PITTSBORO, Miss. (AP) — In saying “the NCAA ignored its own rules,” a Mississippi judge granted Ole Miss quarterback Trinidad Chambliss a preliminary injunction Thursday against college athletics’ governing body, allowing him to receive an extra year of eligibility so…
By SOPHIE BATES and JEFF MARTIN OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Nearly two weeks after an ice storm knocked out power to her home, Barbara Bishop still finds herself trying to flip the lights on and looking in her fridge for food that has since spoiled.…
Mississippi quarterback Trinidad Chambliss’ appeal to the NCAA for an additional year of eligibility so he can play for the Rebels next season has been denied, the university said on Wednesday, but the fight is not over. The NCAA originally…
By ERIC OLSON Brian O’Connor landed his first head coaching job at Virginia in 2004 and quickly turned a baseball program that had finished higher than fourth in the ACC just once during the previous 30 years into a perennial national…
JACKSON, Miss. – Governor Tate Reeves today announced that the state of Mississippi continues to work with county, state, federal, and private sector partners to respond to the severe winter weather impacting the state. Four more deaths have been reported…
By RUSS BYNUM and JEFF MARTIN Mississippi officials said they were sending 135 snowplows Wednesday to clear ice and snow from two interstate highways where frozen conditions caused huge traffic jams. Emergency officials said they were rushing supplies to drivers stalled along ice-covered…
By RUSS BYNUM Emergency crews dispatched to icy interstate highways in Mississippi worked overnight and into Wednesday morning to clear stranded vehicles as the eastern U.S. endured what forecasters said could become its longest period of freezing cold in decades. Officials sent tow…
Governor Tate Reeves continues to share updates on reports regarding the winter storm in Mississippi. Governor Reeves says that three more deaths have been confirmed in Tate County. That brings the death toll to seven statewide. Emergency crews continue to…
More information continues to come in regarding damage reports from the winter storm. The death toll from weather related impacts has risen to four state wide, two injuries have also been confirmed. MEMA has received reports of 92 homes, three…
By BRETT MARTEL Clemson coach Dabo Swinney is accusing Mississippi coach Pete Golding of tampering with transfer player Luke Ferrelli and said Friday he has forwarded evidence to the NCAA. “If you tamper with my players, I’m going to turn you…
By JEFF AMY and SOPHIE BATES JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Residents in a iced-over swath of Mississippi began to confront the ugly truth Monday as they shivered in ever-colder and darkened houses: Recovery from the state’s worst ice storm in more than 30…
By SOPHIE BATES JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Animal advocates are racing to rescue more than 200 dogs from a rural Mississippi property before a massive winter storm is set to hit the country Friday. Paws of War, a New York-based nonprofit that rescues…
JACKSON, Miss. (WXVX)- State health officials are launching a campaign to combat infant mortality in Mississippi. The ‘Saving the Smallest’ campaign begins Friday, which happens to be Maternal Health Awareness Day.…
JACKSON, Miss. Improvements to the Youth Court system are again before the Mississippi Legislature, and representatives of the judiciary and many professional disciplines committed to the well-being of children were at the Capitol on Tuesday, Jan. 20, to discuss proposed…
By SOPHIE BATES JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The man accused of setting fire to a Mississippi synagogue pleaded not guilty to a federal arson charge on Tuesday. The fire badly damaged the Beth Israel Congregation, a historic synagogue that was bombed by the Ku…
WEST POINT, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi man pleaded not guilty Monday to killing six people — including a 7-year-old girl — during a rampage through a rural area in the northeastern part of the state. At a court hearing in Clay…
By SOPHIE BATES and MIKE SCHNEIDE JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The FBI says that a suspect in the arson fire at a Mississippi synagogue admitted to targeting the institution because of its “Jewish ties.” Stephen Spencer Pittman was charged Monday with maliciously damaging…
CLAY COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV) -- Six people are dead following a Friday night mass shooting in Clay County. Authorities say the suspect, 24-year-old Daricka M. Moore, was arrested and booked early Saturday morning after shooting and killing six individuals --…
By DOUG FERGUSON The PGA Tour released its FedEx Cup Fall schedule of eight tournaments — one that moves from the Spring — but loses two events, including one in Mississippi that began the year before the modern tour began. The…
By SOPHIE BATES JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company xAI is set to spend $20 billion to build a data center in Southaven, Mississippi, Gov. Tate Reeves announced Thursday, calling it the largest private investment in the state’s…
By SOPHIA PAFFENROTH/Mississippi Today When she is not caring for her 6-year-old daughter and 1-year-old son, Amaya Jones is working full time at Kroger. Jones wants to go back to school this month to study social work, so she can help…
By GWEN DILWORTH/Mississippi Today When the Mississippi Legislature reconvenes in the Capitol’s marbled halls this month, 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…
Gulf Coast, Miss. (WXXV)- Beach Elementary students were recognized for being named one of the first Mississippi Blue Ribbon Schools. A celebration took place on December 12th. Students from the…
By DEVNA BOSE/Mississippi Today Nearly 4,000 teaching positions remain unfilled in Mississippi, hundreds more than last year. The Mississippi Department of Education released results from the latest iteration of its annual teacher shortage and educator recruitment surveys Thursday at the state Board of…