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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...
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.
Counting down to Mississippi State 2024 Kickoff: 59 Days
59, as in… the total offensive plays snapped off officially by a Bulldog offense in a pair of bowl games, tied for second-fewest post-season hikes in Mississippi State annals? Hmmm, not particularly interesting? OK, check this. State won both of those bowl contests despite so few formal snaps. Now...
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...
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...
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...
Vicksburg residents showcased in Mississippi State University’s Undergraduate 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. The following local students were showcased in this past spring’s symposium: Andy Jennings, […]
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...
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 […]
Mississippi high school students explore AP STEM classes at MSU-hosted Global Teaching Project program
STARKVILLE, Miss.—High school students from across the Magnolia State received their first taste of Advanced Placement courses prior to the fall semester during the Global Teaching Project’s eighth annual Advanced STEM Summer Preparatory Program held this month at Mississippi State. Approximately 100 students from 17 rural Mississippi public...
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...
Propulsion engineer is charged with obstructing probe of deadly 2017 US military plane crash
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — A former engineer at a U.S. military air logistics center has been charged with making false statements and obstructing justice during the criminal investigation into a 2017 military plane crash in Mississippi that killed all 16 service members aboard, prosecutors said Wednesday. James Michael Fisher,...
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