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Mississippi State Football 2024: New Defensive Depth Chart Insights
The Mississippi State Bulldogs are gearing up for the 2024 college football season, with substantial changes to their roster and defensive scheme under new defensive coordinator Coleman Hutzler. Key players from last season remain, yet many are inexperienced or untested in their roles. The anticipated defensive depth chart features returning starters and newcomers, creating a blend of experience and fresh talent as the team prepares to face Eastern Kentucky.
Vicksburg comes in first in Newsweek’s Readers’ Choice Best Historical Small Town list
The River City has officially finished first on the Readers’ Choice list of America’s 10 Best Historical Small Towns by Newsweek magazine. “As mayor of Vicksburg, Mississippi, I am deeply honored and thrilled to announce that Vicksburg has been named the Best Historical Small Town,” Vicksburg Mayor George Flaggs Jr. said Thursday evening in a […]
Linebackers set to lead the Bulldogs
With just a little over a week away from the opening kickoff, things are getting real for Mississippi State. The Bulldogs open up the Jeff Lebby era on Saturday, August 31, and there are some things that fans know about the team and some things they don’t. Lebby’s offense has high expectations due to the additions from the transfer portal and high school recruiting class and the coach has proven it before.
2024 Oxford Blues Festival cancelled
The 13th annual Oxford Blue Festival slated for Sept. 13 & 14, has been cancelled. Darryl Parker, festival organizer posted an announcement on social media Thursday afternoon. “We had hoped to bring the community together again this year, but circumstances have made it impossible,” Parker wrote. Parker said the event was canceled due to health […] The post 2024 Oxford Blues Festival cancelled appeared first on The Oxford Eagle.
Mississippi family loses home to house fire Thursday night
A Mississippi family lost their home in a devastating fire on Thursday night, leaving them with nothing but the clothes on their backs. The Natchez Democrat reports that the fire broke out at 87 Gaynor Road at around 9:30 p.m., completely destroying the residence. Fortunately, according to Natchez Fire Chief Robert Arrington, no one was injured.
Couple arrested for selling faulty fire suppression systems to daycares, other businesses
JACKSON — A couple from Smith County have been arrested this week for selling faulty used fire suppression systems inside daycares and other businesses in at least 13 Mississippi counties. The State Fire Marshal’s Office, with the assistance of the Smith County Sheriff’s Office, served a search warrant at the home of Daniel Finnegan and […] The post Couple arrested for selling faulty fire suppression systems to daycares, other businesses appeared first on Mississippi's Best Community Newspaper.
Five accused of overharvesting Mississippi wildlife
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks (MDWFP) law enforcement’s investigation unit and field officers announced they executed four search warrants involving five people last weekend. The search warrants were executed in Hancock, Kemper, and Scott counties. Investigators said the five suspects were violators of the state’s natural resources, ranging […]
Agreement to forgive medical debt for 193,000 poor patients in the Southern states
A hospital and clinic system based in New Orleans is collaborating with a nonprofit organization from New York to eliminate the debts of patients in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama. A New Orleans-based system of hospitals and clinics, which serves Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama, has partnered with a New York nonprofit...
Mississippi receives $75,000 in youth literacy grants
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – The Dollar General Literacy Foundation (DGLF) awarded nearly $75,000 in youth literacy grants to Mississippi nonprofit organizations, libraries and schools. The funds will be used to purchase books, technology, equipment or materials to help K-12 students. “We understand investing in youth literacy means investing in the future of students and our […]
By The Numbers | Lane Kiffin's Ole Miss Rebels against regular season non-conference opponents
Lane Kiffin has accomplished a lot since being named the 39th head coach of Ole Miss football back in December of 2019. One of the latest accomplishments has been leading the Rebels to their first ever 11-win season and becoming the second head coach ever to have multiple 10-win seasons.
Counting down to Mississippi State 2024 Kickoff: 9 Days
9 as in… only the winningest starting quarterback for Mississippi State in the post-war period, and maybe ever. That being Wayne Madkin, who as best the data tells had the most starts in Bulldog wins both overall and in SEC play. The caveat here is 'quarterback' wasn't a defined position back in the 1930s and early '40s so there's some question from those days.
Ingalls employee dies after being hit walking to work
A mother of four who was walking to work for her shift at Ingalls Shipbuilding on Wednesday morning was hit and later died. Nakia Newsome, the mother of the victim, identified her as 28-year-old Keiaja Barnes. Barnes was taken to USA Health University Hospital after she was hit and Barnes...
Missing Person Alert issued for Brandon teen
BRANDON, Miss. (WLBT) - The Brandon Police Department has issued a Missing Person Alert for 17-year-old Naomi King. According to Brandon Police, King was last seen leaving her residence on Appleridge Road in Brandon on Thursday around 4:45 p.m. The police department believes she may have traveled to Kentucky and...
Volleyball Takes Down Bobcats, 3-1 in Exhibition Match on Tuesday
JACKSON, Miss. – The Millsaps volleyball team and fans were excited to kick off the preseason with a 25-23, 25-23, 20-25, 15-7 exhibition win over Jones College inside the Hangar Dome on Tuesday. Seniors Anna Capezzera (11 kills, 14 digs) and Zoe Elder (38 assists, 12 digs) concluded the...
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