The Coca-Cola company is celebrating America’s semiquincentennial with new packaging representing every state, including Mississippi.Mini cans of coke products are now featuring a design unique to all 50 states, as well as Puerto Rico and Washington, D.C. From Georgia peaches to California’s surf sc
Josh Hubbard is finishing what he started at Mississippi State.Fresh off of winning the Howell Trophy earlier in the week, the standout Bulldog guard announced Friday that he will be back in Starkville for his senior campaign. Hubbard, a native of Madison, has gone against the grain in the modern tr
As the state works to determine who the next president of the Mississippi University for Women will be, an interim has been named to hold the spot after Dr. Nora Miller vacates her post.The Mississippi Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning announced Dr. Scott Tollison as the int
Former Ole Miss baseball great Doug Nikhazy has been called up to the big leagues.The Chicago White Sox are bringing the 26-year-old left-handed hurler along on their upcoming six-game road stint out west, with three games in Oakland and three matchups in Arizona on the docket, first reported by Fut
A familiar face in Jackson State circles has been chosen as the university’s 14th president.After evaluating roughly 80 candidates and whittling the list down to just a few finalists during an eight-month national search, Mississippi’s Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning annou
Unemployment assistance is available to Mississippians in 36 counties impacted by Winter Storm Fern.The Mississippi Department of Employment Security announced Thursday that disaster unemployment assistance is available for residents in the following: Adams, Alcorn, Attala, Benton, Bolivar, Calhoun,
The University of Mississippi has named its political science department after Ray Mabus, one of the state’s former governors and a former secretary of the U.S. Navy.Mississippi’s Institutions of Higher Learning’s board of trustees approved the naming of the Ray Mabus Department of Political Science
An investigation has been launched after police shot and killed a man trying to ignite a propane tank to cause an explosion in Pascagoula.The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation, which has taken over the case, said the incident happened on Thursday at approximately 12:20 p.m. near Magnolia Street. T
In an effort to continue serving patients in the Mississippi Delta, while also negotiating a potential deal with the state’s largest public healthcare system, Greenwood Leflore Hospital has filed for bankruptcy.The medical center, which has been at the forefront of the state’s rural health care cris
Oftentimes, when convicted individuals serve their time and leave incarceration, finding a job is one of the hardest parts of reentering society. A new study suggests Mississippi employers are broadly open to hiring formerly incarcerated individuals.The “Fair Chance Hiring Study” was released Wednes
A woman who acted as an accessory to a man who murdered his ex-girlfriend in Louisiana before taking her two daughters across state lines to Mississippi and killing the younger child will spend 60 years in prison.Victoria Cox, 34, pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice and attempted aggravated kid
Dr. Clyde Muse, who led Hinds Community College as president for more than four decades, died Wednesday at the age of 96.Often referred to as the “Godfather” of Mississippi’s community college system, Muse led Hinds Community College from July 1978 until his retirement in June 2020 – a 42-year tenur
Two convictions have come from the largest fentanyl bust in Southaven’s history.The DeSoto County District Attorney’s Office announced that Richard Vaught and Michael Walker pleaded guilty Monday to their roles in trafficking thousands of doses of the deadly drug.The bust came in 2022 at the Homewoo
Mississippi lawmakers failed Wednesday to restore $1.55 million in opioid settlement money for three nonprofits that was recently vetoed by Gov. Tate Reeves.During a one-day return to the capitol – after a roughly two-week hiatus from when the session would usually end – the House of Representatives
The ceremonial ribbon has been cut, signaling that a $300 million facility where steel will be made in a more eco-friendly manner is now open in Mississippi’s Golden Triangle.Gov. Tate Reeves announced Wednesday that SDI Biocarbon Solutions, a joint venture between Steel Dynamics and Aymium, is up a
Mississippi has formalized this past season’s most prolific men’s and women’s basketball players.Starting with the Howell Trophy, which is presented annually to the top men’s hooper at one of the state’s universities, Josh Hubbard took home the award for the third straight year. The Madison native a
Family members of the victims of a deadly train-van crash in Stone County have filed a wrongful death lawsuit in connection with the tragedy.The crash occurred March 27 at Pump Branch Road near Highway 49, claiming the lives of five people. In response, relatives of four of the five victims have fil
The Mississippi Department of Revenue is following the federal government’s lead, giving residents who endured power outages, frigid temperatures, and iced-over roads during the worst winter storm to impact Mississippi in decades earlier this year more time to file their taxes.The federal government
Following the departure of Mo Williams for Kentucky, Jackson State has promoted Trey Johnson from within to lead the men’s basketball program.Jackson State athletic director Ashley Robinson announced Wednesday he was removing the interim tag from in front of Johnson’s name. Johnson had previously be
Legislation directing $100 million to help the University of Mississippi Medical Center construct a state-of-the-art cancer research facility has been greenlit by Gov. Tate Reeves.The Republican governor signed the bill Monday, drastically aiding the state’s only academic medical center in its ongoi
Former Mississippi House Speaker Philip Gunn is officially in the governor’s race.Gunn, who retired from the state House of Representatives in January 2024, launched his 2027 bid for the state’s highest office Tuesday evening in his hometown of Clinton. He also released his first campaign ad, explai
Tristan Bissetta’s four-hit night led No. 25 Ole Miss to a 10-3 midweek win over No. 22 Southern Miss.The Clemson transfer was named the game’s MVP after having a stellar performance at the plate for the Rebels (27-11, 8-7 SEC). In Tuesday night’s revenge match at Trustmark Park, Bissetta hit a sing
Chuck Box is leaving his position as director of program development at the University of Texas to return to his home state.Jackson Academy announced Monday that Box, a native of Columbus, is heading to Mississippi’s capital city to lead the Raiders’ baseball team and serve as the private school’s a
An alleged child predator out of New York has been arrested after a Mississippi citizen submitted a tip nearly four months ago, law enforcement announced Tuesday.The George County Sheriff’s Office said its investigation into the tip “determined that the child and the suspect initially developed cont
