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The Municipal Primary Runoff Elections are coming up tomorrow in several towns and cities across Mississippi.  Runoffs are held when a candidate of a certain party doesn’t reach the threshold for victory.  If you voted in either the Republican or … Continued

Image courtesy of the Mississippi Aquarium Here’s a look at your statewide forecast: To the north, sunny with highs in the lower 80’s. Partly cloudy tonight with lows in the upper 50’s. In central Mississippi, sunny with highs in the … Continued

Mississippi State had a great chance to grab a series win over Vanderbilt on Sunday, but the Bulldogs had to settle with just the one win out of three. Brian Hadad and Joel Coleman break down the three games in … Continued

Today’s show looks at the Ole Miss series loss to LSU, what it means moving forward, and the implications from Saturday’s walkoff win – Plus thoughts from the Grove Bowl WOPodcastPlayer({ “playerElementId”: “wo-podcast-player-3831846”, “feed”: { “link”: “https://feeds.castfire.com/telesouth/telesouth/mike_in_the_morning/3831846_2021-04-26-011346”, “type”: “mrss” }, … Continued

Photo courtesy of Mississippi Arts Commission Governor Tate Reeves has appointed Catherine Pierce, a poet and English professor at Mississippi State University, as Mississippi’s Poet Laureate. Serving a four-year term, the state’s Poet Laureate creates and reads appropriate poetry at … Continued

Image courtesy of the Natchez Trace Parkway Here’s a look at your statewide forecast: To the north, sunny with highs in the mid 70’s. Clear tonight with lows in the lower 50’s. In central Mississippi, sunny with highs in the … Continued

Courtesy of Southern Miss Athletics Southern Miss broke a deadlock score in the opening game with back-to-back homers from Charlie Fischer and Christopher Sargent, while Ben Ethridge threw a complete-game shutout in the nightcap to lead the Golden Eagles in … Continued

Mississippi will receive over $10.6 million from the U.S. Department of Education to help support the needs of students experiencing homelessness.  Through the American Rescue Plan, the department will issue $800 million across the county with the first round of … Continued

Here’s a look at your statewide forecast: To the north, partly sunny with morning showers likely, a chance of thunderstorms throughout the day, and a chance of afternoon showers. Highs in the lower 70’s. Partly cloudy tonight with lows near … Continued