Photo credit: Joshua McCoy — Ole Miss Athletics Story by Sportstalk Mississippi Ole Miss Beat Reporter Brian Scott Rippee OXFORD– For roughly 29 minutes, Ole Miss played pretty clean basketball, particularly on the defensive end of the floor in a 65-52 … Continued
Mississippi Congressman Steven Palazzo (MS-4) has signed on as one of the first cosponsors of Rep. Jimmy Panetta’s bipartisan legislation to allow the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to establish National Centers of Excellence at coastal institutions of higher … Continued
Courtesy of USM Athletics Announced by the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame, Southern Miss senior Drake Dorbeck is the first Golden Eagle to win the prestigious Entergy Kent Hull Trophy, emblematic of the state’s top offensive lineman in college football. … Continued
Darlene McKinley Thompson was sentenced Friday to five years in prison after pleading guilty to stealing $80,000 from her parents who are now deceased, Attorney General Jim Hood announced. Thompson, 59, of Columbus, was sentenced by Lowndes County Circuit Court … Continued
U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith welcomed news of an agreement that could allow exports of rice grown in Mississippi to South Korea. U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue on Tuesday announced the long-sought agreement by which … Continued
Governor-elect Tate Reeves says, “I’ve learned that anything great can never be accomplished alone. If you’ve got a heart to serve the people of Mississippi, we want to meet you. We’re hiring people from all backgrounds, from intern to executive.” … Continued
Members of the military make incredible sacrifices when deployed to serve their country, but a group of University of Mississippi alumni wants to make sure that staying in touch with their families doesn’t have to be one of those costs. A group … Continued
Attorney General-Elect Lynn Fitch joined Vice President Mike Pence and a bipartisan group of state and local leaders from across the nation Monday on a conference call to kick off the White House’s Governor’s Initiative on Regulatory Innovation. General-Elect Fitch … Continued
Courtesy of State Auditor Shad White Mississippi spent a higher percentage of public education money outside the classroom and on administrative expenditures than almost every other state in the South in the last 10 years according to a new report … Continued
Amazon is locating its second Mississippi fulfillment center in Olive Branch. The company will create 500 new full-time jobs at the facility. “Amazon’s decision to locate a second consumer goods fulfillment center in North Mississippi is a tremendous milestone for … Continued