Starkville pianists earn honors at state competition
Golden Triangle Music Forum students recently garnered honors at the Mississippi Music Teachers Association Piano Competition. They were students of Katie Wallace-Johnson (private piano studio),
Week of events at MSU will honor America’s veterans
As part of national Veterans and Military Families Month, Mississippi State University will host several events to honor America’s veterans.
MSMS student wins DAR honor
Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science senior Mamadou Fadiga, representing the Bernard Romans DAR Chapter in Columbus, was awarded a top honor Feb. 14 in Jackson.
Hometown hero Jerry Rice returns to Crawford
One day in the late 1970s, at B. L. Moor High School, principal Ezell Wicks was making his rounds in the hallways.
He spotted Jerry Rice playing hookie. Rice thought his hiding place was optimal. It wasn’t. Wicks approached and scared Rice, who bolted. Wicks noticed how fast the sophomore could run and, after lashing Rice eight times, told him to try out for the football team.
Rice returns to Crawford for special ceremony
A NFL Hall of Fame player and Mississippi gridiron legend will be honored this week in Crawford.
Jerry Rice, a Crawford native who played 20 seasons in the NFL will be honored at 12:30 p.m. Thursday in his hometown during a special program called “Hometown Hall Of Famers” at East Oktibbeha County High School.
Oktibbeha County’s WWII vets honored
STARKVILLE — Andrew Lee Smith can still remember the bombing runs. Flying over enemy territory during the height of World War II, Smith was a fresh-faced 22-year-old from Mantee, serving as an Army Air Force navigator on a B-24 bomber.