Education: SOCSD carpool food drive underway

We know that many in our Jacket family are impacted by the recent pause in SNAP benefits, and our school community is here to help.

Education: The W announces broad growth in fall 2025 enrollment

Mississippi University for Women reported its largest enrollment increase in nearly a decade, with an 8% increase bringing total unduplicated student enrollment to 2,371 for fall 2025.

Education: Science Carnival

Education: Mississippi State students among 2025-2026 MAMA scholarship winners

Several Mississippi State University students are among the 15 recipients of the 2025-2026 Mississippi Automotive Manufacturers Association scholarships, awarded to students pursuing careers in the state’s automotive industry.

Crawford shooting suspect turns himself in

Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a person of interest in a Monday morning shooting that left one man critically injured.

2,500 frozen turkeys needed for annual Thanksgiving drive

The Community Benefit Committee and Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office are once again partnering for the annual Turkey Drive.

Ole Miss didn’t want to leave Saturday ‘up to skill people,’ so the Rebels came through up front

In an era of college football where skill position players often get most of the headlines, Ole Miss head coach Lane Kiffin made sure his team was focused on dominating in the trenches against South Carolina.

Online transaction meetup turns into attempted robbery

Two suspects were arrested Friday after allegedly arranging a fake transaction and attempting to rob the would-be buyer.

In the Garden with Felder: Snip, shear, shape: pruning the Felder way

I love pruning garden plants for the sense of accomplishment and the chance to express my whims. Funny for a guy who hasn’t had a haircut in decades, eh?

Everyday Clay: What’s your favorite thing to cook

When people discover I’ve spent a good part of my life cooking in professional kitchens, they often ask questions about being a chef.

Letter to the editor: Kelly Williams

Welcome to the South Africans! I just read the current President’s new policy on refugee quotas dropping from 125,000 to 7,500 a year. I’m sure

Letter to the editor: Lee Roy Lollar

Bothered by the local politics Where to start? Having a PhD from the “School of Hard Knocks,” graduated Suma Cum Lordy in Common Sense, I

Community Calendar for 11-1-25

Saturday and Sunday ■ Women’s Ultimate Frisbee Tournament: Lowndes County Recreation is hosting an ultimate frisbee tournament at the Roger Short Soccer Complex from 8

Grow with O: Way down yonder in the Paw Paw patch

When you hear a grandfather’s name, who comes to mind?

MSU’s Seitz to headline renewed Grisham Lecture Series beginning next month

Mississippi State University is bringing back the Grisham Lecture Series, a signature event showcasing its most distinguished faculty, next month after a five-year hiatus.

Mississippi city honors ‘Prince Among Slaves’ with historical marker

After being ambushed by a rival group, Prince Abdul Rahman Ibrahima went from being a Muslim prince and colonel in his father’s army to being enslaved in Mississippi.

Andrew McLarty: All Saints’ Day: the time to remember and rejoice

As the pumpkins on porches are snuffed out and the last of the candy wrappers are swept away, the Christian calendar invites us into something deeper than the sugar rush of Halloween.

Theatre MSU’s ‘Unified Theatre’ project showcases ACCESS student talent

Mississippi State’s Theatre MSU is partnering with the university’s ACCESS Program to launch a “Unified Theatre” project celebrating student creativity in a collaborative performance of Jack and the Beanstalk.

Falcons’ second-half rally falls short in loss to Pontotoc

For two quarters, Pontotoc could do no wrong. Behind a balanced offense and a fast start from quarterback Austin Bean, the Warriors built a commanding lead and held off a late Columbus rally to secure a 28-20 victory Friday night.

LSU interim AD Verge Ausberry says the school’s athletic department ‘is not broken’

As LSU interim athletic director Verge Ausberry sat between two members of the LSU Board of Supervisors who’d been appointed by Gov. Jeff Landry, he sought to assure Tigers fans that the abrupt departure of previous athletic director Scott Woodward was not a sign of dysfunction.