The Mississippi State Bulldogs are playing their first game since the sudden death of head coach Mike Leach. Leach was 61 when he died in December. He had just wrapped up his third season coaching the program. University President Mark Keenum and athletic director Zac Selmon presented Leach’s family with
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Mississippi judge declares mistrial in shooting attack on Black FedEx driver
Gregory Case, the father, center, and Brandon Case, the son, right, speak with an attorney, Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2023, at the Lincoln County Courthouse in Brookhaven, Miss. Hunter Cloud/AP hide caption toggle caption Hunter Cloud/AP Gregory Case, the father, center, and Brandon Case, the son, right, speak with an attorney,
A Mississippi law limits who can help mail-in voters. A federal court struck it down
A voter holds a ballot during Election Day in Ridgeland, Miss, on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020. Rogelio V. Solis/AP hide caption toggle caption Rogelio V. Solis/AP A voter holds a ballot during Election Day in Ridgeland, Miss, on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020. Rogelio V. Solis/AP A U.S. District Court in
An 16-year-old died while working at a poultry plant in Mississippi
Duvan Robert Tomas Perez, 16, was a sanitation worker at the Mar-Jac Poultry plant in Hattiesburg, Miss. A statement from the plant says Perez died after he became entangled in a machine he was cleaning. Facebook hide caption toggle caption Facebook Duvan Robert Tomas Perez, 16, was a sanitation worker
Mississippi State head coach Zach Arnett relying on lessons learned from Mike Leach in first season on job
Zach Arnett is not only the lone rookie among the Southeastern Conference’s 14 coaches, he’s also the youngest at 36 along with being the first of Hispanic descent in the league’s history. He’s been around the league long enough to know Tuesday that he broke the standard set by his
All-SEC Mississippi State linebacker, Super Bowl champ Johnie Cooks dead at 64
Three-time all-Southeastern Conference linebacker and Super Bowl champion Johnie Cooks has died. He was 64. Cooks played four seasons at Mississippi State, which released notice of his death on Thursday. A cause of death was not given. Cooks finished his college career with 392 tackles and 24 sacks. He twice
Disability advocates are asking a court to halt a Mississippi law on ballot assistance
A poll worker in Brandon, Miss., right, hands an “I Voted” sticker to a person who filled out a ballot on Nov. 8, 2022. Rogelio V. Solis/AP hide caption toggle caption Rogelio V. Solis/AP A poll worker in Brandon, Miss., right, hands an “I Voted” sticker to a person who
A Mississippi teen unpacks how the Jackson water crisis impacts education
Georgianna McKenny, 17, is the high school grand-prize winner in NPR’s fifth-annual Student Podcast Challenge. Imani Khayyam for NPR hide caption toggle caption Imani Khayyam for NPR Georgianna McKenny, 17, is the high school grand-prize winner in NPR’s fifth-annual Student Podcast Challenge. Imani Khayyam for NPR Georgianna McKenny’s award-winning podcast
The Mississippi police officer who shot an 11-year-old is now suspended without pay
The Mississippi police officer who shot and wounded the unarmed boy has been suspended without pay during an investigation, a city official said. Here, this December 2022 photo provided by Nakala Murry shows her 11-year-old son Aderrien Murry, who was shot and wounded by an Indianola, Miss., Police Department officer
Boy, 11, called police in Mississippi. A cop shot him
Aderrien Murry was shot in the chest after police officers responded to a domestic disturbance call at his home. The 11-year-old survived and is recovering. Courtesy of Nakala Murry via AP hide caption toggle caption Courtesy of Nakala Murry via AP Aderrien Murry was shot in the chest after police