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Here are the players Alabama football is bringing to SEC Media Days in Atlanta
The unofficial start to the 2025 season is next week, and Alabama football has its list of attendees set. In addition to coach Kalen DeBoer, the Crimson Tide will bring Dontae Lawson, Tim Keenan, and Kadyn Proctor, the SEC announced. SEC Media...

Tech is growing here: Why Mississippi’s next big industry is innovation
By Dr. Nashlie H. Sephus JA Guest Writer As the founder of The Bean Path and engineer, I’ve always believed Mississippi has the potential to be a leader in technology and innovation. This belief was reinforced recently when we had the honor of...

2025 SEC media days schedule, information fans need to know
The 2025 Southeastern Conference (SEC) media days event will be held at the College Football Hall of Fame and at the Omni Atlanta Hotel in Atlanta, Georgia, from July 14-17. The event features interviews with all 16 SEC football head coaches and...

STEM education could strengthen Mississippi
Nearly 200 Mississippi high school students participated in a STEM summer camp focused on carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS). The camp, a partnership between Jackson State University, ExxonMobil, and Rice University, provided hands-on...
2025 SEC media days schedule, what information fans need to know
The 2025 Southeastern Conference (SEC) media days event will be held at the College Football Hall of Fame and at the Omni Atlanta Hotel in Atlanta, Georgia, from July 14-17. The event features interviews with all 16 SEC football head coaches and...

Mississippi Headwaters Board funds buckthorn survey in Aitkin County
BRAINERD — The Mississippi Headwaters Board approved two projects proposed by the Aitkin Soil & Water Conservation District for a total cost of $6,800, including a survey for invasive buckthorn. Buckthorn is a shrub that harms natural ecosystems...

Mississippi State track and field star Peyton Bair transfers to Oregon
Mississippi State track and field star Peyton Bair will transfer to Oregon for his senior season. Oregon track and field announced the signing on the social media platform X on July 3. The announcement came three weeks after Bair won the NCAA...

Something Is Better Than Nothing – Why US Business Has A Vested Interest In A Plastic Pollution Treaty
TOPSHOT - People on boats collect recyclable plastics from the heavily polluted Citarum River at ... More Batujajar in Bandung, West Java, on June 12, 2024. (Photo by TIMUR MATAHARI / AFP) (Photo by TIMUR MATAHARI/AFP via Getty Images)AFP via...

Attractions & Things to Do in Mississippi
Written by Lura Seavey Updated Jul 7, 2025 Mississippi is a diverse state filled with a wide variety of tourist attractions and destinations. Jackson is its best-known city, home of the state capital and the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science....

Politics’ winning formula is an unapologetic progressive agenda
(Graphic: John McCann/M&G) I have not been able to watch a single match of the football Club World Cup. I have glanced a bit at some games or caught up with the scores on social media. It is not just the crass commercialism of the enterprise....

SC Mississippi News publication area records 1 H-1B petition approved for employers classified under Construction industry during 2024
Ur Mendoza Jaddou, Director of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. | https://www.uscis.gov/about-us/organization/leadership/ur-m-jaddou-director-us-citizenship-and-immigration-servicesUr Mendoza Jaddou, Director of the U.S. Citizenship...

Mississippi Lottery Mississippi Match 5, Cash 3 results for July 4, 2025
The Mississippi Lottery offers several draw games for those aiming to win big. Here’s a look at July 4, 2025, results for each game: Winning Mississippi Match 5 numbers from July 4 drawing 07-13-28-31-34 Check Mississippi Match 5 payouts and...

Mississippi Coast island catches fire during Biloxi's July 4th fireworks show, video shows
A Mississippi Coast island caught fire Friday night during the city of Biloxi's Fourth of July fireworks show, according to officials and media reports. The Biloxi Fire Department confirmed the fire on Deer Island to WXXV-TV Friday night. Video...

BUY TICKETS: 92.9 FM ESPN Official Media Partner 2025 Fall TD Club of Memphis
Head Coaches, Legendary Head Coach and CFP Top Executive to Headline Memphis Touchdown Club’s 2025 Fall Speakers Series Memphis, TN – Former Texas and North Carolina head coach Mack Brown, College Football Playoff executive director Rich Clark...

Unlocking Hidden Value: How to Sell Your Mineral Rights in Mississippi Without Getting Undervalued
Mineral rights can feel like buried treasure—valuable, complex, and too often sold without understanding their full worth. In Mississippi, where energy development is increasingly active, many landowners overlook the hidden value of what’s beneath...

Elon Musk’s exaggerated political aspirations
Elon Musk’s enthusiastic dive into politics has taken some new turns recently. Musk has pledged to unseat Republicans who voted for the One Big Beautiful Bill Act in primary challenges. He is also set to start a new, centrist “America Party.”...

Former Mississippi Park Commission Treasurer pleads guilty to embezzlement
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - A former Mississippi Park Commission treasurer was sentenced Monday for embezzlement. State Auditor Shad White announced that Megan Berry, former Caledonia Park Commission (CPC) Treasurer, has pleaded guilty to one count of...

Preseason projections lower for Vols with media days looming
Tennessee was among the three Southeastern Conference programs last year that participated in the inaugural 12-team College Football Playoff. The Volunteers tied Georgia for second in the league standings with a 6-2 record, trailing only Texas at...

‘The River Connects Us’ exhibit on display at the Morrison County Historical Society
LITTLE FALLS — The Morrison County Historical Society invites the public to enjoy its current temporary exhibit, “The River Connects Us,” a photographic display that explores life and culture on the Mississippi River, from the Lake Itasca...
Pearl River County Supervisors Discuss Economic Development, Contractor Oversight, and Jail Technology Upgrades
The Pearl River County Board of Supervisors met Monday to address a wide-ranging agenda that included progress on infrastructure and economic development projects, grant applications, code enforcement issues, and possible upgrades to the county...