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Kamara ties NFL record as Saints clinch NFC South title

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Alvin Kamara expects a fine for wearing a pair of Christmas-themed shoes that, as it turned out, would also be worthy ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Friday, December 25, 2020 10:04 pm

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College Football Playoff foursome is set

NEW YORK (AP) — A college football season filled with uncertainty brought on by the pandemic will end with a perfectly predictable College Football Playoff. ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Sunday, December 20, 2020 3:20 pm

Sports

LSU outlasts Ole Miss in wild SEC West shootout

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Good thing for Kayshon Boutte and LSU that the freshman receiver decided his twisted ankle didn’t hurt enough to duck ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Saturday, December 19, 2020 9:38 pm

Sports

Bulldogs run wild over Missouri in regular-season finale

STARKVILLE (AP) — It took all season, but Mississippi State finally showed a glimpse of the kind of team it hopes to become under head ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Saturday, December 19, 2020 9:19 pm

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Mississippi State, Missouri meet in belated 2020 finale

STARKVILLE (AP) — Missouri and Mississippi State are following the original plan to close the regular season against each other. Saturday’s Southeastern Conference meeting in ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Saturday, December 19, 2020 8:00 am

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Biden clears 270-vote mark as Electoral College affirms his victory

WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden has cleared the 270-electoral-vote mark to formalize his presidential victory with California’s 55 votes. The voting milestone came late Monday ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Monday, December 14, 2020 4:47 pm

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L-S-SHOE! Tigers top No. 6 Florida thanks to flying cleat, long field goal

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — There were no shortage of eye-popping moments in this LSU-Florida game. Cade York’s 57-yard field goal. Marco Wilson’s inexplicable shoe toss. ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Saturday, December 12, 2020 10:56 pm

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Charley Pride, country music superstar, dies at 86

NEW YORK (AP) — Charley Pride, the son of sharecroppers in Mississippi who became one of country music’s biggest stars and the first Black member ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Saturday, December 12, 2020 3:31 pm

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Mississippi State, Auburn look to salvage seasons with a win

AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Gus Malzahn’s eighth season at Auburn hasn’t gone as he hoped. Nor has Mike Leach’s debut campaign at Mississippi State. Both ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Saturday, December 12, 2020 7:45 am

BREAKING NEWS

Report: Corps supports Yazoo Backwater pumps

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued another report Friday favoring agribusinesses over environmentalists in a decades-long battle over a massive flood control project in ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Friday, December 11, 2020 2:46 pm

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Former Alabama coach, Mississippi native Ray Perkins dies at 79

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Ray Perkins, the former Alabama receiver who replaced Bear Bryant as Crimson Tide’s coach and started the transition with the New ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Wednesday, December 9, 2020 7:18 pm

Local

State’s budget proposal includes some spending cuts

JACKSON (AP) — Top Mississippi legislators on Monday released their first budget recommendations for the year that begins July 1. They propose spending cuts for ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Monday, December 7, 2020 12:50 pm

Local

Reeves forgoes statewide mask mandate, adds 13 more counties

JACKSON (AP) — Gov. Tate Reeves instituted mask mandates in 13 more Mississippi counties Tuesday but chose not to implement the measure statewide, a week ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Tuesday, December 1, 2020 5:31 pm

Local

Disputing Trump, Barr says no widespread election fraud

WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General William Barr said Tuesday the Justice Department has not uncovered evidence of widespread voter fraud that would change the outcome ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Tuesday, December 1, 2020 3:20 pm

Sports

Butler’s Titans take control of AFC South by beating Harris, Colts

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Derrick Henry carried the Tennessee Titans into the AFC South lead Sunday. Now the bruising back can focus on other daunting tasks, ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Sunday, November 29, 2020 8:52 pm

Sports

Rebels beat Bulldogs to reclaim the Golden Egg

OXFORD (AP) — Matt Corral threw for two touchdowns as Ole Miss raced to a 14-0 first quarter lead and held off a late Mississippi ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Saturday, November 28, 2020 8:33 pm

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Vanderbilt’s Fuller becomes first female player in SEC history

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Sarah Fuller was playing around with a teammate a couple months ago when she kicked a soccer ball through the uprights ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Saturday, November 28, 2020 4:12 pm

Sports

Leach, Kiffin set for Egg Bowl debuts

JACKSON (AP) — Mike Leach and Lane Kiffin have brought sound bites and plenty of passing to Mississippi State and Ole Miss, if not yet ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Saturday, November 28, 2020 9:00 am

Louisiana

As virus cases spike, Louisiana governor adds restrictions

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — With Louisiana seeing a new spike in coronavirus hospitalizations, Gov. John Bel Edwards Tuesday toughened restrictions on businesses and gatherings ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Tuesday, November 24, 2020 6:32 pm

News

U.S. agency ascertains Biden as winner, lets transition begin

WASHINGTON (AP) — The General Services Administration has ascertained that President-elect Joe Biden is the “apparent winner” of the Nov. 3 election. President Donald Trump, ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Monday, November 23, 2020 5:36 pm

Local

Analysis: Politics infuse Reeves’ budget plan

Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves is using his state budget proposal to appeal to a conservative voting base. He’s proposing a new $3 million “Patriotic Education ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Sunday, November 22, 2020 5:22 pm

Sports

Georgia holds off undermanned Mississippi State

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — After waiting almost 15 months for this moment, JT Daniels took a knee and soaked up the cheers from the socially ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Saturday, November 21, 2020 11:37 pm

COVID-19

Space in hospital ICUs — locally and statewide — is growing more scarce

JACKSON (AP) — Mississippi, like states across the country, is facing a surge in COVID-19 cases, forcing state leaders to take additional steps and causing ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Thursday, November 19, 2020 10:47 am

Business

Pfizer: COVID-19 shot 95% effective, seeking clearance soon

Pfizer said Wednesday that new test results show its coronavirus vaccine is 95 percent effective, is safe and also protects older people most at risk ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Wednesday, November 18, 2020 8:12 am

News

Reeves proposes phasing out state income tax

JACKSON (AP) — Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves said Monday that the state should phase out its individual income tax by 2030 to attract new residents ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Monday, November 16, 2020 5:06 pm

Local

Reeves adds seven counties to mask mandate

JACKSON (AP) — Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves is adding seven counties to his list of counties under a mask mandate, bringing the total to 22. ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Monday, November 16, 2020 3:45 pm

Local

Analysis: Mississippi pump proposal evokes strong reactions

Farmers, rural shopkeepers and Mississippi politicians from both major parties are speaking out to support a proposed flood control project that would pump water from ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Sunday, November 15, 2020 4:00 pm

News

Harris and the Colts top Butler’s Titans in NFL matchup of Vicksburg natives

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Coaches and quarterbacks change for the Indianapolis Colts. What remains the same is they keep beating Tennessee in its own building. ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Friday, November 13, 2020 12:18 am

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