Mississippi News Report — Sunday, Nov 1: Southern Miss, Alcorn
Southern Miss held off ULM 35-21, Alcorn State rolled past Mississippi Valley State 52-17, Olive Branch reported its non-emergency phone lines unavailable Saturday night, and a Mississippi Today piece examines transgender issues in the midterm election. Here is the morning roundup from across the Mississippi News Group network for Sunday, November 1, 2026.
Top Stories
Southern Miss holds off ULM, 35-21. Steven Robinson rushed for 151 yards and a touchdown, and Jamarice Wilder scored twice as Southern Miss beat ULM 35-21 on Saturday in Monroe, Louisiana. The Golden Eagles answered a fourth-quarter ULM rally with Wilder’s 32-yard touchdown run with 1:52 left, and the defense stopped ULM on all three fourth-down attempts. Read the recap.
Alcorn State rolls past Mississippi Valley State, 52-17. Alcorn State scored 45 straight points after falling behind early and beat Mississippi Valley State 52-17 on Saturday at Rice-Totten Stadium, totaling 585 yards of offense, a season high. Jaylon Tolbert completed 23 of 29 passes for 320 yards and three touchdowns, and Fredrick Robertson accounted for three scores. Read the recap.
Northwest sweeps Jones to reach Region 23 final. No. 16 Northwest Mississippi Community College swept Jones College 25-23, 25-13, 25-20 to reach the Region 23 Championship match, improving to 38-0. Sofia Gonzalez led the Rangers with 18 kills, and Northwest was scheduled to face No. 24 Pearl River on Sunday at Howard Coliseum. Read the recap.
Transgender issues in the midterm election. Some Republicans are trying to make transgender issues the focus of this midterm election, according to a piece by Bobby Harrison originally published by Mississippi Today and republished by DeSoto County News. Read the story.
Around North Mississippi
Olive Branch emergency communications phone lines unavailable. Olive Branch’s non-emergency phone lines were unavailable Saturday night, according to the Olive Branch Police Department, while 911 remained operational. Read the story.
Sports
Millsaps rolls past Southwestern, 59-21. Grant Bizjack completed 17 of 19 passes for 265 yards and four touchdowns as Millsaps defeated Southwestern 59-21 on Saturday in Georgetown, Texas. The Majors gained 595 yards, forced four turnovers, led 28-0 at halftime, and improved to 6-2 overall. Read the recap.
Southern Miss, Louisiana split two-match volleyball series. Southern Miss won the series opener in five sets in Lafayette before Louisiana took the rematch, also in five sets. Sadie McAda led the Golden Eagles across the series with 35 kills and 37 digs, recording a double-double in each match. Read the recap.
Carruth’s late TD lifts Belhaven past Methodist, 20-15. Matthew Dial completed all six passes on a 90-yard drive capped by Cannon Carruth’s 14-yard touchdown catch with 1:14 remaining Saturday, lifting Belhaven to a 20-15 win over Methodist in Fayetteville, North Carolina. Dial finished 29 of 40 for 355 yards and two touchdowns. Read the recap.
Stories compiled from Mississippi News Group network sites, including Mississippi News Group, Alcorn County News, DeSoto County News, Tupelo News, Oxford MS News, and Mississippi Sports Group.
