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2nd Annual No Ceilings Foundation back to school giveaway hosted this weekend
School starts the first week of August for most students. The No Ceilings Foundation by Ole Miss Head Basketball Coach Yolett McPhee-McCuin hosted its second annual back to school giveaway July 25th. Tags. Localnow. 2nd Annual No Ceilings Foundation back to school giveaway hosted this weekend. School starts the first...
Ole Miss Athletics, Grove Collective Holding Grove Collection Day on August 19
OXFORD, Miss. -- Following a successful debut in 2023 that resulted in nearly $2 million raised, the Ole Miss athletics department and the Grove Collective will hold their second annual Grove Collection Day on Monday, August 19, as part of a week-long giving campaign. Grove Collection Day is a 24-hour...
Former Jackson State women's basketball player Daja Woodard signs with pro team in Puerto Rico
Former Jackson State women's basketball player Daja Woodard has signed to play for Patriotas de Lares in the Baloncesto Superior Nacional Femenino, a professional women's league in Puerto Rico. Woodard is in her second year playing professionally. Last year, she played for Gran Canaria in Liga Femenina Endesa, a women's pro league...
Ward joins familiar faces with Mississippi State
Over the last four years, Terren Ward has been among the best players on the floor every night. A Georgia Southern standout averaged 16.5 points a game during her time with the Eagles. She was the Freshman of the Year in the Sun Belt Conference, Sixth Woman of the Year in 2022 and first-team All-Sun Belt the last two seasons.
Players of the Pine Belt: Sumrall LB/fullback Brendan Lewis
SUMRALL, Miss. (WDAM) - Sumrall High School knows what lies ahead in Class 4A. The Bobcats are building themselves up this summer for what should be a grueling, physical fall. “I love hitting people,” said Sumrall senior Brendan Lewis. “There’s nothing better than lining up on a Friday night - whether it’s defense, kickoff or offense - and just going at it and getting at somebody.”
Hattiesburg man faces 30-year prison sentence
HATTIESBURG - Aaron Brown, 42, conspired with multiple individuals to exploit his auto sales company and those owned by his accomplices in a systematic check kiting scheme in early January 2021. This involved issuing and depositing nonsufficient fund checks into their bank accounts, falsely indicating vehicle sales that had not...
How gas prices have changed in Mississippi in the last week
A refinery outage in Illinois is still causing higher gasoline prices in the Midwest while the rest of the country enjoys prices that have more or less plateaued for the last month. Prices have risen the most in the last week in states including Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin, and Indiana. But prices remain lower, overall, compared […]
54-year-old missing out of Jefferson Davis County
Jefferson Davis County Sheriff’s Office and The Hathorn Family need your help locating 54-year-old Thomas Hathorn from Bassfield, MS. The Hathorn Family stated that Thomas has been missing for days. The Family stated that Thomas would disappear for a few days and come back, but this time was different. Thomas Hathorn was last seen at Auto Credit located in Collins, MS on July 12, 2024.
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...
Three arrested after body of missing Louisiana college student found in Mississippi shot multiple times
Three arrests have been made for the murder of a Louisiana college student whose body was found earlier this week in Mississippi. The West Feliciana Parish Sheriff’s Office has reportedly arrested three suspects including Derek Terrell Hollins Jr., 21, of St. Francisville, Calajia Jack, 20, of St. Francisville and Allyah Martin, 21, of Zachary, for their alleged involvement in the shooting death of former Southern University student Steven Harris IV.
Mississippi teen wanted for fatal shooting captured in Texas
BROOKHAVEN, Miss. (WJTV) – A 15-year-old wanted in connection to a fatal shooting in Mississippi was captured in Texas. Brookhaven police said Christian Collins was apprehended by agents with the U.S. Marshal’s Service in his mother’s apartment in San Marcos, Texas, on Friday, July 26. Collins has...
FM Translator Operators in Tennessee, Mississippi Face Fines for Late Renewals
The FCC has proposed fines to a pair of FM translator operators in Tennessee and Mississippi for untimely license renewals and continuing to operate the stations four years after their licenses expired. The two stations were proposed a forfeiture of $6,500. The first of the stations is in Tennessee. Carolina...
Volunteer of the Week: Jeanine Hanks is making a difference one delegate at a time
The Volunteer of the Week was born and raised in Vicksburg. She has worked as a therapist at River Ridge Behavioral Health (formerly known as Warren Yazoo Behavioral Health) for more than 30 years. Hanks is a member of St. Michael Catholic Church and has one son, Lee Hanks. How did your volunteering for Miss […]
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