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2 months 4 weeks ago
Mississippi State aims to close out this football season on a winning note in a prime time, Friday night battle.
MSU (5-7) faces Wake Forest (8-4) at 7 p.m. CT Friday in the Duke's Mayo Bowl at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, N.C. The game will be televised by ESPN.
Ahead of the contest, let's have a look at 10 items to be aware of as State gets ready to square off against the Demon Deacons:
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2 months 4 weeks ago
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
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2 months 4 weeks ago
In January 2016, the 50th anniversary of the 1966 killing of Vernon Dahmer Sr., the Mississippi Legislature honored him and his family in the Senate chamber. Afterward then-Sen. John Horhn, who introduced the measure, posed with the family and others, including Hollis Watkins, a civil rights activist who stayed with the family in 1961 and worked on voting rights. Credit: Jerry Mitchell/Mississippi Today
Mafia hitman Gregory Scarpa Sr. pocketed millions from drug dealing, donned a seven-carat pinky ring and shot to death so many people that he stopped counting at 50.
Oh, and he helped the FBI solve who killed Mississippi NAACP leader Vernon Dahmer Sr.
Hollywood plans to release a movie next year on Scarpa’s role in the Dahmer case, “By Any Means,” starring Mark Wahlberg as the mobster.
By Jerry Mitchell - Mississippi Today on
2 months 4 weeks ago
Mississippi’s vaccination rate has thus far been keeping pace with or exceeding national averages. The U.S. is at risk of losing its measles elimination status if transmissions continue into next year.
As a new year begins, healthcare officials are advising residents to get vaccinated against preventable ailments including influenza and measles, especially in at-risk populations.
By Jeremy Pittari - Magnolia Tribune on
2 months 4 weeks ago
Notes and quotes from the Sugar Bowl:
The biggest news of Sugar Bowl Media Day Tuesday was splendid news for Ole Miss football fans.
All American running back Kewan Lacy pronounced himself “ready to go” for Thursday’s Sugar Bowl match with Georgia, and his coach, Pete Golding, confirmed Lacy’s status, saying, “I couldn’t agree with him more!”
“I am excited to watch (Lacy) got out and play and play really well,” Golding said.
By Rick Cleveland - Mississippi Today 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
Below is an opinion column by Sid Salter:
Columnist Sid Salter says in both eras, Mississippi benefited from a senator who understood defense not just as policy, but as economic reality.
Mississippi has enjoyed an outsized role in national defense for most of the modern era. From World War II airfields to Cold War shipyards to today’s cyber, space, and naval missions, the Magnolia State has long punched above its weight in the Pentagon’s ledger.
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2 months 4 weeks ago
“People think they have to go far to experience something new, but Mississippi has incredible stories to share, too.”
Jane Halbert Jones once invited three strangers to join her at a packed Parisian café, guided by an instinct she learned in Mississippi, where hospitality isn’t simply performative. It’s personal.
“I’m constantly showing our Mississippi hospitality,” says Jones.
By Richelle Putnam - Magnolia Tribune on
2 months 4 weeks ago
Below is an opinion column by Russ Latino:
Americans have become a nation of perpetual whiners that imagine themselves as cosmic victims, despite being alive in the softest, most opulent time in human history. We should knock that crap off. Happy New Year.
By Russ Latino - Magnolia Tribune on
2 months 4 weeks ago
Nancy Carpenter poses for a portrait during the Our American Story event at the Two Mississippi Museums in Jackson, Miss., on Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025. The national tour, organized by America250, aims to collect stories from people across the country as part of the nation’s 250th anniversary celebration. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today
For the next year, Mississippi will take part in America250, a variety of projects, initiatives and programming aimed at unifying Americans while venerating the country’s history, culture and ideas in celebration of the country’s upcoming 250th birthday.
Nancy Carpenter, America250 Mississippi’s development director, said that these celebrations are open to every American, regardless of their background or beliefs.
