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About 16,000 families waiting for child care vouchers after pandemic funds run out
Cantrell Keyes is working 90-hour weeks and losing $15,000 a month at the child care center she directs in Jackson, Mississippi.
It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s a rare Superman comic book! And it fetched $9.12M!
A copy of the first Superman issue, unearthed by three brothers cleaning out their late mother’s attic, netted $9.12 million this month at a Texas auction house which says it is the most expensive comic book ever sold.
MSU Winter Catfish Seminar set for Dec. 2 in Columbus
Catfish farmers and industry professionals are invited to the Winter National Warmwater Aquaculture Center Catfish Seminar on Dec. 2.
Sweet potato or pumpkin? The Thanksgiving pie debate
They’re both round, orange and probably bad for your health, but which is the better Thanksgiving dessert: pumpkin or sweet potato pie?
Q&A with Mississippi State beat writer Colin Damms
The Daily Journal caught up with Mississippi State beat writer Colin Damms of The Dispatch to see what he considers the keys to the Ole Miss-Mississippi State matchup.
Owls’ soccer gets down to business with 11 Academic All-District selections
The W soccer teams have had a total of 11 individuals honored on the 2025 Academic All-District Soccer Team for their respective genders, including four who hail from the Golden Triangle. In all, six Owls’ men’s soccer players were recognized, as well as five from the women’s squad.
Education Brief: Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi elects new members
The following students recently were elected to membership into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines.
Education: MSMS junior wins state piano competition, following in brother’s footsteps
The Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science is proud to announce that junior Catherine Shao recently earned first place in the Mississippi State Piano Competition of the Music Teachers National Association, held at Jones College in Ellisville.
Education: NRTC awarded renewals for two major national grants aiding blind or low-vision individuals
With renewed support from two major national grants, Mississippi State University’s National Research and Training Center on Blindness and Low Vision will continue changing lives by expanding research, training and technical assistance that improve employment, independence and quality of life for individuals who are blind or have low vision, or B/LV.
Letter: Quiet, nurses
I just learned that our Republican friends, as part of the 870 pages of the One Big Beautiful Bill, have stripped nursing of its professional
Letter: We can have a top-notch amphitheater
Despite the gloom and doom being forecasted by many skeptical naysayers and people who don’t get out and about very often, nor do they visit other municipalities who have one and are reaping enormous benefits, I beg to differ with their opinions. Here are a few reasons why!
Raymond Barranco: Brain drain
I hope readers have been following my series of op-eds on the challenges facing higher education in Mississippi. This is the final installment. For those who haven’t read the earlier arguments, let me briefly summarize.
UConn’s narrow victory keeps Huskies No. 1 in women’s AP Top 25, South Carolina, UCLA and Texas next
UConn passed its first test of the season to remain No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 women’s basketball poll on Monday.
UAB player charged with attempted murder in stabbing of 2 teammates
A University of Alabama at Birmingham football player is facing charges of attempted murder and assault, accused of stabbing two teammates hours before a UAB home game last weekend, court documents showed Monday.
Lane Kiffin mum on future as Ole Miss preps for Egg Bowl
As if the week of the Egg Bowl needed any additional drama, Ole Miss head coach Lane Kiffin has given the historic rivalry an extra layer of intrigue in 2025.
Raiders’ championship dreams dashed by Winston Academy in shutout loss
Playing on a warm Saturday morning at Mississippi College’s Robinson-Hale Stadium, Winston Academy leaned on its defense and a second-half surge to defeat Oak Hill Academy 20-0 in the MAIS Class 2A Division II state championship.
Raiders’ championship dreams dashed by Winston Academy in shutout loss
CLINTON— Playing on a warm Saturday morning at Mississippi College’s Robinson-Hale Stadium, Winston Academy leaned on its defense and a second-half surge to defeat Oak
Ole Miss softball lands D-II Player of the Year Boyer
July 22, 2025
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