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'The Concrete Boys': Mississippi State wideouts entering 2024 season with new name, swagger and confidence
STARKVILLE --- Mississippi State football's wide receiver room will be known as the "The Concrete Boys" this season, according to senior wideout Jordan Mosley, who helped name the group as an ode to famous rapper, Lil Yachty. "We call ourselves that because we think we are the hardest group in...
Madison Central punter commits to Southern Miss football
MADISON, Miss. (WLBT) – A high school punter previously committed to Jeff Lebby’s Mississippi State football program has flipped to play for Southern Miss. After weeks of the rumored flip, Madison Central’s Jack Richardson announced on X on Thursday that he committed to USM head football coach Will Hall and Southern Miss football.
Camaraderie a big key for young Myrtle runners
MYRTLE – It’s one thing when a successful team brings back most of its top contributors the next season. It’s another when those coming back have much, much more to give. The Myrtle girls cross country team is coming off a Class 1A team state championship, its third in 10 years. All seven girls who ran at state are back, including the defending state gold medalist, Ally Murphy, and the silver ...
South Jackson Combats Legacy of White Flight, Inequity and Blight
JACKSON, Miss.—Shelia Bell’s lawn mower rattled as she rolled it from inside her garage and down the driveway of her South Jackson home, a small rancher house with an enclosed garage and a significant amount of lawn to mow. It was grass-cutting day, a labor of love and pride for Bell.
Judge Austin Terry is sworn in at the Lauderdale County Courthouse
MERIDIAN, Miss. (WTOK) -A new judge was sworn in this morning at the Lauderdale County Courthouse. On Friday, July 12, Governor Tate Reeves appointed Austin Terry of Terry Law Offices in Meridian to the office of Chancellor for the 12th Chancery Court District, Place 1. This morning Judge Terry was...
A California man pleaded guilty to transporting fentanyl to Mississippi
A man from Compton, California has pleaded guilty to conspiring to possess 113 grams of fentanyl with the intention to distribute it. The incident took place in Gulfport, Mississippi. Court documents reveal that Jayma Nettles, aged 46, was found to be a part of a drug-trafficking group in California that...
First national competition won by a local choir comprising members from Louisiana and Mississippi
Earlier this summer, the Arthur and Friends Community Choir emerged victorious in the large choir division at the national gospel How Sweet the Sound competition held in Atlanta, Georgia. The People’s Choice Award was also bestowed upon them. Arthur Gremillion hails from New Roads and is the founder as...
Mississippi school districts scramble to re-assess scores after state tests scored incorrectly
Spring 2024 preliminary state test results reported to districts across the state were scored incorrectly according to the Mississippi Department of Education, leading the agency to end a contract with the company responsible for the error. School districts across the state were left scrambling to re-assess the corrected data, which...
Mississippi men and business banned from selling tax services
Thomas Walt Dallas, Jason Todd Mardis, and Capital Preservation Services, based in Flowood, have been banned from selling tax services. According to the Department of Justice, the trio marketed a fraudulent tax scheme at professional conferences and media appearances, primarily targeting medical professionals and small business owners. The DOJ claims...
Area medical centers among 32 to receive last of Covid-19 hospital funds
Copiah County, Lawrence County, Franklin County, and Walthall County hospitals were among the 32 final medical centers to receive portions of the Mississippi Hospital Sustainability Grant’s dispersement of Covid-19 recovery funds. After a series of roadblocks, hospitals across the state have received millions of dollars in grant funding allotted to them by the state Legislature […] The post Area medical centers among 32 to receive last of Covid-19 hospital funds appeared first on Daily Leader.
Officer Injured, Suspect Dead Following Clarksdale Police Shooting, MBI Investigating the Incident
Tragedy struck Clarksdale, Mississippi, when an officer-involved shooting left one person dead and a police officer injured yesterday. According to WREG, the incident unfolded around 5 p.m. after Clarksdale police officers responded to a traffic accident on McGuire Cove. An altercation occurred between one of the responding officers and an...
Back-to-school rally Saturday
MOUND BAYOU - The annual Back to School Rally for North Bolivar Consolidated Schools and Mound Bayou youth will be on Saturday, from 1 to 3 p.m. at City Hall. Organizer, police Sgt. Kelvin Brown, says items needed are notebook paper, pens, pencils, erasers, folders, book bags, glue, crayons, hand sanitizer and other supplies. Monetary donations are accepted.
‘Just Did Me Like a Dog’: 65-Year-Old Grandmother Reading Bible and Writing Sermon at Park Says She Was Tackled By Cops Who Tased Her Every Time She Cried About Being Hurt
A 65-year-old grandmother said she was tased, thrown to the ground and viciously assaulted by Carthage, Mississippi, police officers on July 23 while she was […] ‘Just Did Me Like a Dog’: 65-Year-Old Grandmother Reading Bible and Writing Sermon at Park Says She Was Tackled By Cops Who Tased Her Every Time She Cried About Being Hurt
Back at it!: VWSD students return to class for first day of school
At schools all across the Vicksburg Warren School District, students were streaming through the doors Friday morning as they returned to campus for day one of the 2024-25 school year. Many students were greeted by local officials from the City of Vicksburg and the Vicksburg Fire Department, the latter of which dispatched fire engines to […]
Driver arrested after pedestrian hit, killed in Flowood
FLOWOOD, Miss. (WJTV) – Flowood police said a 19-year-old was arrested in connection to a fatal hit-and-run. According to Flowood Police Chief Eric Zetterholm, the incident occurred on Lakeland Drive around 3:40 a.m. on Saturday, August 3. He said officers received a call from a witness about a pedestrian who was hit by a vehicle. […]
Greek restaurant to open second location in Clinton
CLINTON, Miss. (WJTV) – A Greek restaurant in the Jackson-metro area will open a second location. Officials with Krilakis said they will open the second location in the Olde Towne are of Clinton. Their target opening date is December 1, 2024. “Thank you to Mayor Phil Fisher, Tim Parkman, Ti Garner and many others for […]
The Daily Grind: Made with Love: Dan's Po-Boys and Seafood celebrates Eighth Anniversary
Editor’s Note: The Daily Grind is a monthly feature of the Sea Coast Echo focusing on small businesses in Hancock County. “Food is a language of love,” Dan Douglass, owner of Dan’s Po-boys and Seafood in Diamondhead, said. “The amount of passion and time that you put into something to give to somebody that you care about, that’s love.”