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Players of The Pine Belt: Sacred Heart QB Kyron Murphy
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WDAM) - The bond between a head coach and a quarterback is crucial on the gridiron, and the one between Sacred Heart Catholic School quarterback Kyron Murphy and his head coach, Ed Smith, their connection began more than 4 years ago. “He used to keep me when I...
Niko Mazza, Dalton McIntyre Sign Professional Contracts
7/25/2024 4:00:00 PM | Baseball HATTIESBURG, Miss. – Southern Miss right-handed pitcher Niko Mazza (Madison, Miss.) and outfielder Dalton McIntyre (Jackson, Tenn.) will each begin their respective professional baseball careers this summer after recently signing professional contracts. Both were taken in the Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft earlier this month with Mazza taken in the eighth round (pick No. 238) by the San Francisco Giants, while McIntyre went in the 19th round (pick No. 581) to the Atlanta Braves. In three seasons for the Golden Eagles, Mazza posted a 14-5 record with a 4.17 ERA. This past spring, he earned...
PSC warns about employee scam
JACKSON - The Mississippi Public Service Commission has been made aware of a scam targeting utility customers in the state. A caller is impersonating a MPSC employee, claiming to collect bank account numbers to deposit overcharges from their utility company into the consumer's account. On Thursday, the Commission received a...
Southern Miss takes the stage at Sun Belt media days
NEW ORLEANS, La. (WDAM) - The conclusion of the Sun Belt Conference media days on Wednesday indicated the return of college football is imminent. Southern Miss was among the seven West Division teams to speak at the New Orleans Marriott Warehouse Arts District. The talk centered around how the Golden...
Funeral Arrangements Announced for Former GSU Women’s Basketball Standout Jazmin Boyd
GRAMBLING, La. | Funeral Arrangements have been announced for former Grambling State University women's basketball player Jazmin Boyd. Jazmin Boyd Arrangements: Logos Missionary Baptist Church 310 Mobile St. Hattiesburg, Miss. Monday, July 29, 2024 Viewing 12 p.m. – 2 p.m. Monday, July 29, 2024 Funeral 2 p.m. Send Floral Arrangements to: McSwain & Myers Funeral Services LLC 1317 Hardy St. Hattiesburg, Miss., 39401.
Land at Collins Fire Training Center to be cleared for new, live-fire training props
COLLINS, Miss. (WDAM) - The Collins Police and Fire Training Center will soon have some more space for fire training. About 2 1/2 acres of land on the north side of the center is set to be cleared, so some new, flammable liquid-fire training props can be used. The Collins...
Mississippi domestic violence shelters in need of funding
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Domestic violence shelters across Mississippi are in need of help. Workers said they have little money and less space. Due to many families in need of assistance, officials at the shelters said the need for funding is tremendous. Lanza Seals, the executive director for Angel Wings Outreach Center, said there are […]
Alabama man charged with trying to rape elderly woman
An Alabama man was arrested Thursday morning in Mississippi after prosecutors said he broke into an elderly woman’s house and attempted to rape her before a neighbor heard her cries for help and came to her aid. Elvis Dewayne Henderson was indicted by the December 2023 Mobile County Grand...
Biotech company’s CEO pleads guilty in Mississippi welfare fraud case
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The chief executive officer of a biotech company with ties to the largest public corruption case in Mississippi history pleaded guilty Wednesday to one count of wire fraud for improperly using welfare funds intended to develop a concussion drug. Jacob VanLandingham entered the plea at a hearing in Jackson before U.S. […]
Mississippi judge denies motion to seal capital murder case of man accused of killing former Ole Miss graduate who has been missing since 2022
A Mississippi judge denied a motion Thursday to seal the file in the capital murder case against Sheldon “Timothy” Herrington Jr., who is accused of killing Jimmy “Jay” Lee, the Ole Miss graduate whose body has not been found since he went missing in 2022. Last...
Educators discuss teacher shortage, training in Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Mississippi’s teacher shortage continues to persist statewide despite recent efforts to reduce vacancies and get more educators into classrooms. A 2024 report from the Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) reveals that the problem is not improving. MDE data indicates 2,775 teacher vacancies in the 2023-2024 school year. That is a 7% increase […]
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