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Ole Miss went to Alabama as heavy underdogs and came away with a huge win over the Crimson Tide. Here’s your post-game reaction show

If there’s one thing you can count on in this life, it’s Brian Hadad and Robbie Faulk delivering the goods every Wednesday on The Rumblings. The guys hope their answers soothe the hurt caused by Mississippi State’s embarrassing loss to … Continued

Two months after Mississippi’s Medicaid chief stepped down, it seems as if he may have a new home in Washington, D.C. Drew Snyder served as executive director of the Mississippi Division of Medicaid from January 2018 until this past October … Continued

The Mississippi legislature has passed a resolution honoring the lives and legacies of late world-famous bluesman B.B. King and civil rights icon Medgar Evers ahead of when the duo would have turned 100. Senator John Horhn, D-Jackson, introduced SCR 508 … Continued

Southern Miss baseball Assistant Coach Travis Creel talks start of baseball season one month from today. Plus, Southern Miss men’s basketball Jr. guard Alfred Worrell Jr.

Legendary country musician and entertainment mainstay Willie Nelson is bringing his act to the Magnolia State this spring.  Willie Nelson & Family, the hall of fame troubadour’s touring act, will first headline a show at Brandon Amphitheater on April 10, … Continued

Mississippi’s largest coastal city and the state’s second-largest city by population, Gulfport, will soon have a new mayor as elections are set to take place later in the spring and into the summer. As longtime Republican Mayor Billy Hewes announced … Continued

Dr. Renia Dotson has been announced as Mississippi’s new state epidemiologist. The Mississippi State Department of Health announced Dotson’s appointment to the position on Tuesday. As director of the Center for Public Health Transformation, Dotson was already responsible for all … Continued

The push to legalize mobile sports betting in Mississippi will continue after a fruitless campaign in 2024, but one powerful lawmaker is not guaranteeing a change in heart on the matter. Last year, legislation allowing those 21 and over to … Continued

Funeral arrangements have been announced for the Gautier High School football player who died last week. 15-year-old Shermarion Miner was transported to Ocean Springs Hospital after a medical emergency inside the team’s fieldhouse on Jan. 9. He passed away during … Continued