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Student performance takes flight with United Way’s SOAR
Each morning, Bre, a camp mentor at SOAR United/Camp Discovery is greeted by the excited faces of the students she works with. Bre’s students are among those whose reading scores were on the decline in 2023 but attend SOAR United in the hopes of getting their literacy development back on track. It has been proven […]
HSFT Stop #22: Oak Hill Academy
WEST POINT, Miss. (WCBI) — Oak Hill Academy football is entering its first year with Tom Goode as head coach. After a 3-8 season last year Goode is looking to lead a drastic turnaround and that starts with being the toughest team physically and mentally. “Along with getting in...
Laurel PD ensures safety for back-to-school
LAUREL, Miss. (WDAM) - After a long summer, students with the Laurel School District were at the bus stop again Monday morning to begin a brand-new school year. “It feels very exciting to welcome our students back on campus,” said Dr. Heather Jones, principal of the Laurel Magnet School of the Arts.
MRA Alum Ready for Breakout Season at Southern Miss
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV)- A former MRA wide receiver is looking forward to a possible breakout season this year. Davis Dalton, a third-year player at USM, is getting healthier and thinks he could be in for a big season. Dalton played sparingly over his first two seasons in Hattiesburg which included 4 catches for 66 yards. […]
Arkansas doesn't deserve benefit of the doubt over Mississippi State football
Last Friday, SEC media predictions for the 2024 college football season were released, and Mississippi State football’s standing in those predictions was par for the course. Despite there no longer being divisions in the league, the tradition of voting Mississippi State last in the SEC West was effectively maintained. MSU was picked 15th in the conference, ahead of only Vanderbilt.
State of SA Athletics: Vols growing, adding sports
Athletics at Starkville Academy is growing. The Volunteers ended the 2023-24 school year with a pair of state championships in track and field and are going to use that momentum for even bigger things ahead. After completing his first year at the school, Starkville Academy Athletic Director Greg Owen was...
Mississippi Insight for July 21, 2024: From Chaos to Convention
GOP strategist Austin Barbour and 12 News Senior Political Correspondent Richard Lake join host Byron Brown in recapping the assassination attempt against former Pres. Donald Trump, his formal nomination at the RNC, and his choice of J.D. Vance as the Republican vice presidential nominee.
Councilman reacts to Jackson mayor saying water takeover was effort to 'make city no longer Black'
While other council members shied away, Ward 1 Councilman Ashby Foote called Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba's comments made in a secret recording an "overreach" and "adversarial." In June, a secret recording of Lumumba came to light during the wrongful termination trial of Mary Carter, the city's former deputy director of water operations who was fired in 2022. Carter was secretly recording the mayor while they were both discussing "alarming drops in pressure" the city's...
Archer and Cable selected as VDN’s Track Coaches of the Year
Vicksburg High School’s Deatra Cable and Shaun Archer Sr. have been named VDN’s Track Coaches of the Year. Archer led the Gators to another good season where VHS had yet another state champion. VHS not only had a state champion, but plenty of their young athletes succeeded in every meet.
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