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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

Burst pipes in Jackson, Mississippi, are just the latest of the city's water woes

Officials have been struggling for months to patch up an "old, crumbling system" while planning for a more permanent fix.

WEKU

A deep freeze is breaking pipes and creating a water crisis across the South

The problems stemming from burst water pipes were happening in large, troubled water systems such as Jackson, Miss., where residents were required over Christmas to boil water.

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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.

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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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Brought 'to the brink' by the pandemic, a Mississippi clinic is rebounding strong

The pandemic brought many small town health clinics to the brink. But health care providers say the crisis also led to more awareness of the health disparities that have long existed in rural America.

WEKU

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

WEKU

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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Strong thunderstorms and tornadoes are moving through parts of the South

Weather forecasters are warning of the potential for strong thunderstorms and tornadoes across a wide swath of the South Wednesday, including across Mississippi, Georgia and the Florida Panhandle.

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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.

Tribune News Service

Patient mistrust and poor access hamper federal efforts to overhaul family planning

JACKSON, Miss. — Two years ago, after an emergency cesarean section at a Mississippi hospital, Sherika Trader was denied a tubal ligation. Trader, now 33, was told that to have her tubes tied, she had to have a second child or a husband’s permission, even though she wasn’t married.

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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.

Tribune News Service

No. 1 Georgia uses short-term focus for long-term success

STARKVILLE, Miss. — Georgia’s last two games of the season are as close to meaningless as they could get in terms of their overall effect on the big picture. Technically, the Bulldogs don’t have to beat either Kentucky next Saturday or Georgia Tech in the final week of the regular…

Tribune News Service

No. 1 Georgia wins SEC East with rout of Mississippi State

STARKVILLE, Miss. — It’s getting real now.

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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

Asharq Al-Awsat

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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