Mississippi State News

The Big Red Athletic Foundation will hold its annual meeting on Thursday at 6 p.m., featuring former Mississippi State baseball coach Ron Polk.

Mississippi now has a total of 30 human West Nile Virus cases. New cases are reported this week in Hinds, Jones, and Madison counties.

Hinds County is the only county reporting a new case of West Nile Virus this week.

Retired Army Sgt. Jason Morris and his wife, Emily, got an early Christmas present on Tuesday - the keys to their new home.

In recognition of Mars Food's community contributions over the last 35 years, numerous dignitaries offered remarks and presentations including Mayor Cox who presented a key to the city to Mars Food Greenville.

An overnight house fire in Greene County has claimed the life of a two-year-old child, Greene County Emergency Management Director Trent Robertson said Friday.

The notion of someone other than William M. "Marty" Wiseman running the John C. Stennis Institute of Government at Mississippi State University is one that will require a period of adjustment.

As one of only four Republican state senators in 1984, I did not know what to expect with Democrat Bill Allain as the new governor of our great state.

Join recruiting writer John Talty on this episode of 'Recruiting Rewind' as he discusses several junior college players who committed to Ole Miss over the weekend, Lafayette Class of 2016 offensive lineman Eli Johnson's commitment to the Rebels and more good news for Hugh Freeze's staff.

With the way Ole Miss has structured the new contract of coach Hugh Freeze, it has raised the bar for what constitutes success.

Jackson Mayor Chokwe Lumumba endorsed next summer's celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Mississippi Freedom Summer as a key event pegged to the future as well as the past.

ACROSS MISSISSIPPI - The Mississippi State Department of Health is reporting an increase in influenza activity over the past several weeks.

Nearly 40 years ago I realized a dream. I went to work for the government. In this day and time it is a favorite parlor game to "dog cuss" anything having to do with bureaucrats who ply their trade, but that was not always so.

Officials say the trip will include stops in the United Kingdom and France. Participating companies will also have the opportunity to make a third stop if they have business prospects in a neighboring country.

After a week of waiting, Mississippi State has officially accepted a birth in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl.

More than 1,300 students are expected to receive degrees during the 10 a.m. Humphrey Coliseum commencement.

Mississippi now has a total of 30 human West Nile Virus cases. New cases are reported this week in Hinds, Jones, and Madison counties.

Wish there was a way to prevent corrosion? University of Southern Mississippi researchers are working on it.

The Gulfport Branch NAACP will hold its Freedom Fund Banquet from 6 to 8 p.m. Dec. 15 at the Hard Rock resort and Casino, 777 Beach Blvd., Biloxi.

WCBI reports that Jason Sarver has been hired as peanut specialist by the Mississippi State University Extension Service and Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station.