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After earning an individual national title, Ole Miss golfer Michael La Sasso has been invited to represent Team USA at the 2025 Walker Cup. The United States Golf Association announced on Friday that La Sasso, along with Auburn’s Jackson Koivun … Continued

A total of 52 grants from two federal funding programs have been awarded to airports across Mississippi totaling $21.48 million. The grants are coming from the Federal Aviation Administration’s Airport Improvement Infrastructure and Infrastructure Grant programs.   U.S. Senator Roger … Continued

Rising country music star Zach Top will perform in Mississippi as part of his incoming Cold Beer & Country Music Tour. Top released dates for the album tour on Friday morning. It will feature 20 stops across 16 states, including … Continued

The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians is gearing up for the 75th edition of the Choctaw Indian Fair on July 8-12, recently announcing the music lineup and more information. Taking place on the Choctaw Indian Reservation in east Mississippi, fairgoers … Continued

Mississippi State University plans to address healthcare outcomes in rural and underserved areas of the state through its newly approved Doctor of Physical Therapy degree program offered at the school’s Meridian campus. The Mississippi Board of Trustees of State Institutions … Continued

Anna Leah Jolly is just days into her tenure as Miss Mississippi, and the latest crown-winner is already looking forward to competing for a shot to become Miss America 2026. In her first radio interview since winning the pageant, Jolly … Continued

Mississippi-based telecommunications company C Spire is looking to provide local high school juniors and seniors with real-world employment experience through its new externship program. C Spire’s Liftoff program is available to both public and private school pupils in the Jackson … Continued

Northern Mississippi Today will be sunny, with patchy fog in the morning and a chance of afternoon showers and thunderstorms. Highs will be in the lower 90s, with heat index readings from 101 to 106. Tonight will be mostly clear … Continued

Holmes Community College broke ground Thursday on a new facility for health programs being taught at its Ridgeland campus. According to Holmes officials, the new facility will be called the Health Science Building and serve as home to the campus’ … Continued