Tippah County, MS News
A Mississippi judge granted a preliminary injunction that allowed Trinidad Chambliss to return to Ole Miss after a months-long eligibility dispute with the NCAA. Chambliss said he is focused on spring practice and taking on a more vocal role for the Rebels.
A former Tippah County student-athlete is being recognized for a major accomplishment and commitment to service. Adrian Palmer, a Walnut
As college basketball condenses into a two-week sprint, one quality separates the storylines from the clichés: the ability to stay present. The brackets are set, the best players remain, and history is waiting — if teams can handle the moment.
NPR reported that funds Congress approved for U.S. global HIV work have not been spent promptly, threatening programs that have saved millions of lives worldwide.
The United Kingdom declined a U.S. request to use British bases for a possible strike on Iran, British media reported. The decision, first reported by The Times, was reportedly made over concerns about violating international law.
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Ontario will let bars and restaurants begin serving alcohol early Sunday ahead of the gold-medal men’s hockey game between the U.S. and Canada, the provincial government said. The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario announced Friday that liquor sales hours would be extended.
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Undefeated boxing legend Floyd Mayweather announced he is coming out of retirement after nine years for a professional fight this summer, under a promotional deal with CSI Sports/Fight Sports.
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The U.S. State Department has issued a warning about heightened avalanche risks in parts of Switzerland, Austria, and France amid recent fatalities and increasing danger levels.
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Corinne Stoddard captured bronze in the 1,500 meters at the Milan-Cortina Olympics, becoming the first American woman to medal in Olympic short-track speedskating in 16 years.
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The Supreme Court on Friday struck down President Trump’s tariffs but left, the article said, what it called a $133 billion question unanswered: what will happen to duties already collected.
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A new multistate daily draw game called Millionaire for Life launches Sunday with a top prize of $1 million a year for life, the Mississippi Lottery Corporation said.
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Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport says callers are spoofing its phone number to offer fake promotions, including free airline tickets, and urged recipients to hang up and report the calls to the Federal Trade Commission.
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President Donald Trump says he will impose a 10% global tariff under a trade law that allows such duties for 150 days. After that, Congress must approve extensions, but he plans to explore other legal options.
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State Sen. Josh Harkins introduced legislation that would require private, secret-ballot elections for union representation decisions tied to future state economic development incentives, he wrote in an op-ed for the Magnolia Tribune.
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