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John Harbaugh’s mentor, Andy Reid, had a better second act than his first
John Harbaugh is heading to Broadway, aiming to make his second act even better than his first.
Owl women suffer first loss of 2026, fall to Principia at home
The W women’s basketball absorbed its first setback of calendar year 2026, losing a St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC) contest to Principia College, 76-63 at Pohl Gym.
Has figure skating reached the limits of human performance?
It was at a relatively minor event in upstate New York in September 2022 that Ilia Malinin, the self-anointed “Quad God” who was fast becoming the biggest name in figure skating, finally landed the jump that so many people had thought impossible.
In the Garden with Felder: How do you garden: by the book or by the seat of your pants?
How much of a down-to-earth, garden-variety gardener are you? Do you do things horticulturally by the efficiency-oriented book, or follow a meandering path of gardening mostly for pleasure?
NASCAR community mourns driver Greg Biffle, 6 others killed in plane crash at memorial service
Hundreds in the NASCAR community gathered for a memorial service at Charlotte’s Bojangles Coliseum on Friday for former driver Greg Biffle, his family and others who were killed in a plane crash last month.
Understanding reaches destinations at speeds faster than time
We started down the hill and followed the gravel path into the woods for a walk meant to last no more than a couple hours.
Community Calendar for 1-17-26
Now through Jan. 31 ■ Eudora Welty Traveling Exhibit: The Oktibbeha County Heritage Museum will host a traveling exhibit featuring a collection of photos and
EMCC to host MHSAA Middle School Basketball Invitational on Scooba campus
For the fourth consecutive year, East Mississippi Community College has been selected to serve as a tournament host for this month’s MHSAA Middle School Basketball Invitational.
Former Southern Miss player is among 20 charged in college basketball gambling scheme
Federal prosecutors have revealed a sprawling scheme to rig college basketball games while yielding big payouts to gamblers.
Everyday Clay: Reality bites
Some of my first lessons about reality came while living across the country.
MSU’s Rader receives national award for book on fear of crime
Mississippi State University Professor Nicole E. Rader has received the 2025 Robert Jerin Book Award for her 2023 publication, “Teaching Fear: How We Learn to Fear Crime and Why It Matters.”
The W men leave Principia in a ‘Haze,’ roll to 6th straight SLIAC win
Sophomore Joe Haze Austin poured in a career-high 30 points to pace The W men’s basketball in its 90-56, St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC) win over visiting Principia College at Pohl Gym.
Letter: Authoritarian policing
Andrew Whitten’s letter said what we who are old enough to remember, or we who read history books, were already thinking. Trump’s storm troopers wear
Andrew McLarty: Fill a stadium, fill a church
There is a certain energy that fills a place when people gather with purpose.
Sherry Ivy: How to put your past behind and move forward
The baggage of our past is one of the hardest things to put behind us and move forward.
NCAA basketball players and gamblers are charged for allegedly rigging games
An investigation into a sprawling betting scheme to rig NCAA and Chinese Basketball Association games has ensnared 26 people, including more than a dozen college basketball players who tried to fix games as recently as last season, federal prosecutors said Thursday.
Pinkins wins it at the buzzer in overtime for Ole Miss over No. 21 Georgia
Ole Miss freshman guard Patton Pinkins hit the game-winning shot as time expired in overtime Wednesday night, leading the Rebels past No. 21 Georgia 97-95 at Stegeman Coliseum in Athens, Georgia.
Mississippi synagogue congregant shares story of 1967 Ku Klux Klan bombing
Beverly Geiger Bonnheim was 17 when the Ku Klux Klan bombed her synagogue in 1967. This weekend, at 75, she watched it burn again.
It’s ‘gold or bust’ for US men’s hockey at the Winter Olympics. The Americans are confident, too
Burned in Zach Werenski’s memory is the first U.S. practice at the 4 Nations Face-Off last February.
Golden Triangle residents honor MLK with marches, service projects
Communities across the Golden Triangle will honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., beginning Saturday and lasting until Wednesday with marches, worship services and service projects focused on unity, justice and community engagement.
Letter: SCOTUS to lower courts: Solve less, exempt more
July 17, 2025
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