The Mississippi Department of Education is looking to combat chronic absenteeism, especially as “Attendance Awareness Month” approaches in September. Department officials are urging schools, districts, and local organizations to promote the benefits of students maintaining regular school attendance this year. … Continued
A Long Beach man will spend the next two decades in prison after an undercover drug bust found he was purposely selling fentanyl. Robert French, 43, was sentenced by Circuit Court Judge Larry Bourgeois to 40 years, 20 of which … Continued
A familiar face to Ole Miss football is returning to the program, but this time as a member of Lane Kiffin’s coaching staff. Former Rebel wide receiver Donte Moncrief is making his way back to Oxford to serve in a … Continued
It’s going to be a hot Monday for Mississippi, with highs in the 90s and a chance of afternoon showers and thunderstorms. Here’s your statewide forecast from the National Weather Service. Northern Mississippi Today will be sunny with highs in the … Continued
Ole Miss football under Lane Kiffin is clicking on almost every cylinder… almost. There are two big problems facing the program. Tonight’s show will talk about each of them, read your comments, and more
Although the New Orleans Saints (0-1-1) couldn’t pull out a win in front of a packed home stadium, a nice second-half performance by quarterback Spencer Rattler helped the team to a 17-17 tie against Jacksonville (0-1-1) during Sunday’s preseason contest. … Continued
Mississippi State held its second preseason scrimmage on Saturday, and for the second week in the row Coach Jeff Lebby had some positive things to say about his defense. Is that a sign that Coleman Hutzler’s unit has taken a … Continued
A season ago, Mississippi State fell to a MAC team at home, and Northern Illinois went to Notre Dame and pulled off the upset. Can the Bulldogs avoid making it two embarrassing losses in a row this September? Brian Hadad … Continued
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Getting snaps with the first-team offense, then throwing for a touchdown and running for another with the backups, Jaxson Dart shined in his new home stadium debut for the New York Giants as part of … Continued
Mississippi lost one of its most successful contemporary authors on Friday with the passing of Greg Iles at age 65. Iles, a Natchez native who wrote 17 novels, died around 5 a.m. after a decades’ long battle with multiple myeloma, … Continued