University of Southern Mississippi News

Classes will introduce participants to scripting film or television programs, from pitching program ideas to turning a story outline into screenplays in proper industry format.

In February, almost a year after taking the reins as president of the University of Southern Mississippi, Rodney Bennett will hop in the saddle as the grand marshal of the 29th annual Southern Miss Coca-Cola Classic Rodeo.

Hattiesburg Clinic recently welcomed two new providers to the company. Marlena Bradley, CNP, has joined the department of Obstetrics & Gynecology.

The First Hattiesburg, a Baptist church, has decided to turn the complex - which once held a bowling alley, nightclub and deli - into a satellite campus.

Funding issues may be afoot for the University of Southern Mississippi's repairs to the Ogletree House, which sustained heavy damage during the Feb. 10 tornado.

Wedding vows will be exchanged at 6 p.m. on January 4, 2014, at Carterville Baptist Church in Petal.

She has been with Community Bank since 2010. Grice, a Brandon native, is a graduate of Brandon High School and attended Northeast Community College in Booneville before transferring to the University of Southern Mississippi.

Debra Ann Thompson, 50, died Friday, Dec. 6, 2013, at River Region Hospital in Vicksburg.

If you seek a fitting rallying cry for the 1,100 University of Southern Mississippi students who received their diplomas Friday, look no further than the words pasted on Merrika Morris's graduation cap.

The University of Southern Mississippi held the first of two commencement ceremonies this morning at Reed Green Coliseum.

Jay Dean, music director of the University of Southern Mississippi Symphony Orchestra, and Gwen James, co-owner and president of Coldwell Banker Don Nace Realty, are the 2013 Hub Award recipients.

The University of Southern Mississippi will host a celebration of the area's three high school football state champions, Oak Grove, Forrest County AHS and Bassfield, on Monday with a parade through campus, culminating in a rally at M.M. Roberts Stadium.

The University of Southern Mississippi's Center for Black Studies, in collaboration with the city of Hattiesburg, Hattiesburg Historic Downtown Association and the Hattiesburg Convention Commission will commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Freedom Summer, when more than 1000 volunteers came to Mississippi from across the nation in 1964 to launch ... (more)

University of Southern Mississippi President Rodney Bennett proudly displayed the school's Halbrook Award trophy during this morning's media roundtable.

Dr. Daniel Norton will join the University of Southern Mississippi as associate provost for International Programs, beginning March 1, 2014.

With the required time period expired for filing new petitions to the U.S. Supreme Court, the Mississippi Supreme Court's favorable ruling toward the University of Southern Mississippi in three cases involving former coaches with the women's soccer program will stand.

Jamie O'Quinn, resource development coordinator for The Children's Center for Communication and Development at The University of Southern Mississippi, is contributing author and photographer for two books making their debut this month.

On Tuesday, the Saenger Theater will be filled with the sounds of Christmas as the second annual Extra Table Christmas Concert takes the stage.

GAUTIER, Miss. -- Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is partnering with the Environmental Protection Agency to expand environmental education programs at the two-year school.

Ole Miss signed up 335 new donors, barely beating the University of Southern Mississippi with 332 donors.