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Ole Miss Sends Seven Athletes to 2024 Paris Summer Olympics
Ole Miss will be well-represented at the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics, with seven past and present athletes heading to the games across various sports and events. Seven former and current Ole Miss athletes will compete at the Paris Olympics. Events include the 200-meter track and field, pole vault, high jump,...
Behind the Business: Awesome Deals Flea Market
LONG BEACH, Miss. (WLOX) - What was once a yard sale is now a full-time business for Bill Spurlin. “We just started buying and reselling, and it wasn’t a matter of months we bought out the people in the largest buildings,” he explains. Now in Long Beach —...
Local hair salon gives free, back-to-school haircuts
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WDAM) - Many parents already have squared away school supplies, backpacks and wardrobes. But the back-to-school checklist doesn’t end there. Hair Unlimited stepped up Sunday to help ease the financial burden on parents with children returning to the classroom. the salon gave free haircuts to students ranging...
Counting down to Mississippi State 2024 Kickoff: 42 Days
42 as in… the jersey born by Reggie Stewart when he led the whole nation in tackles for the 1990 regular season. In the eleven games those Bulldogs played the senior linebacker was credited with an even 100 solo tackles and 79 more assists, giving him that best-in-NCAA total of 179 stops.
North Mississippi native jumps his way into the Olympic Games
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — For the second straight cycle, Abbeville, Mississippi, native Shelby McEwen has jumped his way into the Olympic Games. McEwen finished atop the podium at the U.S. trials with a clearance of 2.30. “I’m just excited for the moment, excited for the experience and am ready to...
Summer art class reception held at the museum
MERIDIAN, Miss. (WTOK) - Sunday the summer youth classes of Meridian museum of art held a reception. In the museum the students of all the art classes had their work displayed. From ages 6-17, each student had a masterpiece of work. Students of ages 6-12 did pottery, drawings and paintings while students of 13-17 did paintings and portfolio preparation.
Ragweed is great for deer
BROOKHAVEN — Lincoln County residents may start to notice more and more ragweed growing in disturbed areas. The plant is a great protein source for deer as they enter a crucial time of the year. Mississippi’s white-tailed deer population faces two high stress periods. The first is in late summer when plants start to lose […] The post Ragweed is great for deer appeared first on Daily Leader.
HEADS UP: Gulfport man on the run after fleeing scene of domestic dispute
HANCOCK COUNTY, Miss. (WLOX) - Deputies are asking the public to be on the lookout for Brian Gerrod Anderson of Gulfport, the Hancock County Sheriff’s Office announced via Facebook on Sunday. According to officials, the search is ongoing in the area of I-10 near Exit 16. Anderson fled the...
Trio of Pine Belt hospitals among 32 honored by American Heart Association
PINE BELT, Miss. (WDAM) - Thirty-two Mississippi hospitals, including three in the Pine Belt, got a thumbs up from the American Heart Association for efforts to improve treatment of heart disease and stroke. Forrest General Hospital in Hattiesburg, Covington County Hospital in Collins and Marion General Hospital in Columbia were...
Community Gathers to Help Local Students "Thrive in School"
Community organizations are coming together in Ocean Springs to help offset the cost of getting kids ready for school this year, and parents say they are "grateful and relieved" for the financial help. The first day of school for students in the Ocean Springs School District is Friday, August 2,...
Previewing South Carolina's 2024 schedule: Ole Miss
After taking Akron in Week 4 of the 2024 season, South Carolina will enter a bye week and will remain at Williams-Brice Stadium the next week as it welcomes Ole Miss to Columbia on Oct. 5. South Carolina and Ole Miss have played twice since 2018 but the Rebels have...
Percy Quin State Park to reopen with new renovations
MCCOMB, Miss. (WJTV) – Officials with the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks (MDWFP) announced the grand re-opening of Percy Quin State Park in McComb. Starting at 8:00 a.m. on August 2, the park will host a social in the all-new camp store, followed by a special program and unveiling of the new campground. […]
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