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HATTIESBURG — National recognition has come ever so slowly for Southern Miss baseball. Year after year, season after season, the Golden Eagles win 40 games and make an NCAA Regional, often hosting.
Season after season, they play an arduous non-conference schedule, packed with SEC rivals, and more than hold their own. They dominated Conference USA. They are pretty much dominating the Sun Belt, by far the best so-called mid-major league in the land.
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3 weeks 6 days ago
A south Mississippi lawmaker who proposed legislation aimed at getting firearms out of the hands of domestic violence abusers chose not to bring the bill up for a vote in the Senate in the face of opposition from the National Rifle Association.
The bill is dead this session, but Sen. Brice Wiggins, a Republican from Pascagoula, has vowed to try again next year.
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3 weeks 6 days ago
SOUTHAVEN – In a room of a couple hundred attendees, not one spoke in favor of a proposed air permit for an Elon Musk-owned operation in Southaven during a two-and-a-half hour public hearing.
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3 weeks 6 days ago
SOUTHAVEN – In a room of a couple hundred attendees, not one spoke in favor of a proposed air permit for an Elon Musk-owned operation in Southaven during a two-and-a-half hour public hearing.
By Special to the Tate Record on
3 weeks 6 days ago
Regency Hospital, a Meridian facility that primarily provided extended care to patients with respiratory disorders, will close on or about March 13, according to its website.
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3 weeks 6 days ago
The trial over whether the district map drawn to elect multiple DeSoto County officials violates the Voting Rights Act by diluting Black voting strength is over and now rests on the judge’s ruling.
A federal lawsuit filed in September 2024 says the 2022 DeSoto County electoral map dilutes Black voting power in county office elections. The offices in question are positions on the boards of supervisors, education and election commission, plus the offices of constable and justice court judge.
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3 weeks 6 days ago
Emergency personnel and local government officials from Senatobia and Tate County convened at the courthouse recently at the monthly E911 meeting to discuss response assistance and what improvements are needed in future severe weather events after January’s winter storm crippled most of north Mississippi for almost a week.
“There was a definite breakdown in communications with state agencies,” said Jim Huestis, Tate County Emergency Management Director and fire coordinator. “Locally, I think we did a pretty good job of getting where we were needed most.”
By Brett Brown on
3 weeks 6 days ago
On a night when Tate County School District honored its stars, it was John Branch who shined brightly.
Branch was recognized as 2025-26 teacher of the year at a ceremony before a TCSD board of trustees meeting Monday, Feb. 9 when the district presented annual awards to exemplary staff members and parents.
In just his third year as an automotive instructor at Senatobia-Tate Career Technical Center, Branch said the students make the job worthwhile each day.
By Brett Brown on
3 weeks 6 days ago
On a night when Tate County School District honored its stars, it was John Branch who shined brightly.
Branch was recognized as 2025-26 teacher of the year at a ceremony before a TCSD board of trustees meeting Monday, Feb. 9 when the district presented annual awards to exemplary staff members and parents.
In just his third year as an automotive instructor at Senatobia-Tate Career Technical Center, Branch said the students make the job worthwhile each day.
By Brett Brown on
3 weeks 6 days ago
On a night when Tate County School District honored its stars, it was John Branch who shined brightly.
Branch was recognized as 2025-26 teacher of the year at a ceremony before a TCSD board of trustees meeting Monday, Feb. 9 when the district presented annual awards to exemplary staff members and parents.
In just his third year as an automotive instructor at Senatobia-Tate Career Technical Center, Branch said the students make the job worthwhile each day.
By Brett Brown on
3 weeks 6 days ago
Dear Editor:
By Georgia Wilkinson on
3 weeks 6 days ago
SHERIFF’S REPORTS
Trayvon Larry Tallulah, DOB 7/8/02 Warrant # 211131-33A Warrant # 229013
Sheffrie McDaniel Tallulah, DOB 8/21/01 Returned for Housing
Dustin E. Williams Mangham, LA DOB 8/29/83 Failure to Appear, Traffic
Sierra Harris Tallulah, DOB 6/30/93 Aggravated Battery
Steve Albert Tallulah, LA Simple Assault
Jaleel Wesley Return for Bonding
By Journal Staff - Madison Journal on
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MISSISSIPPI STATE -- Students on the President's List at Mississippi State achieved a 3.80 or better GPA, based on a 4.0 scale, while completing at least 12 semester hours of coursework with no incomplete grades or grades lower than a C.
The following local students attained this honor and are listed in alphabetical order:
• Martin Buck, of Senatobia.
• Ethan Burns, of Coldwater.
• Jordan Calloway, of Senatobia.
• John Duncan, of Sarah.
• Drake Estep, of Senatobia.
• Jon Jennings, of Sarah.
By The Tate Record on
3 weeks 6 days ago
The Mississippi House recently went all-in to legalize online sports betting in the state.
House Bill 4074 passed 101-10, a surprisingly large margin, especially when you recall that the much-hyped school choice legislation got through the House by only two votes before dying in a Senate committee.
By Jack Ryan, Enterprise-Journal on
3 weeks 6 days ago
The Mississippi House recently went all-in to legalize online sports betting in the state.
House Bill 4074 passed 101-10, a surprisingly large margin, especially when you recall that the much-hyped school choice legislation got through the House by only two votes before dying in a Senate committee.
By Jack Ryan, Enterprise-Journal on
3 weeks 6 days ago
The Mississippi House recently went all-in to legalize online sports betting in the state.
House Bill 4074 passed 101-10, a surprisingly large margin, especially when you recall that the much-hyped school choice legislation got through the House by only two votes before dying in a Senate committee.
By Jack Ryan, Enterprise-Journal on
3 weeks 6 days ago
March 2024, I wrote a blog called When Sin Disrupted the Olympics. In this piece, I explained the high hopes people had when the Modern Olympics began at the turn of the 20th century.
By Johnathan Kettler on
3 weeks 6 days ago
Too many young people still leave Mississippi to chase opportunities elsewhere. MCPP is on a mission to help change that - by creating the conditions for real, sustained growth so our children and grandchildren choose to stay, build lives, and thrive right here in our state.
The good news? Mississippi is no longer a laggard, but leading.
By Douglas Carswell - Mississippi Center for Public Policy on
3 weeks 6 days ago
Poor Speaker White. His omnibus school choice bill got short shrift in the Senate. His resort now appears to be name calling. “Senate leadership has aligned themselves with the ACLU, Southern Poverty Law Center, the Mississippi Democratic Party, and the status quo,” he whined.
By Bill Crawford on
3 weeks 6 days ago
“Midway in our mortal life,
I found me in a dark wood,
Gone astray from the direct road . . .”
By Chip Williams on
