Star Mississippi State guard Josh Hubbard has earned the respect of the media ahead of the upcoming men’s basketball season.The league’s media honored Hubbard on Monday as a preseason first-team All-SEC selection. The Madison native’s coronation comes after he averaged 22.1 points, 3.6 assists, and
RJ Mitte, best known for his role as Walter White Jr. in the hit AMC series “Breaking Bad,” has passed away at age 34.The Jackson native is reported to have died in Texas on Monday. His cause of death has not been confirmed at this time. Law enforcement officials are continuing to investigate the ca
After inclement weather forced it to move from its original October weekend, Mississippi’s largest European car show has announced new dates for its 19th edition.The Renaissance Euro Fest was originally scheduled for Oct. 2-4, with events in both Ridgeland and Jackson. The European car and motorcycl
The Mississippi State Fair will host Disability Friendly Day on Tuesday at the fairgrounds in Jackson, offering special activities for individuals with disabilities and their families.Organized by Joni and Friends, a Christian nonprofit, the event will run from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. It will feature free
Online noise has surrounded Alabama country singer Ella Langley after old photos of her with whitetail deer bucks she killed resurfaced. She posted them herself years ago. She grew up hunting with her family and has proudly talked about it. None of this is new.After decades in newspaper and digital
For the fifth year in a row, Billboard magazine has named Delta State University’s Delta Music Institute as one of the top music business schools in the world.The unranked annual list has Delta State alongside other schools such as Abbey Road Institute in London, Berklee College of Music in Boston a
Popular American luxury athletic apparel and lifestyle clothing company ALO is setting up shop in DeSoto County with a $176 million investment.The company announced Monday that it is locating a new national fulfillment and distribution center in Southaven. The project is expected to create more than
A pair of 15-year-olds have been arrested in connection with the death of a 16-year-old in Ridgeland.Ridgeland Police Chief Brian Myers confirmed that Curtice Tucker and Daniel Banks Jr. are charged with culpable negligence manslaughter. Their arrests stem from an Oct. 9 shooting that reportedly occ
The commissioner of Mississippi’s Institutions of Higher Learning will continue his leadership for at least four more years with an added boost to his salary.The IHL Board of Trustees unanimously voted to extend Dr. Al Rankins Jr.’s contract, allowing him to remain commissioner. Rankins’s new contra
Curtis Flowers, a Black man who spent more than 22 years in prison and was on death row in Mississippi before the U.S. Supreme Court threw out his conviction and death sentence, has died. He was 56.Flowers’ family confirmed that he died Wednesday at his home in Mississippi, attorney Rob McDuff told
Both Ole Miss and Mississippi State football remain firmly ranked in the AP Top 25 after a weekend in which the Rebels dominated Vanderbilt and the Bulldogs were off with a bye.Ole Miss stayed at No. 9 after Pete Golding’s team bounced back from a rough loss to Florida with a 52-17 rout of Vanderbil
A Tupelo High School football player died in a car crash early Sunday morning.Alden Wade, 19, was pronounced dead after first responders arrived at the scene in the 4900 block of Cliff Gookin Boulevard at approximately 1:11 a.m. Sunday.According to the Tupelo Police Department, it was a single-vehic
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Justin Jefferson highlighted his return to Minnesota’s lineup with a leaping touchdown catch, Aaron Jones made up for an early fumble with a pivotal, fourth-quarter touchdown and the Vikings remained unbeaten with a 23-13 victory over the slumping New Orleans Saints on Sunday.Will
Gov. Tate Reeves has declared Oct. 12-17 as Fall Severe Weather Preparedness Week in Mississippi, urging residents to get ready for any natural disasters that might take place over the next three months.While hurricane season is still underway for a few more weeks and spring is the most active time
Ole Miss, after suffering a 24-point beatdown at Florida heading into the bye week, took the loss to heart and came back with a vengeance. On Saturday, an energized Rebels team traveled to Vanderbilt and mauled the Commodores 52-17.Pete Golding’s group seemed to be entering the game flat, as an imme
Jacobe Robinson came off the bench to throw four touchdown passes and run for a score, and D’Shaun Ford ran it in from a yard out with 1:36 remaining to help Grambling hand Jackson State its first loss of the season with a 45-38 victory on Saturday night.Robinson had a 30-yard completion to Nae’Saan
GULF BREEZE, Fla. (AP) — Isaias crashed into the U.S. Gulf Coast on Friday as a dangerous Category 2 hurricane, hammering communities in Alabama and the Florida Panhandle with damaging winds, heavy rain, flooding and life-threatening storm surges.The first hurricane of the Atlantic season made landf
Tupelo officials have opened a new road to ease traffic concerns near the city’s new Target store.Elected leaders held a ceremonial ribbon-cutting on Woodford Way Friday morning. The new road runs alongside Target, veers behind the nearby Sam’s and Walmart stores, and ends at Barnes Crossing Road. T
Grammy Museum Mississippi will soon welcome country music singer Craig Morgan to the museum in Cleveland for a night of open conversation with those in attendance.“An Evening with Craig Morgan” will take place Tuesday, Nov. 3, at 7 p.m. in the Sanders Soundstage. A reception with food and drinks wil
Crews working to repair the Arkabutla Dam following a 2023 breach have made major progress, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reports.The Corps’ Vicksburg District announced Friday that its workers had successfully reached a major milestone in Phase II of interim risk reduction measures at the dam. T
Mississippi State’s Darius Slay and Ole Miss’ Tony Bennett are representing their respective schools in this year’s SEC Football Legends class.The conference announced the class on Thursday. The 2026 group features Heisman Trophy winners, national champions, All-Americans, All-SEC selections, and NF
Law enforcement, officials, media, and community members gathered for a ribbon-cutting ceremony to officially kick off the 167th Mississippi State Fair on Thursday.Mississippi Agriculture and Commerce Commissioner Andy Gipson thanked the Mississippi National Guard and others who make the event and t
Palmer Home for Children has been nationally recognized for its human services practices.The Mississippi nonprofit announced Thursday that it achieved national accreditation through the Council on Accreditation. Officials said the accreditation followed an intensive 18-month process to demonstrate t
A Mississippi Valley State men’s basketball player is in the custody of federal law enforcement.Qinfang Pang, a 6-foot-9 power forward for the Delta Devils, was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in late September for allegedly overstaying his visa. According to ICE’s records
