Southern Miss to place overdose-reversing kits inside residence halls
In an effort to prevent overdose deaths, the University of Southern Mississippi will be installing emergency kits containing Narcan in residence halls across its Hattiesburg campus. Narcan, also known by its…
$1,000 Veterans Day scholarship drawing now open for Mississippi students
College Savings Mississippi will be awarding a $1,000 scholarship to a Magnolia State student who comes from a military family. Treasurer David McRae announced that the contest will run from…
MDOT urges drivers to watch out for pedestrians this Halloween
As pedestrian crashes see a rise across both Mississippi and the nation, the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) is urging drivers to be extra cautious this Halloween. According to the…
Your Mississippi forecast for Tuesday, October 31
Northern Mississippi Sunny today with highs in the lower to mid-50s. Tonight will be clear, with widespread frost after midnight and lows near 30. Central Mississippi Mostly sunny today, with…
Thunder & Lightning: Mississippi State Basketball Gets the Season Going
It was only an exhibition, but Mississippi State tipped off basketball season this past weekend with a win over Southern Mississippi. Did this game give us an idea of what…
Fishermen have ‘crappie’ day, fined $10K for illegal harvest
Two Tennessee men had a "crappie" day recently after being fined over $10,000 for catching an illegal number of fish in north Mississippi. According to court documents, Jian Wu Huang,…
Germantown High School band finishes No. 1 in national competition
Germantown High School's marching band made waves in its first-ever stint in the Bands of America finals. During the two-day event held over the weekend in St. Louis, Mo., the…
Study: Candy corn is Mississippi’s favorite Halloween candy
Candy corn is back on top in the Magnolia State. After a one-year absence from the No. 1 spot in Instacart’s annual report on Halloween candy, the controversial candy corn…
Mississippi State takes down Southern Miss 60-54 in preseason charity game
In what might have been the most competitive exhibition game college basketball has seen in a while, Mississippi State took down Southern Miss 60-54 in Hattiesburg on Sunday. The exhibition,…
