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Photo courtesy of JSU Athletics The first season of the Coach Prime era at Jackson State has come to an abrupt end.  Due to COVID-19 protocols and contact tracing within the Tiger football program, Saturday’s season finale against Prairie View … Continued

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Huntington Ingalls in Pascagoula will receive $107,194,022 from the Navy to purchase materials in advance of construction of LHA 9, an America-class amphibious assault ship.  The contract is the 5th increment of long-lead-time material for the ship. Senators Roger Wicker … Continued

Milwaukee Tool has announced an expansion of its footprint in Mississippi, creating 1,200 new jobs—the state’s largest economic development project in the last seven years.  800 of the new jobs created by the heavy-duty power tool manufacturer’s $60 million investment … Continued

Pictured left to right: Charles Beady, CEO of the Mississippi Food Network; Commissioner Andy Gipson; and Ryn Laster, director of food safety and animal welfare at Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. Photo courtesy of MDAC.  A major donation from Cal-Maine Foods will … Continued

Compared to some states, the Mississippi lottery is pretty basic.  Outgoing MS Lottery Corporation President Tom Shaheen told SuperTalk MS in time, it will have to adapt with the market.  “There’s state’s out there selling on tickets on the internet, … Continued

Here’s a quick rundown of your statewide weather forecast.  North Mississippi: Sunny skies come with a slight chance of rain in the afternoon. Highs will be in the lower 70s before dropping into the upper 30s tonight.  Central Mississippi: Sunny … Continued

Mississippi State played a spring football game for the first time since 2019, and for the first time ever under Mike Leach. Brian Hadad and Joel Coleman go over what they saw, what they liked, and what questions they have … Continued