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Johns recipient of Sexton Award
Congratulations to Class of 2024 graduate, Tyler Johns, for receiving the Wayne “Twink” Sexton Award during the Crossroads Diamond Club All Star game held in May. Tyler was chosen for this award based on his unselfish love of the game of baseball.
3 Ole Miss football players that will surprise everybody during the 2024 season
If Ole Miss wants to pass the bar they set for this season, everybody will have to contribute at some point. This will lead to players surprising college football fans, and these three Rebels' players are set to do just that. Dae'Quan Wright, tight end. Tight end Caden Prieskorn had...
Lane Kiffin, Ole Miss Stars Tackle SEC Changes and New Rules at Media Days
As SEC Media Days kick off, Lane Kiffin and Ole Miss reps will provide insights. Changes in 2024, like scrapping divisions and helmet communication, will be discussed. The addition of Texas and Oklahoma brings new media markets to the SEC, shifting the conference landscape. Defensive improvements with standout players like Jared Ivey and Tre Harris will be key topics.
Jackson Insurance Group adds van and scooter rental business
TUPELO – Darnell and Letisha Jackson opened their first business, Jackson Insurance Group, in 2017. Like most first-time entrepreneurs, they started small, opening an office at the Renasant Center for IDEAs business incubator before graduating to a larger office in 2018. Today, they have an even bigger office at 4008 West Main Street in Tupelo, and the building is also home to church the ...
'I had no idea': Former WAPT anchor on interview with comedian Sacha Baron Cohen's 'Borat'
On this date, July 13, 19 years ago, Borat, the fictional television journalist from Kazakhstan portrayed by British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen, traveled to America — but more specifically he visited the capital city of Jackson. On July 13, 2005, Borat infiltrated the studio of Jackson television station WAPT, being interviewed during...
Where does Ole Miss basketball land in the latest way-too-early rankings by ESPN
Year one under head coach Chris Beard was better than most expected but fell flat when it got to conference play. During his time as head coach of Texas Tech, Beard helped the program jump in performance in year two, and he hopes to do the same with Ole Miss in the 2024-25 season.
Free monthly newspaper to highlight Tupelo arts and entertainment scene
TUPELO — The Shake Rag, a free monthly arts and entertainment newspaper for Tupelo and Northeast Mississippi, will hit the shelves for the first time this weekend. Matt Robinson, owner of Change Skate Shop and founder/publisher of The Shake Rag, saw a need for a publication with a list of upcoming events, feature stories and photos from recent events. He grew up in Tupelo, moved away for 15 ...
Lee County jail work program gives felons opportunities to serve
The Lee County program that gives inmates the supervised opportunity to work in the community does a great deal of positive good, the sheriff says, not just for the community itself, but for the inmates doing the work. Lee County Sheriff Jim Johnson and his department have been operating an inmate work program for more than 20 years. The program is coordinated with the Mississippi Department ...
HEADS UP: Roadwork in Gulfport to cause traffic delays
GULFPORT, Miss. (WLOX) - A busy Gulfport intersection will be closed on Monday morning. Detours will be in place from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Canal Road and Landon Road intersection as crews work to replace transformers in the area. According to the Board of Supervisors, the effort...
Residents in rural Hinds County growing weary of spotty electricity
EDWARDS, Miss. (WLBT) – Those of you living in rural parts of Hinds County are getting tired of the amount times you see the power out inside your homes. Over the last few months, many of you have reached out to us at WLBT about the issue. “We need...
Parents welcome quintuplets to make family of 9: ‘A dream come true’
JACKSON, Miss. (WDAM/Gray News) - The world got a little sweeter - five times sweeter, to be precise - as a Mississippi family welcomed quintuplets. Franklin Walker, Carter James, Saylor Kate, Allie Ray and Nova Mae were born last Friday at the University of Mississippi Medical Center to parents Ashley and Tyler Meyers. They are all in good health in the hospital’s neonatal intensive care unit.
On this day in 1948
The Democratic National Convention adopted a platform that called for a federal anti-lynching law, the abolition of poll taxes and the desegregation of armed forces. The vote came to the floor as a minority report of the Platform Committee, the spokesman for it being then-Minneapolis Mayor, Hubert Humphrey. The entire...
Around the Diamond: MiLB Rebels shine; Ole Miss braces for MLB Draft impact
Ole Miss baseball is tied with three other teams for the third-most prospects (9) in Baseball America’s Top 500. LSU and Tennessee are tied for the most with 13 apiece. The question, of course, is how many of those highly-billed signees will actually make it to campus. The two-day, 2024 MLB Draft opens on Sunday.
Parents welcome quintuplets to make family of 9: ‘A dream come true’
JACKSON, Miss. (WDAM/Gray News) - The world got a little sweeter - five times sweeter, to be precise - as a Mississippi family welcomed quintuplets. Franklin Walker, Carter James, Saylor Kate, Allie Ray and Nova Mae were born last Friday at the University of Mississippi Medical Center to parents Ashley and Tyler Meyers. They are all in good health in the hospital’s neonatal intensive care unit.
Couple-owned Salon Seraphina hosts grand opening in Biloxi
BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) - There’s a new business in Biloxi specializing in hair, cosmetic tattoo makeup, waxing, and much more. “This is a three-business unit and this whole building just got completed,” explains co-owner Anthony Tran. “We’ve got two other businesses coming — Oh My Nails, which is a nail salon, and then we have a Snow & Boba Tea House.”
ESPN analyst Greg McElroy dubs Ole Miss as 'dark horse National Championship contender'
ESPN annalyst Greg McElroy believes. The former Alabama quarterback believes Ole Miss is a legitimate dark horse contender to win a national championship this season. Everyone knows that Lane Kiffin's offense is loaded with Heisman candidate Jaxson Dart at quarterback, arguably the nation's best group of wide receivers and tight ends and a retolled offensive line. But McElroy belives Ole Miss is a contender because of what it appears to have assmebled on the defensive side of the football. And he gives coordinator Pete Golding a big vote of confidence.
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