Iowa State men to play Mississippi State in Sioux Falls

The Iowa State men’s basketball team is heading back to the Sanford Pentagon. For the first time since the 2015-16 season opener, Iowa State will play a game in Sioux Falls, S.D. The Cyclones are set to face Mississippi State on Monday, Nov. 10. Both the …

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Iowa State basketball to play Mississippi State in South Dakota in 2025

Iowa State basketball is headed back to the Mount Rushmore State for the first time in approximately a decade. The Cyclones are set to take on Mississippi State at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, it was announced on May 14. The game will …

Suspect involved in violent assault at Moulton Jack’s extradited to Lawrence Co. from Mississippi

On Tuesday, May 13, the Moulton Police Department announced it has tracked down Joshua Lee Simmons, 37, and extradited him back to Lawrence County from Mississippi, where he had been hiding.  Simmons is the main suspect in the violent assault of an elderly …

Finalists Announced for Mississippi Music Showcase – Voting for People’s Choice Award Now Open

Finalists have been announced for the Mississippi Music Showcase. Ten local artists will perform at The Guitar Academy in Kosciusko, MS on Saturday, June 7th beginning at 7 p.m. Admission to this live event is $20 and tickets will be available at the door. …

Man on Mississippi's death row says Supreme Court is right place for decades-long case

Richard Gerald Jordan, 78, is on death row in Mississippi and scheduled for execution on June 25th for a 1976 murder. The state argues Jordan has exhausted his appeals and the Supreme Court lacks jurisdiction. Jordan's death sentence has been vacated …

Former Mississippi Senator and Judge Johnnie E. Walls, Jr. Dies at 77

GREENVILLE, Miss.–Former state Senator and circuit judge Johnnie E. Walls, Jr., has died. Walls died Saturday, said Greenville Mayor Errick Simmons, who was a personal friend of Walls. “Judge Walls was a dedicated public servant and a distinguished legal …

Mississippi School Boards Association to lead superintendent search

Columbus Municipal School District has tapped the Mississippi School Boards Association to lead its search for a new superintendent. Superintendent Stanley Ellis resigned from his position in April to take a new role in the Humphreys County School District …

This Mississippi college will cover 100% of tuition. See who is eligible, how it works

Delta State University's Free Tuition Scholarship, starting fall 2025, will cover 100% of tuition for Pell Grant eligible first-time freshmen. The scholarship covers the remaining tuition balance after Pell Grants and other scholarships are applied. …

DOJ Shakeup May Put Civil Rights Probe of 1970 Jackson State, Mississippi, Killings At Risk

Dale Gibbs awoke to banging on the door of her parents’ home in Ripley, Mississippi, in the early hours of May 15, 1970, just three days before her 19th birthday. Her husband, Phillip, a 21-year-old senior at Jackson State College, was expected to return …