Mount Olive News

Rueben Duckworth rushed for 134 yards, scored the tying touchdown and then kicked the winning extra point as Mount Olive beat Durant 27-26 in overtime to win the Class 1A championship Thursday night at Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium.

As a part of Tornado Awareness Month , the Jackson Weather Examiner will review severe storms that affected the state throughout the month of November.

In a season of bitter arguments over health care and bank bailouts, millions of Americans happily united Saturday in a common mission - to improve the lives of others on Make A Difference Day.

Jones County Junior College's math department will be hosting the second annual Math Quiz Bowl on Wednesday, November 18th at the JCJC Advanced Technology Center in the Howard Technology Park.A This contest is a venue to spotlight the academic talent of the area's best and brightest high school math students.

A Mississippi woman who claims that slain football star Steve McNair is the father of her teenage daughter is seeking the child's "rightful share" of the former Titan's estate.

Shortly before former NFL quarterback Steve McNair's mistress killed him and then herself, he recorded a public service announcement that urges young people thinking about suicide to call a hotline and 'live to see better days.' The Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities shelved the announcement after McNair's July 4 ...

Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood and some Democratic legislators want to teach Gov.

The University of Southern Mississippi held a ceremony Saturday to honor the family of the late Steve McNair.

The Mississippi State Department of Health is issuing a Boil-Water Alert for customers who receive their drinking water from the Town of Mount Olive water supply located in Covington County.

The Mississippi State Department of Health is issuing a Boil-Water Alert for customers who receive their drinking water from the Town of Mount Olive water supply located in Covington County.

The Mississippi State Department of Health is issuing a Boil-Water Alert for customers who receive their drinking water from the Town of Mount Olive water supply located in Covington County.

Mr. and Mrs. Marlan Van Runnels of Tupelo announce the engagement of their daughter, Mandy Leigh Runnels, to William Ryan Peebles, son of Ms.

A convicted murderer accused of selling the gun used to kill a Mississippi native and football star waives his right to a preliminary hearing.

The family of at least one of Steve McNair's sons born before his marriage is gearing up to lay claim to an inheritance, a move that could set up a lengthy legal battle because the former Titans quarterback left no will.

President Barack Obama is now in Ghana, on Africa's west coast, where he'll speak to lawmakers and tour an oceanfront fort once used to ship slaves to the Americas.

Former NFL superstar Steve McNair has one of the biggest funerals in recent Mississippi history.

Steve LaTreal McNair was born on February 14, 1973 in Mt. Olive Miss. McNair was slain in Nashville, Tenn.

The family and friends who grew up with native son Steve McNair didn't have to say goodbye to the ex-NFL quarterback by themselves Friday night.

MOUNT OLIVE, Miss. - Steve McNair left this tiny south Mississippi town to become an NFL star, though his presence remained.

Former NFL star Steve McNair was shot dead in his sleep last week by a 20-year-old girlfriend distraught about mounting financial problems and her belief that he was seeing someone else, police said Wednesday.