11+ hour, 36+ min ago   (872+ words) The UFC is heading into the summer with a blockbuster pay-per-view. UFC 330 is expected to feature a massive lightweight title fight as champion Islam Makhachev looks to continue his dominant reign against the undefeated rising star Ian Machado Garry. When…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (169+ words) tallahatchienews.ms Opinion: Fitch joins 2027 GOP field The 2027 Republican primary for Mississippi governor added another candidate last week when Attorney General Lynn Fitch entered the race. She is the third person in the game. Andy Gipson, the state Secretary of…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago   (539+ words) The college football season is just ahead, which means that talking about the season will continue unabated until next January. I’ll make this prediction: Indiana won’t repeat after that fluky season of a year ago. The Hoosiers had never won…...

1+ day, 16+ hour ago   (118+ words) Denman Fly, of Charleston, recently completed the National Youth Leadership Forum’s Pathways to STEM program at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. This six-day summer program, hosted on college campuses through Envision by WorldStrides, gives elementary students the opportunity to explore…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago   (688+ words) Joseph Mickens Jr., former Columbus City Councilman, and Marcus Dawson, private contractor, were arrested this week by Special Agents from the State Auditor’s Office for allegedly rigging the bid process to secure flooring contracts for Mickens in exchange for future…...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago   (564+ words) Below is an opinion column by Denton Gibbes: Interviews, newspaper articles, television coverage, policy analyses, and endorsements, all contribute to a candidate’s digital reputation. AI recently handicapped the 2027 Mississippi Republican primary for governor. The results were very interesting and totally…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago   (673+ words) Mississippi State leaders cut the ribbon three times Tuesday to celebrate a variety of university improvements, from an updated McArthur Café to the newly opened traffic circle to a mechanical plant designed to support campus growth. MSU Dining unveiled a…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (778+ words) Our deepest sympathies to Susie Leland and family on the death of her son, Travis “Woody” Leland. A wake will be held on Friday, Aug. 14, from 1-5 p.m. at Persimmon Hill M.B. Church in Enid. A celebration of life…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (239+ words) The Lumber Manufactory, a sawmill operator, has begun operations in New Albany, investing $15 million and creating more than 50 jobs, according to the Mississippi Development Authority. Michael Grasso, The Lumber Manufactory’s co-founder and CEO, said that the New Albany operation will…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (129+ words) COURTLAND — Richard Steven Parker, age 74, passed away Tuesday, August 11, at his home. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Saturday, August 15, at Courtland Baptist Church with interment following at Enid Oak Hill Cemetery at Enid. Wells Funeral Home has charge of arrangements....