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Former NFL Player Jerrell Powe Arrested on Kidnapping Charge

The 35-year-old was apprehended in his home state of Mississippi, Ridgeland police chief Brian Myers said Monday.

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Mississippi's top environment official denies his agency discriminated against Jackson

The city's water system has suffered disruptions for years, but Christopher Wells says that the city received every loan it requested, and that an ongoing civil rights investigation is political.

WEKU

Spartans offer elite 2025 Mississippi 4-star LB/S Jarcoby Hopson

MSU football is looking to pickup a commitment from one of the top prospects in Mississippi in the 2025 class

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From Yazoo to the NFL: For cousins Kenny Gainwell and Fletcher Cox, it started in the Mississippi mud

YAZOO COUNTY, Miss. — A cacophony of barking, baaing, and neighing reverberates across an acre of farmland that represents the backyard of Kenny Gainwell’s trailer home. Standing in the middle of his family’s yard, the second-year Eagles running back is sporting a beat-up pair of team-issued Nike trainers. The once-white…

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Former Nebraska QB Armstrong Jr. Helped Save Neighbor From Fire

The Mississippi native was visiting his family when he noticed the house next door was ablaze.

Sports Illustrated

Football World Advocates for Mike Leach’s Inclusion in the Hall of Fame

Some say the stringent Hall of Fame standards should be relaxed for the legendary Mississippi State coach.

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One of Mike Leach’s Last Acts Saved a Starkville Restaurant

As the town said goodbye to the Mississippi State coach, one local owner shared a personal story.

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There's a shortage of vets to treat farm animals. Pandemic pets are partly to blame

A sharp increase in pet ownership during COVID-19 has contributed to an exodus of vets from the farm sector, as they opt for better paying and less dangerous "companion" animal practices.

WEKU

Mike Leach, One of College Football’s Most Innovative Minds, Dies at 61

The Mississippi State coach helped revolutionize football’s passing offense and guided some of the game’s most prolific quarterbacks.

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Nick Saban, Rival SEC Coaches Share Statements on Mike Leach

The Mississippi State coach was taken to a Jackson, Miss., hospital in “critical” condition on Sunday.

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Mississippi State’s Dillon Johnson Trolls Mike Leach in Transfer Announcement

Johnson was Mississippi State’s second-leading rusher in 2022.

Sports Illustrated

State of Mississippi revises lawsuit against Brett Favre

The Mississippi Department of Human Services made a new demand of up to $5 million against Favre and a university sports foundation, saying money from an anti-poverty program was improperly used to pay for a volleyball arena at the University of Southern Mississippi.

Chicago Sun-Times

Ole Miss commit Suntarine Perkins rushes for 337 yards, 4 TDs in title win

Ole Miss commit Suntarine Perkins went berserk in the record-setting championship game, recording nearly 400 total yards, scoring touchdowns and picking off a pass.

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A man who burned a cross to intimidate his Black neighbors pleads guilty to hate crime

Axel Cox, 24, of Gulfport, Miss., who burned a cross in his front yard, was charged with violating the Fair Housing Act over the December 2020 incident.

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Auburn to Hire Hugh Freeze As Football Coach, per Source

The Tigers are tapping the former Liberty and Ole Miss coach to resurrect their program.

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Lane Kiffin Meets With Players As Auburn Rumors Swirl, per Report

As the regular season finale with rival Mississippi State looms, Kiffin has been linked to the current opening at Auburn.

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Ezell wins in Mississippi, keeping US House seat for GOP

Mike Ezell has defeated a Democrat and a Libertarian candidate in a south Mississippi congressional race, allowing Republicans to retain control of the seat

Politico

In New Jersey, another capital city struggles to provide safe water

On the heels of a water crisis in Jackson, Miss., officials in New Jersey have moved to tighten state oversight of Trenton’s water system.

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Jerry Lee Lewis, Outrageous Rock ‘n’ Roll Star, Dies at 87

Jerry Lee Lewis, the untamable rock ‘n’ roll pioneer whose outrageous talent, energy and ego collided on such definitive records as “Great Balls of Fire” and “Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On” and sustained a career otherwise upended by personal scandal, died Friday morning at 87. The last survivor of a…

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The EPA starts a civil rights probe into Mississippi's water woes

The agency said that it is investigating whether Mississippi state agencies discriminated against the state's majority-Black capital city by refusing to fund improvements for its failing water system.

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Mississippi State Football Mourns Death of Sam Westmoreland

The freshman’s cause of death is unknown at this time, but the school is working with the county to determine more information.

Politico

Congressional committees probe Mississippi's water spending

The capital's decrepit water system subjected residents to more than 300 boil water orders in the past two years and left residents without drinking water for days late this summer.

Chicago Sun-Times

Brett Favre says he is being treated unfairly in Mississippi welfare case

“I have been unjustly smeared in the media,” Favre said in a statement to Fox News Digital, which was published Tuesday. “I have done nothing wrong.”

Tribune News Service

John Clay: Kentucky football’s next big question: How will the Cats react to loss at Ole Miss?

OXFORD, Miss. — Too many mistakes. Too many errors. Too many miscues. A top-10 team via the AP college football rankings, Kentucky did not play like a top-10 team in its 22-19 loss at Ole Miss on Saturday.

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Keegan Bradley goes low, Mark Hubbard in position for first win among five takeaways from third round of Sanderson Farms Championship

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