By Simeon Gates - Mississippi Today on
3 months ago
When the Mississippi Legislature reconvenes in the Capitol’s marbled halls in January, one voice will scarcely be heard: constituents’.
Citizens and advocates are occasionally invited by lawmakers to speak at the Capitol. But unlike some other statehouses in the U.S., there are no formal opportunities for constituents in Mississippi to provide public comment or testimony in committee hearings, remotely or in writing.
By Gwen Dilworth - Mississippi Today on
3 months ago
Eating healthy requires an intentional effort, and without much effort, it’s easy to find resources and initiatives around the state to help consumers make informed choices about their food and maintain a healthy lifestyle.
By Susan Marquez - Magnolia Tribune on
3 months ago
Members of the House Select Committee on Voting Rights listen as Samantha Buckley, director of policy for the Secure Democracy Foundation, presents during the committee’s first meeting at the Mississippi Capitol in Jackson, Miss., on Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025. The committee will consider restoring voting rights for people with felony convictions, reinstating the ballot initiative and no excuse early voting ahead of the next legislative session. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today
For the fifth straight year, lawmakers will debate restoring Mississippi’s ballot initiative when they convene at the Capitol in January.
House Constitution Chairman Price Wallace, a Republican from Mendenhall, and Senate Elections Chairman Jeremy England, a Republican from Vancleave, told Mississippi Today that they will likely file bills to give Mississippians a way to circumvent the Legislature and place issues on a statewide ballot.
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3 months ago
The order directs the Commissioner of the Mississippi Department of Corrections to release Taylor within five days.
Governor Tate Reeves announced Wednesday that he has signed an Executive Order granting clemency to Maurice Taylor, who he said was illegally sentenced to 20 years in prison, with five years suspended.
Reeves’ order directs the Commissioner of the Mississippi Department of Corrections to release Taylor within five days.
By Frank Corder - Magnolia Tribune on
3 months ago
Arrest report
This is a list taken from the log at the Tate County Jail. A name listed does not indicate that a person is guilty of the crime with which they are charged, only that the person was taken and processed at the facility. Tate Record publishes all arrests listed on the docket without exception
Dec. 10
Antonio Bernard Burton, DOB 10/4/83, of Jonesboro, Ark., was charged with probation violation by TCSO.
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3 months ago
George Frank McBride, 79, of Sarah, Miss., passed away Wednesday, December 24, 2025.
Services will be held Saturday, January 3, 2025 at 11 a.m. at Pate-Jones Funeral Home.
Burial followes in Singleton Springs Cemetery.
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3 months ago
The Tate County Economic Development Foundation (EDF) has released its executive director from employment, effective December 31.
Anna Cardona has served the community as EDF Executive Director since September 2024 and was brought in to work in both retail and industrial development.
She previously served at the Economic Development Growth Engine (EDGE) for Memphis and Shelby County, where she played a role in business expansion and investment.
By Floyd Ingram on
3 months ago
Here's the college football bowl schedule for the 2025-26 season, through the College Football Playoff title game on Monday, Jan. 19
Bowls are listed by date, teams TV time and channel and venue. All times are Eastern Time.
Wednesday, Dec. 31
ReliaQuest Bowl No. 23 Iowa vs. No. 14 Vanderbilt 12 p.m. | ESPN Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Fla.
Sun Bowl Arizona State vs. Duke 2 p.m. | CBS Sun Bowl, El Paso, Texas
Citrus Bowl No. 13 Texas vs. No. 18 Michigan 3 p.m. | ABC Camping World Stadium, Orlando, Fla.
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3 months ago
Kermit the Frog will be riding high in the Rose Parade on January 1 in a float sponsored by Visit Mississippi with the theme “Where Creativity Blooms.”
Visit Mississippi said the float will be a vibrant celebration of the state’s artistic heritage showcasing the Magnolia State’s lasting cultural influence in music, literature, film, and visual arts.
Kermit’s prominence on the float is a nod to Mississippi’s own Jim Henson, the creator of The Muppets.
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