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Ten Games to Watch — Week 2
Here are ten games to watch for Week 2. The ninth-ranked Chargers make the long three-plus hour trip to Hattiesburg to face the top-ranked Warriors in a season opening Top 10 showdown of state title contenders in Class 7A and Class 6A. Both teams will be breaking in new starting quarterbacks in Kellen Hall for Oak Grove and Brayden Trusty for Grenada. Regardless both teams have a plethora of weapons to spread the ball around too. Kylin Champagne at running back along with A.J. Lewis and Charles Stevenson at receiver will be the primary targets for Oak Grove, ranked No. 1 in Class 7A and the defending MHSAA Class 7A state champions. Defensive tackle and Ole Miss commit Andrew Maddox along with linebackers Jaylan Moore (Jackson State commit), Mac McDaniel, and Malachi Henderson will lead the Warrior defense. The Chargers, the Class 6A runner-ups last season and ranked No. 2 in Class 6A, will have running back Macaleb Taylor along with receivers Zayion Cotton and Chance Jenkins will be the top targets. Defensive end Jarques Perry, linebackers Jahmani Washington and Semaj Avery along with defensive back Zack Townsend will lead a stout Grenada defense. This game will be close, and the Warrior defense gets one key stop late and get a key significant early season win at home.
Arts center to be named after superintendent
The 1,200-seat performing arts center at Germantown High School is on schedule to open in early 2025. The Charlotte Seals Performing Arts Center is part of a $44 million project. The school opened a building holding 24 new classrooms earlier this summer. As of Monday morning, the panels bearing former...
QB Williams now at Tupelo but not yet eligible
Braylen Williams, one of the top dual-threat quarterbacks in the state, has transferred from Nettleton to Tupelo. Williams moved to Tupelo over the summer and is enrolled at Tupelo High School. He has been practicing with the Golden Wave since they opened preseason camp on Aug. 5. Williams is listed on the Tupelo roster on both MaxPreps and Scorebook Live, but he is not yet eligible to play ...
The 7th Annual Oyster Bowl – Pass Christian v. Long Beach, Part 1 = History
The first week of football is upon us and the big rivalry starts the season off with two West Harrison County opponents, hoping to begin their season right. Opening their 100th official season of high school football, the Long Beach Bearcats will host the cross-town rival Pass Christian Pirates at the Lumpkin Magee Stadium in the city of Long Beach for the 7th Annual Oyster Bowl sponsored by The Gazebo Gazette (the Harrison County independent newspaper).
New schedule rotation 'suspends' some long time southern series
Football season sneak up on you? For many, the first look at the Mississippi State football schedule revealed some surprises. With Oklahoma and Texas joining the Southeastern Conference, some things had to change. A pair of new members forced adjustments to every school's regular football scheduling rotation. The good part of that is some new and unique trips will be a part of the fun. The bad part is that some longstanding series will no longer be contested on an annual basis.
Introducing The Chemist Pharmacy & Gun Store
PINE BELT, Miss. (WDAM) - Asia Montgomery visits the Chemist Pharmacy & Gun Store in Columbia to see how they can meet your needs for pharmaceutical care or holistic products. Want more WDAM 7 news in your inbox? Click here to subscribe to our newsletter.
4 fatal shootings by Mississippi law officers were justified, state's attorney general says
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The use of force was justified in four fatal shootings by Mississippi law enforcement officers last year, Attorney General Lynn Fitch said Wednesday. Fitch based her findings on investigations conducted by the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation. One shooting happened May 16, 2023, and involved four Meridian Police Department officers, the attorney general said. A man entered the lobby of an assisted care facility and threatened employees with a pistol before officers were called. The man barricaded himself inside the facility, and officers killed him after encountering him with a weapon, police said. On June 3, 2023, a Union County Sheriff’s Department deputy responded to a call about a domestic disturbance in Myrtle and killed a man who had a shotgun. Sheriff Jimmy Edwards said the deputy fired multiple shots and retreated.
Medicaid awards managed care contracts after two-year stalemate
Three companies will begin new contracts to manage the care of Mississippi Medicaid beneficiaries in July of 2025, barring further legal holdups. For-profit, incumbent companies Magnolia Health and Molina Healthcare and new, nonprofit TrueCare were each awarded four-year, $3.8 billion contracts beginning Aug. 12. The contracts were stalled for two...
Mississippi State Medical Examiner Teams with Othram to Identify a 2023 John Doe
In December 2023, the skeletal remains of an unidentified individual were discovered inside a car in a wooded area off MS Highway 589 in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Hattiesburg is about 90 miles southeast of Jackson and about 70 miles north of the Gulf of Mexico coast. When the Lamar County Police Department arrived at the scene, they found the driver's side door of a white Nissan Altima ajar, with the remains of an unidentified individual positioned in the driver's seat. Circumstantial evidence available at the scene led investigators to believe that the remains were those of a male whose identity could not be confirmed. The remains were then taken to the Mississippi State Medical Examiner for further analysis.
A missing foot, a state record and a pair of pliers: A look back at some wild gator hunts
Alligator hunting season is almost here in Mississippi and for thousands of hunters, it is one of the most-anticipated events of the year. The season starts at noon Aug. 30 and runs through Sept. 9. While it is among the shortest hunting seasons in the state, it is one that produces a lot...
Hosemann launches State Fiscal Policy Study Group co-chaired by Hopson
JACKSON — Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann on Tuesday named a third select study group in the Senate on state fiscal policy. The study group will be co-chaired by Senate Appropriations Chairman Briggs Hopson and Senate Finance Chairman Josh Harkins. “Our ultimate goal is always to lower the tax burden and ensure taxpayer dollars stay in […]
Child kidnapped out of Louisiana found safe in Mississippi
MADISON COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) – Police said a six-year-old child, who was kidnapped in Louisiana, was found safe in Mississippi. According to Ridgeland Police Chief Brian Myers, the Mississippi Highway Patrol (MHP) alerted his department about a possible custodial kidnapping out of Louisiana. Myers said a Ridgeland officer located a vehicle matching the description, and […]
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