The United States Department has awarded $429,659,000 to Hattiesburg’s Cooperative Energy to improve transmission facilities and generation systems. Announced by Congressman Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., the funds, made available through the Electric Infrastructure Loan and Loan Guarantee Program, will benefit 26 … Continued
Ole Miss has earned a spot in the College Football Playoff’s first rankings of the year. The CFP committee announced the Rebels as the No. 10 team in the nation earlier this week. Lane Kiffin’s squad, currently on a four-game … Continued
An escaped inmate from the Lowndes County Jail has been captured after being on the run for over two days. According to officials, 42-year-old Terry Brooks was arrested near the 1300 block of 9th Avenue North in Columbus at approximately … Continued
The 2023 Major League Baseball (MLB) season has come to a close with two former Mississippi State players earning rings. Nathaniel Lowe and Chris Stratton were part of this year’s world-champion Texas Rangers team. The Rangers ousted the Arizona Diamondbacks … Continued
A Bogue Chitto woman has been locked up for stabbing a man in a community of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indian Reservation. According to court documents, Bethany Thomas, 27, initiated an argument with the unidentified victim at a tribal … Continued
A former Booneville High School basketball coach could spend the rest of his days in prison for committing sex crimes against minors. On Thursday, Kenny Paul Geno, 28, waived his indictment and entered into a guilty plea for sexually exploiting underage … Continued
Northern Mississippi Widespread frost this morning, then sunny with haze and areas of smoke in the afternoon. Highs will be in the upper 60s. Clear and hazy tonight with areas of smoke in the evening and patchy frost after midnight. … Continued
A West Point woman will be representing her home state while competing against three other contestants for a $1 million prize in Phoenix, Ariz. this weekend. Stephanie Walker is one of four finalists chosen to compete during a live drawing … Continued
Mississippi’s public universities saw an increase in fall enrollment in 2023 compared to numbers from the same period last year. Fall enrollment for 2023 is 77,074 students, a 1.8 percent increase, partially due to record-breaking freshman classes at Ole Miss … Continued
College basketball is just around the corner and the preseason All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) team has been released with two Mississippi players featured on the list. Mississippi State center Tolu Smith (First Team All-SEC) Though the Bay St. Louis native suffered … Continued