Mississippi-based BankFirst is expanding with an agreement being reached to acquire Magnolia State Bank. BankFirst, headquartered in Macon with locations in both Mississippi and Alabama, announced Friday the signing of a definitive merge agreement with Bay Springs-based Magnolia State Bank. … Continued
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Robert Wright scored 19 points, V.J. Edgecombe added 16 and No. 9 Baylor squeaked past No. 8 Mississippi State 75-72 on Friday in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Langston Love added 15 points and … Continued
2025 Spring Football interview with quarterback Braylon Braxton. Mike Hammett, play-by-play voice for Louisiana-Monroe, talks this weekend’s series between the Golden Eagles and Warhawks. Plus, Patrick Magee, sports editor for The Times-Picayune, talks Saints off-season news.
Five individuals, three of whom are reported to be children, have been hospitalized following a rollover crash in Jones County. Local authorities reported that a 2005 Infiniti SUV left the road on Springhill Road in the Calhoun community and flipped … Continued
A new partnership will allow undergraduate students at Southern Miss to pursue an accelerated law degree at Ole Miss. On Thursday, officials with both universities gathered in Jackson and formalized the partnership agreement following a Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning … Continued
Longtime Mississippi bluesman Jesse Robinson has been recognized for his contributions to a music genre with deep roots in the Magnolia State. On Thursday, Robinson, fellow musicians, friends, family, and local officials gathered at Iron Horse Grill in Jackson as … Continued
Attention to detail – a phrase used in classrooms, locker rooms, and workplaces across the world. The basis of the phrase is if you pay attention to the little things, the big things will come together and work out as … Continued
March Madness picks back up in Mississippi with two teams competing on the men’s side of the bracket Friday. First on the docket is Mississippi State (21-12, 9-11 SEC) taking on Baylor (19-14, 11-11 Big 12) in Raleigh, N.C. The … Continued
Northern Mississippi Today will be sunny with patchy frost in the morning and highs in the mid-60s. Tonight will be mostly clear and not as cool with lows in the mid-40s. Central Mississippi There could be areas of patchy frost … Continued
Somebody cue Luther Vandross, Mississippi State is ready for its one shining moment. Can the Bulldogs advance in the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2008, or will it be another one and done for the maroon and white? … Continued