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Memphis stifles Ole Miss in opener

MEMPHIS, Tennessee (AP) — Last season’s Memphis defense seemed more about stopping opponents just enough so that an explosive Tiger offense could score more points. ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Saturday, August 31, 2019 5:51 pm

BREAKING NEWS

Reeves declared winner of Republican nomination for governor

JACKSON (AP) — Mississippi Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves has won the Republican nomination for governor and will face Democratic Attorney General Jim Hood and two other ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Tuesday, August 27, 2019 8:52 pm

News

Runoff to decide Republican nominee for governor

JACKSON (AP) — Mississippi voters are choosing a Republican nominee for governor — either second-term Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves or retired state Supreme Court Chief ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Tuesday, August 27, 2019 9:04 am

News

Lawyers seek exam for man charged in Ole Miss student death

OXFORD (AP) — Lawyers for a man charged with killing a University of Mississippi student are withdrawing their request for a judge to set bail. ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Thursday, August 22, 2019 10:00 am

Sports

MSU’s Story pleads guilty to animal cruelty charges

STARKVILLE (AP) — Mississippi State offensive lineman Michael Story has pleaded guilty to animal cruelty charges. Court documents show a judge in Oktibbeha County Justice ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Saturday, August 17, 2019 5:45 am

Sports

Superdome to receive $450M in renovations

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — New Orleans’ iconic Superdome, home to the Saints football team and a symbol of the city’s revival after Hurricane Katrina, ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Friday, August 16, 2019 7:55 am

Sports

QB battle defines Bulldogs’ preseason

STARKVILLE (AP) — The first question for Mississippi State coach Joe Moorhead following the Bulldogs’ initial preseason practice was a tongue-in-cheek inquiry about whether the ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Tuesday, August 6, 2019 8:00 am

Sports

Ole Miss starts preseason camp with plenty of new faces

OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Ole Miss starts preseason practice Friday with two new coordinators continuing to install vastly different schemes. There are also several young ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Thursday, August 1, 2019 6:20 pm

Sports

Metcalf already making an impression with Seahawks

RENTON, Wash. (AP) — Because of the position he plays, his slide during the NFL draft and the team that selected him, DK Metcalf has ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Tuesday, July 30, 2019 4:39 pm

Business

Gulf Coast leads June revenue gains at Mississippi casinos

JACKSON — Casino revenues sprinted ahead in Mississippi in June, powered by a strong performance at Gulf Coast gambling halls. Figures show gamblers lost $182 ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Wednesday, July 24, 2019 10:52 am

News

Former Ole Miss star Woods retires before reporting to Jags’ camp

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Jacksonville Jaguars safety Zedrick Woods, an undrafted rookie from Ole Miss, has submitted retirement paperwork with the NFL instead of reporting ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Tuesday, July 23, 2019 4:43 pm

News

Teacher pay raise will cost $18.5M more than first estimated

The Mississippi Department of Education announced Monday that a $1,500 raise for teachers will cost $18.5 million more than it originally informed lawmakers, months after ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Tuesday, July 23, 2019 7:12 am

Sports

Orgeron ready for LSU to push forward

HOOVER, Ala. (AP) — LSU’s hiring of the gruff-talking, barrel-chested Ed Orgeron was met with widespread skepticism a few years ago. Two full seasons and ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Monday, July 15, 2019 8:12 pm

Sports

EMCC football player killed in car wreck

QUITMAN (AP) — One East Mississippi Community College football player was killed and two others injured in a car wreck in Clarke County. The Mississippi ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Friday, July 5, 2019 7:06 pm

Sports

Louisiana-Lafayette baseball coach Robichaux dead at 57

LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) — Louisiana-Lafayette baseball coach Tony Robichaux, who earned nearly 1,200 career wins and led the Ragin’ Cajuns to the College World Series ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Wednesday, July 3, 2019 5:56 pm

Sports

Louisville beats, eliminates Mississippi State at College World Series

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Louisville was down three runs and its offense was doing next to nothing through six innings against Mississippi State. And the ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Friday, June 21, 2019 10:28 am

News

Reeling from floods, Mississippi OKs some extra deer feeding

JACKSON (AP) — Persistent flooding across Mississippi wildlife management areas has decimated some wildlife habitats and food supplies, leading the state to allow supplemental deer ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Thursday, June 20, 2019 8:29 am

Sports

Vanderbilt sends Mississippi State to losers’ bracket of College World Series

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — After being constantly reminded for more than a week about his no-hitter in the NCAA super regionals, Kumar Rocker found himself ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Wednesday, June 19, 2019 6:58 pm

Sports

Bulldogs stun Auburn with ninth-inning rally in CWS opener

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Marshall Gilbert hit a bases-loaded single up the middle that capped a four-run ninth inning and gave Mississippi State a 5-4 ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Sunday, June 16, 2019 11:25 pm

Sports

College World Series has SEC flavor

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The College World Series has an even stronger Southeastern Conference flavor than usual. SEC members Arkansas, Auburn, Mississippi State and Vanderbilt ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Thursday, June 13, 2019 6:07 pm

Local

Hyde-Smith makes plea for temporary pumps

Faced with weeks more flooding in a part of Mississippi that’s been underwater since February, one of the state’s U.S. senators on Wednesday asked President ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Thursday, June 13, 2019 5:15 pm

News

Near-record ‘dead zone’ predicted in Gulf of Mexico

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Scientists are predicting a near-record Gulf of Mexico “dead zone” — an area where the water holds too little oxygen to ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Monday, June 10, 2019 12:01 pm

Sports

Bulldogs knock off Stanford, advance to College World Series

STARKVILLE (AP) — Jake Mangum started the ninth inning with a sharp single that sneaked through the left side of the infield. A few batters ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Monday, June 10, 2019 11:47 am

Local

Steele Bayou floodgate closed again as flooding continues

STEELE BAYOU (AP) — The floodgate at the Steele Bayou structure has been closed to prevent water from the Mississippi River from spilling back inland ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Friday, June 7, 2019 5:13 pm

News

Eyewitness report: Allied troops land in Normandy

WITH AMERICAN FORCES IN FRANCE (AP) — This story was first published on June 8, 1944, after AP journalist Don Whitehead, who became known by ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Thursday, June 6, 2019 4:00 am

Sports

Murray trying to follow in Ingram’s footsteps

METAIRIE, La. (AP) — New Saints running back Latavius Murray doesn’t see himself as a replacement for his friend and former offseason training partner Mark ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Tuesday, June 4, 2019 7:02 pm

News

State bids farewell to former U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran

JACKSON — Before Thad Cochran of Mississippi became one of the longest-serving U.S. senators in history, he earned varsity letters in four high school sports, ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Monday, June 3, 2019 5:22 pm

Sports

Golden Eagles fall in regional final to LSU

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Josh Smith hit a solo home run and a two-run triple, and LSU advanced to the super regional round of ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Monday, June 3, 2019 5:14 pm

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