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Trinidad Chambliss continues to write one of the most fascinating stories in college football history. If this wasn’t football, you’d call it a fairy tale. All that’s missing are magic beans and silver slippers.
Here Thursday night at the jam-packed Superdome, one of the world’s most famous sports venues, Chambliss willed the Ole Miss Rebels to a scintillating 39-34 Sugar Bowl victory over the proud Georgia Bulldogs. He did it with his strong right arm. He did it with his legs. He did it with courage and with uncommon flair.
By Rick Cleveland - Mississippi Today on
2 months 4 weeks ago
Photo by Chuck Hathcock, © 2026 Emmerich Newspapers, Inc.
Kirk Academy junior Carter Mattox gets ready to make a move against a Calhoun Academy player during the annual Kirk Classic.
The Kirk Academy basketball teams had a big week Dec. 19-20 during the annual Kirk Classic.
In four games, the teams were a perfect 4-0, winning by an average of 20.5 points a game. The Raiderettes improved to 11-7 by downing Columbus Christian 49-36 and Starkville Academy 53-28.
The Raiders improved their overall mark to 6-9 with a 48-26 win over Columbus Christian and a 43-22 victory against Calhoun Academy,
Girls
By Chuck Hathcock - Sports Editor on
2 months 4 weeks ago
Off to one of the best starts in school history, the Grenada Lady Chargers closed the first half of their schedule on
Dec. 18 with a trip to Cleveland Central.
The teams entered the game with a combined 22-1 record. Cleveland Central used a strong defensive effort, limiting GHS to just 24 points in a 45-24 decision.
By Chuck Hathcock - Sports Editor on
2 months 4 weeks ago
Smoke billows from the home of the McKay family of Duck Hill early New Year's Eve morning. | Submitted Photo
A Montgomery County family counted their blessings as the New Year was ushered in following an early morning fire that destroyed their home New Year’s Eve morning.
The family of five, including three boys – ages 14, 9 and 5 – lost everything as a result of the blaze, which occurred in the 2800 block of Mississippi Highway 404 in Duck Hill.
Community members in both Montgomery and Grenada counties immediately began rallying together to assist the family with immediate as well as future needs.
By Adam Prestridge - Publisher on
2 months 4 weeks ago
The similarities of these two Sugar Bowl head coaches are many. Georgia football coach Kirby Smart’s dad was a high school football coach. So is Ole Miss coach Pete Golding’s daddy.
Smart played defensive back, safety to be exact. So did Golding.
When both Smart and Golding finished their playing days, they hired on as graduate assistant coaches at their alma maters.
Following those apprenticeships both Smart and Golding cut their coaching teeth in the Division II Gulf South Conference, Kirby at Valdosta State and Pete at his alma mater, Delta State.
By Rick Cleveland - Mississippi Today on
2 months 4 weeks ago
If 76-year-old Archie Manning was listed on the College Football Playoffs injury report for the Sugar Bowl it would say: Ole Miss quarterback Manning (lower back) extremely doubtful.
“My back has just been giving me fits lately. I can hardly get around,” Manning said Tuesday from the St. Charles Avenue condo where he and wife Olivia live. “I could get on the elevator to a suite in the Superdome. It’s just getting to the elevator that’s the problem. But I’ll be watching. You better believe I’ll be watching.”
By Rick Cleveland - Mississippi Today on
3 months ago
When Charlie Worsham steps onto the “Mississippi: Where Creativity Blooms” float in the 137th Rose Parade on New Year’s Day, the Grenada native won’t just be singing a song — he’ll be carrying his home state with him down Colorado Boulevard.
By Adam Prestridge on
3 months ago
Important state and national stories, market and business news, sports and entertainment, delivered in quick-hit fashion
By Magnolia Tribune Staff on
3 months ago
This one slipped away in a hurry. You may be thinking I am referring to the 2025 hunting season, though it is fleeting, I am talking about the past year in general. Everyone told me the older you get the faster the years pass, though we all know time is constant. They must know something though because we’re in a brand-new calendar year now. So, what went well for you in 2025 and what did not? We all have challenges, but what can we do to somewhat ensure that the new year will go as we hope it will?
