MDOT: $194M Ripley Bypass on Budget, on Pace for Summer 2028 Completion
RIPLEY, Miss. — The largest road project Tippah County has seen in a generation is right on track. The Mississippi
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Kamario Taylor named Davey O’Brien National QB of the Week after 360-yard, three-TD game at Davis Wade Stadium
Mississippi State QB Kamario Taylor won the Davey O’Brien National Quarterback of the Week after a 360-yard, three-TD performance in a 31-24 win over No. 19 Missouri.
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FEMA Awards $3.6 Million to Tippah Electric Power Association for Winter Storm Recovery
FEMA is awarding $3.6 million to the Tippah Electric Power Association for fiber distribution, utility pole and transformer repairs from the January 2026 winter storm — the largest project in an $8.3 million Mississippi recovery package.
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Blue Mountain Christian University President Dr. Barbara McMillin to Retire in June 2027
Dr. Barbara C. McMillin, the eighth president of Blue Mountain Christian University, will retire June 30, 2027, completing 15 years of service. The Board of Trustees will announce presidential search details in the coming months.
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Fantasia, Anthony Hamilton and October London Bringing Love of Soul Tour to Landers Center in Southaven
Fantasia, Anthony Hamilton and October London are bringing the Love of Soul Tour to the Landers Center in Southaven on April 10, 2027. Presale starts September 30 with code LOVE; general onsale October 2 at Ticketmaster.
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Mississippi News Report — Tue, Sep 29: AG Clears Deputies, MSU-Bama
Your Tuesday, September 29 Mississippi News Report: the Mississippi Attorney General clears DeSoto County deputies in the 2025 Nesbit shooting, SEC Nation heads to Starkville for No. 16 Mississippi State vs. No. 7 Alabama, and the latest headlines from across Mississippi.
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AG: No Retrial After Not-Guilty Verdict, Hung Jury in Hinds County Officer-Involved Shooting Trial
The Mississippi Attorney General’s Office said Monday it will not retry the Hinds County officer-involved shooting case after a not-guilty verdict for one officer and a hung jury for the other.
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Mississippi News Report — Monday, Sep 28: SEC Nation, JSU Ranked
Mississippi’s Monday evening headlines for September 28, 2026: SEC Nation returns to Starkville for No. 16 Mississippi State vs. No. 7 Alabama, Jackson State cracks the AFCA Top 25, an update on the Tasia Fortune homicide case, and traffic rerouted through Batesville after an I-55 wreck at Sardis.
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Mississippi judge sets $5M bond for third man charged in death of Tasia Fortune
A Mississippi judge set a $5 million bond for a third man charged in the death of Tasia Fortune, whose body was found hanging from a tree in August.
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Mississippi Attorney General’s Office rules two late-2025 deputy-involved shootings justified
The Mississippi Attorney General’s Office found two late-2025 deputy-involved shootings in Pearlington and Stone County were justified, the office said.
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