Five-time national championship-winning head coach Buddy Stephens is no longer with East Mississippi Community College, the school announced Monday night.In a social media post, EMCC’s athletic department said Preston Rice would be the interim head coach but gave no word as to why Stephens was depar
Millsaps football is coming off its best season in more than a decade, but stagnancy is the last thing third-year head coach Brandon Lechtenberg wants to see when his team kicks off a new year Thursday night against archrival Belhaven.“The reality is we’re in the championship rounds now,” Lechtenber
Sen. Juan Barnett has retired from his position in the Mississippi Legislature.Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann announced Monday that Barnett, a Democrat from Heidelberg, submitted his resignation from the Senate. His resignation went into effect immediately. Barnett was first elected to the Mississippi Se
Four people have been arrested for allegedly stealing the identities of Mississippi inmates to fraudulently obtain unemployment benefits.The Office of the State Auditor announced Monday the arrests of Felisa Suggs, Nathanial Coleman, P’Trance Fields, and Kavisia Blaylock after investigators discover
SpaceXAI has cut the cord on 11 of its turbines being used to power a $20 billion data center in Southaven.The move comes after SpaceXAI reached an agreement with the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality to begin the process of removing the 69 turbines powering the center. Once the turbin
High school football is a big deal in Mississippi — to the degree that professional athletes still have beef with their hometown rival.This proved true when Los Angeles Rams defensive back Emmanuel Forbes Jr. was asked to give a shoutout to his high school rival. The Rams’ media team put various pla
Ole Miss is making one thing certain ahead of its 2026-27 season opener — the college football world better keep an eye out for quarterback Trinidad Chambliss and running back Kewan Lacy.The university’s athletics department launched a Heisman campaign for the two star athletes in July, promoting bo
Jaylon Tolbert passed for five touchdowns and rushed for another to lead Alcorn State to a dominant 56-7 season-opening win over Miles on Saturday night.Tolbert, in his second season with the Braves after transferring from Howard, helped Alcorn State win four of its final five games in 2025 before o
Jackson State fans may need to see a cardiologist, but for a good reason: T.C. Taylor’s group benefited from a late special teams blunder by Tennessee State to win 26-24 in the 2026 season opener.With 56 seconds left in the fourth quarter, Tennessee State lined up to kick a 36-yard field goal with h
A Nigerian man has been extradited to the United States to face criminal charges in connection with the death of former Starkville Academy student and football player Walker Montgomery.Adebola Festus Adekunle, 26, will face prosecution in the U.S. for the alleged financially-motivated sextortion of
The Mississippi man said to have killed his nursing student girlfriend and leaving her body in the trunk of his car will avoid the death penalty after changing his plea in court Friday.Bricen Rivers, 25, appeared at the Forrest County Courthouse and pleaded guilty to capital murder after previously
A tree-clearing accident in Adams County resulted in a man being airlifted to a Louisiana hospital.On Friday, the Adams County Sheriff’s Office responded to a workplace incident near Upper Kingston Road. Upon arrival, officers found 66-year-old Victor Martinez suffering from significant injuries tha
An investigation is underway following a report of a threat called into Northwest Rankin Middle School.The Rankin County Sheriff’s Department announced Friday that its deputies joined officers from other law enforcement agencies in responding to Northwest Rankin’s elementary, middle, and high school
An Illinois man accused of threatening a former football teammate of Nolan Wells and the individual’s father has been indicted on federal charges.Edward James Porter was indicted in the U.S. District Court in Southern Mississippi for allegedly making threatening calls to Bart Edmiston Jr. and his fa
Maritime exploration and technology company Ocean Aero plans to create 45 new jobs in Mississippi with a $4 million investment.Ocean Aero moved its headquarters from California to Gulfport in 2021 and is looking to expand its footprint in the Magnolia State. As part of its latest announcement, the c
A Mississippi faith-based substance addiction and abuse recovery center fell victim to a fire.Mercy House Adult and Teen Challenge CEO Matt Milliman said the blaze broke at one of the nonprofit’s aftercare homes in Georgetown on Wednesday night. A lightning strike is believed to be what caused the f
Two days after the Southeastern Conference passed a rule barring players from returning to the league from the pros, a Texas judge put that rule on hold Thursday in a case involving more than 40 players.It was the latest piece of news in what has turned into a breakneck week of legal wrangling over
Humphreys County and Yazoo City will not face one another in football on Friday, following the shooting death of a student-athlete.The Humphreys County School District announced Thursday that the Cowboys and Indians will not square off on the gridiron, citing the recent death of 16-year-old Jakamryn
A second arrest has been made in connection with the shooting death of a Humphreys County High School football player.Belzoni police announced that Jayden Holmes was taken into custody on Wednesday. Though authorities did not announce the charges Holmes faces, he is believed to have been involved in
Due to potential extreme heat in Oklahoma, Delta State’s football season opener at Northeastern State University has been moved from Saturday, Aug. 29, to Friday, Aug. 28.“Providing a safe environment for our student-athletes and fans is important to us,” Northeastern State Director of Athletics Joh
Military defense manufacturer Raytheon has completed its $50 million expansion in Forest.Raytheon is a leading provider of defense solutions to the U.S. government, specializing in developing new technologies for air and missile defense. The upgraded manufacturing facility in Forest will create 100
The cost of eating at a Jackson restaurant or staying at a hotel in the capital city could soon go up.The Jackson City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to up the sales tax on restaurants and hotels in Mississippi’s capital to boost tourism efforts. The council’s vote increases the restaurant tax
A new partnership between the state’s largest hospital system and a nonprofit aims to tackle one of Mississippi’s greatest healthcare challenges — maternal mortality rates.The University of Mississippi Medical Center and the Mississippi Public Health Institute announced they will work together to im
As customers of the Holly Springs Utility District remain frustrated by chronic power outages, a man has been arrested for allegedly threatening to “blow up” the utility that serves parts of North Mississippi.According to the Holly Springs Police Department, William Robert Pruitt was taken into cust
