Recent ceremonies, including flag-placing and libation rituals, honor the memory of Black soldiers buried in Vicksburg National Cemetery. The soldiers, previously unknown, were identified through historical research. The National Park Service has expanded its presentation of history to include Black contributions in
The Mississippi State Bulldogs are playing their first game since the sudden death of head coach Mike Leach. Leach was 61 when he died in December. He had just wrapped up his third season coaching the program. University President Mark Keenum and
Four alligator hunters in Mississippi have broken the state’s hunting record with a reptile that weighs over 800 pounds and measures 14 feet long. Tanner White of Flora, Don Woods of Oxford, Will Thomas of Madison, and Joey Clark of Jackson harvested
A 16-year-old boy has become the third worker to die at a poultry plant in Mississippi in three years – despite laws prohibiting the factory from employing anyone under 18, due to dangerous work conditions. Duvan Tomas Perez died at the Mar-Jac Poultry plant in
Zach Arnett is not only the lone rookie among the Southeastern Conference’s 14 coaches, he’s also the youngest at 36 along with being the first of Hispanic descent in the league’s history. He’s been around the league long enough to know Tuesday
Three-time all-Southeastern Conference linebacker and Super Bowl champion Johnie Cooks has died. He was 64. Cooks played four seasons at Mississippi State, which released notice of his death on Thursday. A cause of death was not given. Cooks finished his college career
An inmate who escaped from a Mississippi detention facility has been recaptured – but a second man is still on the run. The pair broke out of Raymond Detention Center, about 15 miles west of Jackson, on Monday morning (May 29) just
After the birth of her quintuplets, a mother from Mississippi is now sharing adorable images of her five little ones along with a health update. Haylee and Shawn Ladner of Purvis, Mississippi, have been visiting their five children in the University of
Former WWE wrestler Ted DiBiase Jr., the son of Ted “The Million Dollar Man” DiBiase Sr., been charged with misappropriating millions in federal safety-net funds for needy families in Mississippi, according to a federal indictment that was unsealed on Thursday. DiBiase Jr.
The Mississippi State softball team was on the receiving end of a tough call during the Bulldogs’ game on Saturday against Arkansas. Down four runs in the bottom of the third inning, Mississippi State batter Chloe Malau’ulu came up with one runner