By Jeff North on
3 months ago
We talk Tulane-Ole Miss, the Blake Anderson hire at Southern Miss, Coach Larry Ladner’s legacy in Mississippi basketball, and the New Orleans Saints and their new franchise quarterback.
By Rick Cleveland and Tyler Cleveland - Mississippi Today on
3 months ago
Brand new Southern Miss head football coach Blake Anderson, introduced to a ballroom-full of enthused Golden Eagle fans here Monday afternoon, faces extremely difficult tasks, both immediate and long-term.
The immediate: His Eagles, who lost three of their final four regular season games, have little more than a week to prepare a date with the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers in the Dec. 23 New Orleans Bowl.
By Rick Cleveland - Mississippi Today on
3 months ago
The question on everyone’s mind: Does Ole Miss have a shot against mighty Georgia. The answer: Of course they do, but the Rebels will have to play their best game and hope Georgia doesn’t. The Cleveland boys also discuss the New Orleans and Duke’s Mayo bowls and the resurgent New Orleans Saints.
By Rick Cleveland and Tyler Cleveland - Mississippi Today on
3 months ago
Below is a press release from the Center for Economic Accountability:
A decade-long subsidy package for a Compass Datacenters project in Meridian, Mississippi has been selected as the nation’s “Worst Economic Development Deal of the Year” for 2025 by The Center for Economic Accountability.
By Press Release - The Center for Economic Accountability on
3 months ago
What a glorious Christmas this was weather wise. For almost an entire week, temperatures shot up into the mid-70s with mild winds and no rain. What a treat.
Several of these days neared the all-time 180-year record highs for those dates. Folks flocked outdoors and the walking trails were full of families getting exercise and enjoying God’s beauty.
By Wyatt Emmerich on
3 months ago
Important state and national stories, market and business news, sports and entertainment, delivered in quick-hit fashion
By Magnolia Tribune Staff on
3 months ago
Among Ebenezer Scrooge’s detestable traits, he was a heartless creditor.
The main character in Charles Dickens’ classic tale “A Christmas Carol” was so hard-hearted a businessman that when he gets a glimpse of his likely future, he is mortified to witness two of his debtors expressing thankfulness over his death, as they believe whoever becomes their new creditor cannot be as mean as Scrooge.
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3 months ago
The docket at the Grenada County Jail shows the following arrests from Thursday Nov. 24, through Wednesday, Dec. 4. An arrest does not mean the accused is guilty. U.S. citizens are presumed innocent until proven guilty in court.
The Grenada Star publishes all arrests listed on the docket without exception.
• Kimberly N. Barfield, DOB 12/7/84, 500 block of Montgomery St., Winona, charged with exploitation of vulnerable person; credit card numbers use with intent to defraud ($100 or more) x 2 by Winona PD.
By Staff Report on
3 months ago
Incidents
• Motor vehicle theft- value over $1,000, 980 block of Carter Rd, Coffeeville
• Complaint- general complaint report, 590 block of N. Sand Rock Rd, Grenada
• Domestic violence- aggravated assault, 800 block of Ligon Rd, Grenada
• Weapons- possession of stolen firearm, Sunset Dr./Sunwood Dr., Grenada
• Disorderly conduct- disturbance of family, 4900 block of Holcomb Sweethome Rd, Grenada
By Staff Report on
3 months ago
The docket at the Grenada County Jail shows the following arrests from Thursday Nov. 21, through Wednesday, Nov. 23. An arrest does not mean the accused is guilty. U.S. citizens are presumed innocent until proven guilty in court.
The Grenada Star publishes all arrests listed on the docket without exception.
By Staff Report on
3 months ago
The docket at the Grenada County Jail shows the following arrests from Friday Nov. 17, through Sunday, Nov. 20. An arrest does not mean the accused is guilty. U.S. citizens are presumed innocent until proven guilty in court.
The Grenada Star publishes all arrests listed on the docket without exception.
• Andreas A. Rabb, DOB 5/15/2002, 20th block of A Windmill, Grenada, charged with contempt of court Justice court by GCSO.
By Staff Report on
