Education Notes: Fort Smith college students included on spring honor rolls in Mississippi, Alabama

Williams named to President's List TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- Abby Williams of Fort Smith was named to the University of Alabama President's List for the Spring 2025 semester. A total of 14,289 students enrolled during the semester were named to the dean…

State Games of Mississippi Wrap Up with Trail Run, Beach Volleyball, and Cornhole

MERIDIAN, Miss. (WTOK) - The State Games of Mississippi are wrapping up this weekend, and the final day brought out athletes and spectators alike for a wide range of events. The day began bright and early at Bonita Lakes Park, where participants gathered …

Swimmers make a splash for Mississippi Coastal Swim League Championship

The blues live in this Mississippi Delta town

(CNN) — On the surface, downtown Clarksdale, Mississippi, looks largely the same as it did decades ago: a collection of historic brick buildings lining wide avenues faded to postcard sepia. But local Bubba O’Keefe has a retort ready for visitors to his …

Mississippi LB TJ White names Auburn a finalist ahead of commitment date

One of Mississippi's top 2026 recruits is ready to commit, and Auburn firmly remains in the running to land him. TJ White, a four-star linebacker from Jackson, Mississippi, has named Auburn a finalist ahead of his July 1 commitment date alongside …

Two Mississippi school superintendents indicted on federal fraud charges

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT/Mississippi Today) - The superintendents for Leake County and Hollandale school districts and a consultant have been indicted on four federal counts of conspiracy to commit embezzlement, theft, and bribery. According to the …

RHP Daniel Nienaber marks third 2026 commitment from Virginia to Mississippi State

Brian O’Connor has stated that the lifeblood of his program comes from high school recruiting and the coach has wasted no time in building his future classes in Starkville. Mississippi State flipped its third 2026 recruit from Virginia’s class in the last …

US Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, Tupelo Northeast Mississippi farmers struggle as excessive rain has inundated ...

SHANNON – By now, Clay Mask should be standing knee high in soybeans. Instead, the soybeans are stunted, barely sticking out of the ground in water-logged fields that have seen more than enough rainfall this year. "We've planted about 1,500 acres, …

Truck and boat trailer pulled from Mississippi River in La Crescent

LA CRESCENT, Minn. (WKBT) -- A truck and boat trailer were towed out of the Mississippi River on Saturday after becoming fully submerged at the La Crescent Sportsman's Boat Landing on Monday.  The recovery effort was coordinated by the Houston County …

Civil rights activist granddaughter gunned down in Mississippi

Photo courtesy of Facebook (Karah Perkins, the granddaughter of civil rights activist and social justice advocate John Perkins). MIAMI – Karah Perkins, the granddaughter of civil rights activist and social justice advocate John Perkins, was shot and killed …