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BONEYARD: Baseball porting traffic flowing both ways
The NCAA transfer portal window for college baseball is officially closed. As the clock struck midnight on July 2nd, the opportunity to transfer and have immediate eligibility ended. Mississippi State had one final player declare just before the deadline. RHP Colby Holcombe was the eighth and and final Diamond Dawg to enter the transfer talent pool.
Jacob Pruitt commits to Mississippi State
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) — Indiana State pitcher Jacob Pruitt announced his commitment to Mississippi State University on Wednesday. Pruitt showed a lot of promise for the Sycamores in his sophomore season. He started the season strong with a 2-1 record and a 1.06 E.R.A. after his first 3 starts of the season but missed […]
MSU pitcher Holcombe enters transfer portal
After two seasons at Mississippi State, right-handed pitcher Colby Holcombe will play a final season elsewhere. A source confirmed that Holcombe has entered the transfer portal on Tuesday. The news was first reported by 247Sports. The former junior college All-American, Holcombe struggled to find consistency in Starkville. He had a...
Coach Gotkowski Joins Staff at Mississippi State
STARKVILLE, Miss.. – The Citadel men's tennis associate coach Trevor Gotkowski is leaving his role with the Bulldogs after two seasons as he has accepted a position on the Mississippi State University men's tennis staff as an assistant coach. During his time at The Citadel, he helped lead the...
Kolton Lapa Joins USC as Men’s Golf Assistant Coach from Mississippi State
Kolton Lapa, formerly of Mississippi State, has been appointed as USC's new assistant men's golf coach, bringing successful coaching and playing experience to the program as praised by head coach Mark Hankins. Lapa led Mississippi State to set records with 43 rounds in the 60s and 119 par or better...
State Unveils 2024 Volleyball Schedule
July 03, 2024 | Volleyball STARKVILLE – With the 2024 volleyball season right around the corner, head coach Julie Darty Dennis announced the schedule for the Mississippi State Bulldogs' 50th campaign. The schedule features 12 matches inside the Newell-Grissom Building. MSU's schedule features four different opponents who competed in the postseason during the 2023 season. These four include Arkansas, Florida, Missouri and the 2023 National Champion, Texas. State will begin their journey through the 2024 season in Memphis on August 24th. From there, the Bulldogs will play in a trio of invitationals, including when they host Michigan and Notre Dame...
MSU’s Thomasson joins elite international ag engineering academy
STARKVILLE, Miss.—Alex Thomasson, professor and head of Mississippi State’s Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, is joining the prestigious International Academy of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering. Thomasson, also MSU’s William and Sherry Berry Endowed Chair, was elected to the IAABE at the International Commission of Agricultural and Biosystems...
Locals Showcased at Research Symposium
Mississippi State University's Undergraduate Research Symposium allows students to showcase their faculty-guided research and creative activity. This bi-annual event includes students from diverse departments and colleges who participate in poster and oral presentation sessions, sharing their research with the MSU community. Local students showcased in this past spring's symposium were: Nathan Baxter of Kennesaw, who...
Bridging wildlife and communities: MSU launches public survey on black bears this week
STARKVILLE, Miss.—Many Mississippi landowners and hunters are receiving black bear surveys this week in their mailboxes from Mississippi State University researchers studying how the public feels about the omnivore in the Magnolia State. Sharp Professor of Human Dimensions Kevin Hunt in the MSU Forest and Wildlife Research Center—in collaboration...
University summer focus includes construction headway
STARKVILLE, Miss.—With the first day of summer in the rearview mirror, construction is ramping up at Mississippi State University. “Summer is always a busy season for campus construction with numerous projects scheduled or already underway to update and improve existing infrastructure and advance capital projects,” said Saunders Ramsey, executive director of MSU’s Campus Services.
PAIGE HUNT SERVING AS SECRETARY/TREASURER OF MISSISSIPPI TOURISM ASSOCIATION
The Mississippi Tourism Association (MTA), the state’s voice of tourism for more than 35 years, is pleased to announce its elected board of officers for 2024-2025. Starkville’s Director of Tourism, Paige Hunt, began serving as the state association’s secretary/treasurer starting July 1. The MTA Executive Board also...
Firework experts explain how to safely pop fireworks during drought
WEST POINT, Miss. (WCBI) – “Popping fireworks, you can obviously start a fire, hence the name fireworks. We try to avoid that particularly when it is this dry,” said Laurie Grace, Fire Chief of Central Oktibbeha Volunteer Fire Department. It’s blazing and the hot and dry conditions...
“He was like my best friend.” Horse killed, high schooler injured during hit-and-run in West Point
A high school student in Clay County was hurt when he and his horse were struck by a hit-and-run driver Monday night. “He was like my best friend.” Horse killed, high schooler injured during hit-and-run in West Point. A high school student in Clay County was hurt when he...
2nd suspect arrested in shooting death of Alabama man at Mississippi bar
WAYNE COUNTY, Miss. (WHLT) – Waynesboro police made a second arrest in the shooting death of a 24-year-old Alabama man. Richard Mayfield, 24, was arrested on Tuesday, July 2. Waynesboro police said Richard Mayfield has been charged with accessory after the fact, and his bond was set at $500,000. Investigators said Richard Mayfield is the […]
Former state Senator Brad Carter dies
MERIDIAN, Miss. (WTOK) - The funeral for former state Sen. Brad Carter will be Friday, July 12, at 11:30 a.m. at Webb & Stephens Funeral Home North. The family will receive friends Thursday, July 11, from 5-7 p.m. and July 12, 10:30 until service time. Carter, 87, died July 1...
Judge points to Supreme Court’s Chevron overruling in decision to unravel transgender healthcare regulations
A federal judge ruled that the Supreme Court’s overturning of the Chevron doctrine means the Biden administration’s latest interpretation of Title IX cannot require Mississippi healthcare providers to perform transgender-related services. In April, the Department of Health and Human Services released regulations that penalize healthcare providers for discriminating against those seeking care on the basis of […]
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