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Columbia Industries’ newest facility in Starkville has officially begun operations after holding a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Wednesday. The project, which is expected to create 62 jobs in the Golden Triangle, is a $10 million corporate investment from the company. For … Continued

Lane Kiffin went viral this week for rocking a Poison tee shirt and “playing” with a cover band at his daughter’s graduation party. He also talked about the Auburn situation again, but this time with a different twist. The post … Continued

The Clay County Sheriff’s Office is now the lead agency over the investigation into the homicide of 16-year-old Denasia McGregory, who was found dead in the trunk of a car at a Tupelo daycare Tuesday morning. Evidence collected by authorities … Continued

One Pascagoula native and her grandson walked away with over $56,000 after successfully guessing the correct phrase during Tuesday night’s episode of Wheel of Fortune. Retta Alexander and Julian Hernandez, who lives in Arizona, traveled to California to compete in … Continued

A Mississippi couple has pleaded guilty in federal court for their roles in a wire fraud scheme to defraud the Department of Veterans Affairs. 61-year-old James “Jay” Sinyard and 58-year-old Mary “GiGi” Sinyard operated a company called VetAttend of Jackson, … Continued

Sunny skies with a slight chance of thunderstorms will be seen across the majority of Mississippi today, with cooler temperatures to follow overnight. Northern Mississippi: Clear skies will be seen throughout the northern portion of Mississippi today with temperatures expected … Continued

It is never too early to start looking at lists, predictions, and preseason all conference teams. So with that in mind, it might have been a little surprising for some to see Will Rogers listed as the second team All-SEC … Continued

Let’s keep talking about the greatness of SEC football. This week, Brian Hadad welcomes David Ubben, national college football writer for The Athletic and host of the Football and Grits Podcast, to get his thoughts on the conference and Mississippi … Continued

Teniya Morant, the sister of Memphis Grizzlies star point guard Ja Morant, has announced that she will be taking her talents to Itta Bena to play for the Mississippi Valley State women’s basketball team. Morant is a 5-foot-3 senior at … Continued