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Southern Miss star pitcher Niko Mazza, signee DJ Layton plan to sign MLB contracts
Southern Miss baseball signee DJ Layton will sign with the Baltimore Orioles, he told the Hattiesburg American Wednesday. Starting pitcher Niko Mazza intends to sign with the San Francisco Giants, he said on the "SuperTalk Eagle Hour" radio show. Layton, a shortstop from South Carolina, was picked by the Orioles on Monday in...
Mississippi State's John Lewis slams Ole Miss for Come to the 'Sip: 'It's overrated. This is our state'
Ole Miss football's "Come to the 'Sip" slogan has become well-known as coach Lane Kiffin's Rebels have elevated their recruiting efforts in the transfer portal and high school ranks. But Mississippi State linebacker John Lewis expressed a sour taste for Ole Miss' use of the phrase at SEC Media Days...
AKA Mu Xi Omega Chapter feeding the community from their newly Ivy Harvest Community Garden
The AKA Mu Xi Omega Chapter created the Ivy Harvest Community Garden as their 2024 “Enhance Our Environment” initiative. So far, the sorority has fed 24 families as they have volunteered their time growing okra, tomatoes, cucumbers, three types of watermelon, Lima beans, bell peppers, squash, banana peppers, and many more vegetables.
Moss Point Sports Hall of Fame Inductees has been announced for 2024
Jay Adams – (1956) – Baseball. Jerry D. Alexander – (1975-2008) – Football Coach. Robert “Honeyman” Evans, Jr. – (1957) – Football and Basketball. Hubert “Guts” Frederick Fisher – (1895) – Football. Barry Gibson – (1972) – Football,...
Noll named FCS Football Central Preseason All-American
JACKSON, Miss. | FCS Football Central releases its Preseason All-American Team featuring four student-athletes from HBCUs all from the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). Jackson State punter Matt Noll was named Second Team All-American after he earned Preseason First Team All-Conference honors on Tuesday. He finished the year recording 34 punts for 1,507 yards. He averaged 44.3 yards per punt and recorded a season-high 65-yard punt. He finished the season with three touchbacks and a pair of fair catches.
Photos: Local martial artists win world titles
Several local martial artists recently competed at the ISKA US Open in Orlando, FL. Those competing representing Team Chip Martial Arts Mississippi were Justin Cuellar, Robin Cuellar, Burgen Simpson, Jason Dubard, Paisley Dubard, and Paxton Dubard. For the 5th consecutive year, Justin Cuellar won the Ultimate Breaking Championship. Additionally, Jason...
Louisiana Ticket Claims $230,000 in Wednesday Lottery Drawing
As an observer of lottery drawings in Louisiana, I feel obligated to suggest to those who want to strike it rich playing lottery games with the Louisiana Lottery should be participating in those games over the next week or so. The reason? Lady Luck appears to have moved back into Louisiana and she's apparently applying her "magic" to lottery tickets sold here in The Boot.
Ceremony for ‘Legacy’ benches in downtown Bay St. Louis
The Hancock Chamber will celebrate a ribbon cutting ceremony at the historic Hancock County Courthouse on Main St. in Bay St. Louis on Thursday, July 18, from 4-5 p.m. for the new “Legacy” benches. The 2023/24 Chamber Leadership Hancock County Class “Legacy Committee” sold 11 of the benches,...
Officials release photos of teenage shooting suspect
BROOKHAVEN — A teenage suspect is wanted in connection to a shooting which injured two females Wednesday. Brookhaven Police Department officials released photos of the suspect Thursday afternoon. Brookhaven Police Chief Kenny Collins issued a press release about the shooting. Officers responded to a shots fired call at 8:30 p.m Wednesday on Ozark Lane. A […] The post Officials release photos of teenage shooting suspect appeared first on Daily Leader.
WCSO manhunt ends in felony arrest of Louisiana man
A Louisiana man is in custody in VIcksburg facing a felony charge after leading Warren County Sheriff’s Office deputies on a manhunt that lasted the better part of two days. Warren County Sheriff Martin Pace said a call to Vicksburg 911 Tuesday reported a man trespassing on property in the 2000 block of Hankinson Road. […]
Louisiana Storm Threat Grows as ‘Cold Front’ Pushes Into State
Viewers of KSLA Television in Shreveport witnessed a rather strange event during the television station's noon broadcast on Wednesday. It was on that broadcast that a man with unusually high hair uttered two words that just don't make sense in Louisiana during the month of July. I actually saw this with my own eyes and heard Austin Evans, that's the high hair guy, say the words "Cold Front".
JJ Pegues named nomineee for the 2024 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team
NORTHBROOK, Ill. – Ole Miss football senior defensive tackle and Oxford's own JJ Pegues has been named one of a record 178 nominees for the 2024 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team, as announced by both Allstate and the Wuerffel Foundation on Wednesday morning. This is Pegues' second consecutive appearance...
Mississippi can wait to reset legislative districts that dilute Black voting strength, judges say
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi can wait until next year to redraw some of its legislative districts to replace ones where Black voting power is currently diluted, three federal judges said Thursday. The decision updates a timeline from the judges, who issued a ruling July 2 that found problems with districts in three parts of the state — a ruling that will require multiple House and Senate districts to be reconfigured. The judges originally said they wanted new districts set before the regular legislative session begins in January. Their decision Thursday means Mississippi will not hold special legislative elections this November on the same day as the presidential election. It also means current legislators are likely to serve half of the four-year term in districts where the judges found that Black voters’ voices are diminished. The judges wrote Thursday that waiting until 2025 avoids an “exceedingly compressed schedule” for legislators to draw new districts, for those districts to receive court approval, for parties to hold primaries and for candidates to campaign.
Mississippi SBE ends contract with NWEA due to reporting error
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – The Mississippi State Board of Education (SBE) voted on Thursday, July 18 to terminate its contract with NWEA. NWEA previously administered the Mississippi Academic Assessment Program (MAAP) assessments for English Language Arts (ELA) and mathematics for grades 3-8, Algebra I and English II. The SBE awarded an emergency contract to Data […]
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