Bowl run.The star edge rusher inked a three-year, $42 million extension with the Seahawks on Tuesday, with $21 million guaranteed, his agents announced. With incentives, the deal c
Ole Miss is front and center stage in the sports scene, with star running back Kewan Lacy being featured as a cover athlete in the new College Football 27 video game.EA Sports teased fans with the game’s cover Tuesday ahead of its highly-anticipated release, and the standout Rebel bell cow was one o
The Mississippi State University Extension Service is warning producers to be on the lookout for hammerhead worms after one of the invasive pests was recently spotted in Warren County.According to MSU’s Warren County Extension office, hammerhead worms – which can grow up to a foot long and are known
Free fishing days are returning to Mississippi.The state’s Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks has announced that folks can cast rods and reels at all public bodies of water in Mississippi without worrying about having a license on June 6 and 7. The special occasion will correspond with Nat
As expected, former Ole Miss wide receiver A.J. Brown is heading to New England.The Philadelphia Eagles traded the three-time Pro Bowler to the Patriots on Monday, putting a cap on a long-rumored deal. In April, word got out that New England was interested in reuniting Brown with his first NFL coach
Law enforcement in Chickasaw County did not play chicken when busting up a major cockfighting operation.Authorities responded to County Road 406 in the Buena Vista community on Sunday as part of a multi-agency effort to investigate alleged illegal activity involving animals.That’s when police report
A Mississippi businessman is confirmed to have passed away in a plane crash over the weekend.Federal aviation officials are investigating after a private aircraft crashed along Highway 82 near the Mississippi-Alabama state line on Sunday afternoon. The crash claimed the life of well-known Columbus b
Mississippi’s oldest higher learning institution has officially been renamed.Mississippi College officially transitioned to Mississippi Christian University on Monday, June 1, with officials announcing that the name change was on the horizon in November 2024. University President Blake Thompson said
Cathead Jam returns to Jackson this weekend with those behind the annual music festival promising there’s not a band worth missing.As always, the festival will be held at Cathead Distillery on Farish Street in downtown Jackson. The lineup includes various homegrown talents along with acts from beyon
A man is accused of shooting his mother before turning the gun on himself in Clay County.Sheriff Eddie Scott said the incident occurred Monday around 7 a.m. along East Hazelwood Rd.The sheriff said a 33-year-old man shot his 53-year-old mother before opening fire on himself. Neither individual was i
Mike Leach, the eccentric and revolutionary offensive savant whose teams set dozens of scoring and passing records over his 21-year head coaching career, is among the nominees for the 2027 College Football Hall of Fame class.The National Football Foundation released the ballot Monday for the class t
June 1 marks the official start of the Atlantic hurricane season, with forecasters across the country predicting a below-normal season. Predictions aside, the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency is encouraging residents to get prepared if they haven’t done so already.“Mississippians should be aw
Mississippi State put on quite the show for a fanbase eager to pack Dudy Noble Field to witness the club’s first home regional since the 2021 national championship season. The Bulldogs capped a dominant weekend with a 19-5 win over Louisiana on Sunday.Brian O’Connor’s club held no punches in the Sta
Dom Decker played an integral role in knocking Ole Miss out of the NCAA Tournament in 2025 as part of the historic Murray State club that eventually reached the College World Series. A year later, the junior made the play that sent Mike Bianco’s club to its first super regional since 2022 — and we a
Poplarville is officially Title Town for JUCO baseball and softball with Pearl River Community College claiming the national championship in both sports this year. After the Wildcats secured the program’s first softball title five days ago, the baseball team added to the trophy case with its second
Southern Miss has been eliminated from its home regional for the second straight year, with the Golden Eagles dropping each of its first two NCAA Tournament games. After falling to Little Rock on Friday, the black and gold landed in the elimination round versus Virginia, where the Cavaliers were on
Successful superintendent Bradley Roberson is retiring from his role within the Oxford School District, the district and its Board of Trustees announced.Roberson’s retirement comes after 25 years with the A-rated district, where he served in several capacities over his career including teacher, coac
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Teagan Kavan pitched a complete-game four-hitter, Kaiah Altmeyer and Kayden Henry each belted a home run, and defending-champion Texas defeated Mississippi State 4-0 on Friday to stay alive at the Women’s College World Series.Kavan (26-6), who was the losing pitcher in the Longh
An escaped detainee is back in custody, according to Hinds County Sheriff Tyree Jones.Latoria Sample, who also goes by Shanterica Donelson, was being transported to the Raymond Detention Center on Friday morning when she escaped a deputy’s vehicle near Highway 18 and TV Road in Jackson.Less than an
A former Mississippi policeman involved in a major drug trafficking bribery scheme that ensnared 20 individuals, including two sheriffs, has been sentenced to prison time.Ex-Greenwood police officer Jamario Sanford, 38, will spend seven and a half years in federal prison after pleading guilty to con
A new Mississippi Freedom Trail marker has been unveiled at Jackson State University in honor of slain civil rights icon Benjamin Brown.The marker was presented by Visit Mississippi, the Margaret Walker Center at Jackson State University, the Mississippi Humanities Council, and community leaders, du
