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Caledonia High School opens new $9 million gymnasium
CALEDONIA, Miss. (WTVA) – Caledonia High School has opened its new gymnasium. Local community members, students, and staff were able to walk through the new gym on Monday, viewing the new video board, scoreboards, locker rooms, and weight room. The gym is bigger than before, enhancing student opportunities in...
Players of the Pine Belt: Collins Center Chikezie McLaurin
COLLINS, Miss. (WDAM) - Many football fans are programmed to believe that if a player is a “bigger” kind of guy playing football, they’ll be put on the offensive line. A big tool up front is a coach’s dream, but occasionally a ball peen hammer does the job just fine.
Arkansas doesn't deserve benefit of the doubt over Mississippi State football
Last Friday, SEC media predictions for the 2024 college football season were released, and Mississippi State football’s standing in those predictions was par for the course. Despite there no longer being divisions in the league, the tradition of voting Mississippi State last in the SEC West was effectively maintained. MSU was picked 15th in the conference, ahead of only Vanderbilt.
Happy Tails: Local media company employee adopts dog after escaping from home three times
GULFPORT, Miss. (WLOX) - Once upon a time at M2Media in Gulfport, a graphic designer named Brian Treadaway sat behind his computer every day making sure work was being done. “We’re building stories and ads for the magazine and graphic designs and contacting customers,” Brian Treadaway said. Brian...
Vicksburg 200 Committee announces kickoff event for July 29
Together with the City of Vicksburg and the Vicksburg Convention and Visitors Bureau, the Vicksburg 200 Committee is previewing a year of celebratory bicentennial events with a special kickoff happening in Washington Street Park (Washington Street, between Jackson Street and Grove Street) Mon., July 29 at 9 a.m. The event date is significant in that […]
Town of Bassfield under system-wide boil water notice
BASSFIELD, Miss. (WDAM) - On Monday, the Town of Bassfield issued a system-wide boil water notice to all of its residents. According to a post on the town’s Facebook page, the notice is being put forth due to the failure of chlorine components, which has resulted in the inability to introduce chlorine into the water supply.
Jobs at Maximus in Hattiesburg tied to future of federal contract
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WDAM) - The future of jobs at the Maximus call center in Hattiesburg is uncertain according to the company’s CEO. Approximately 600-700 people are employed at Maximus as part of a federal contract. “In Hattiesburg, we are pleased to serve the Department of Health and Human Services...
Jones County fire department in need of donations for new station
JONES COUNTY, Miss. (WHLT) – The Shady Grove Volunteer Fire Department in Jones County is in need of donations to help finish building a new fire station. The department was able to finish the outside exterior of the facility using $92,000 in county funding, but they need at least $10,000 more to finish the inside […]
Pastor Killed In I-55 Wreck
A longtime Water Valley pastor was killed in a single-vehicle wreck on I-55 Monday afternoon. Mississippi Highway Patrol Sgt. Marvin Baird reported Sammy Townes, 63, was a passenger in a 2010 Cadillac hearse heading northbound on the interstate near the Enid exit when the vehicle left the roadway and rolled over several times.
GRIND TO GLORY: Oxford Chargers looking to charge their way to the top
GRIND TO GLORY: The Oxford Chargers are looking to charge their way to the top this season. GRIND TO GLORY: Oxford Chargers looking to charge their way to the top. Chris Cutcliffe is entering his ninth year as the head football coach for the Oxford Chargers.
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