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Lady Tigers volleyball moves forward to year two of program
Photo: Northeast Mississippi Community College volleyball team (Michael H. Miller/Northeast Public Information) Aug. 22, 2024 – Year one of volleyball at Northeast Mississippi Community College featured a learning curve for every person involved with the program. The 13 members of that original roster established the foundation for future successes....
AP announces 3 new content collaborations with nonprofit newsrooms
The Associated Press today announced three new content sharing agreements with U.S. nonprofit news newsrooms: Deep South Today, The Maine Monitor and The Nevada Independent. The new content collaborations follow arrangements AP announced in May with CalMatters, Honolulu Civil Beat, Montana Free Press, Nebraska Journalism Trust and South Dakota News Watch, along with a content sharing arrangement between AP and The Texas Tribune announced in March.
RIP to 4-year contracts for Lane Kiffin
In December of 2022, Lane Kiffin, fresh off a flirtation with Auburn and a late-season collapse that had people mad enough you could put it in the newspaper that they got mad, signed a contract extension with Ole Miss. The assumption was the extension maxed out the 4-year contract the...
PHS teachers participate in flex block to prepare for new year
Pelahatchie High School teachers spent the first morning experiencing flex block concepts before implementing them with our students in the coming school year. Teachers selected creative activities to present to peers, then the teachers were given an opportunity to sign up for three classes to attend, and off to flex block we went. Courses offered were baking, beauty, book club, basics of line dancing, and board games.
Local Man Dies in Greenville Shooting
Greenville police are investigating a shooting that occurred Monday night near Highway 82 and Cedar Street. Officers were alerted around 10 p.m. and learned that two victims had been transported to Delta Health Systems by a personal vehicle. The deceased victim has been identified as Carlton Thomas, 32, of Greenville,...
Man accused of breaking into multiple storage units in Oxford
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A man is facing multiple burglary charges after police say he broke into and stole items from multiple storage units in Oxford earlier this month. On August 9, the Oxford Police Department received reports of break-ins at a storage business in the 600 block of McLarty Road. Several people reported that the […]
Bricen Rivers’ appeal for bond denied; new details emerge in court
FORREST COUNTY, Miss. (WLOX) - Friday morning, Bricen Rivers was back in court in Hattiesburg. Forrest County Justice Court Judge Gay Polk-Payton denied Rivers’ attorney’s latest request for a bond, meaning Rivers will remain behind bars while awaiting trial for the murder of Lauren Johansen. Rivers’ charges- first-degree...
Elderly couple airlifted after being found shot in their Mississippi home overnight
Mississippi law enforcement officers are investigating after finding an elderly couple shot at their Meridian house. One of the victims has died after the couple was airlifted to a Jackson hospital. The other victim remains in critical condition, according to WTOK in Meridian. Officers from the Meridian Police Department responded...
Newsweek Readers Choice: Vicksburg Wins Best Historical Small Town
VICKSBURG, MS – Vicksburg has won the Newsweek Readers Choice of the Best Historical Small Towns contest. The contest began July 18 with an announcement that Vicksburg had been included in the running. Since that time, a community effort was made to vote for the designation by several community partners, including the Vicksburg Daily News.
Audio: Kosciusko replaces makes repairs on sewage pumps and aerators
One of the biggest expenses in running a city is keeping the sewer system working. “You never ever get through with the wastewater,” said Kosciusko Mayor Tim Kyle. Kyle says Kosciusko has about 80 miles of sewer lines and has had to repair and replace some of the pumps and then they had to fix an aerator at the sewage lagoon.
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