Senior center Eli Johnson has become the first Ole Miss player to opt out of the upcoming football season. Johnson, whose father endured a lengthy battle with COVID-19, announced his decision on Twitter late Sunday night. pic.twitter.com/Xy49iRxyvX — Eli Johnson … Continued
As protests continue across the country, Mississippi Senator Roger Wicker continues to urge support for law enforcement. Wicker said, “Americans have been deeply disturbed by the chaos that has unfolded lately on our city streets. One of the more recent … Continued
Planning to cast your vote in the November 3rd general election? Secretary of State Michael Watson says some election deadlines have changed since the beginning of the year. Image courtesy of Secretary of State Michael Watson (Facebook) What follows is an … Continued
The Jackson Public School (JPS) District has announced the cancellation of all fall 2020 sports and co-curricular activities due to COVID-19 concerns. As the state of Mississippi now stands at fifth per capita in positive cases, the decision to cancel … Continued
Image courtesy of USM Athletics Southern Miss’ schedule has been reduced to 11 games following the cancelation of their matchup with Tennessee Tech. The matchup becomes a casualty of the Ohio Valley Conference’s decision to cancel all of its fall sports. The Golden … Continued
With the high school football season just a week away for the MAIS and a few weeks away for public schools, Governor Tate Reeves has signed an executive order limiting crowd sizes across the state. The governor’s order will allow … Continued
It’s understandable. Teachers, students, and parents are a little uneasy as the new school year gets underway. We know change can be somewhat uncomfortable, but due to COVID-19, everything around us has shifted dramatically – especially in the classroom. From … Continued
3,000 submissions have now been narrowed to nine following Friday morning’s meeting of the Mississippi flag commission. Today’s meeting was originally supposed to produce a final five voted upon by the nine-member commission, but they decided to delay that vote … Continued
The Mississippi State Department of Health is reporting 944 new cases of COVID-19. Today’s report — the 4th day this week with under 1,000 new cases — brings the state’s total up to 70,930. With the confirmation of *32 additional … Continued
Detailing the results of two separate reports, State Auditor Shad White says that some public school records may be incomplete or contain errors, potentially skewing school program assessments or affecting local school district funding. In an announcement Thursday afternoon, White … Continued