Mississipi news

Forget about Jarvis Varnado or Mississippi State’s guard play. Don’t mind the team’s shallow bench. Don’t think about analyzing Ravern Johnson’s shooting stroke. read more..

The Mississippi State basketball team beat Florida Friday, blasted Vanderbilt Saturday and had No. 2 Kentucky on the ropes in the SEC Tournament Championship game before losing in overtime Sunday. read more..

Mississippi’s second human case of West Nile virus this year has occurred in Winston County, the state Department of Health reported Thursday. read more..

PR Log (Press Release) – Mar 18, 2010 – The Mississippi Braves are forming a new lunch club called the Mississippi Braves Home Run Club. On 8 separate dates, the Mississippi Braves will host a special luncheon at the Farm Bureau Grill at read more..

Once again, the Mississippi River is projected to rise higher than expected over the next week — close to six feet above flood level, according to the most recent forecast by the National Weather Service. The projected crest of the Mississippi read more..

IH Mississippi Valley Credit Union Scholarship Deadline March 31 MOLINE, Ill. - IH Mississippi Valley Credit Union (IHMVCU) scholarship deadline is quickly approaching. The credit union is offering 21 college scholarships valued at $1,000 each for read more..

STILLWATER — In Stillwater, the St. Croix is in the hearts of people who live there. On Thursday, however, the river was all over their walking path. “Peaceful. Beautiful,” says Midge Larson who lives in the area. “Aren’t we lucky it’s ours?” City read more..

WASHINGTON, March 18, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — Kids in Mississippi will take center stage in the fight against tobacco on March 24 as they join thousands of young people nationwide for the 15th annual Kick Butts Day. More than 1,000 events are read more..

A look at Hurricane Katrina and what it did to South Mississippi through dramatic video, archived newscasts, and interviews with survivors. Click on the “Before & After” videos of Biloxi and Gulfport (to the left) to preview just a small portion of read more..

View full size Submitted Zoogma plays tonight at Crossroads, 115 Clinton Ave. HUNTSVILLE, AL — Bandmates Matt Harris and Justin Hasting were bored with playing blues rock. And they were tired of the same ol’ jam band sound. A few years back, Harris read more..

Mississippi, which has built much of its marketing for more than a decade around being the third largest gaming destination in the country, lost that title in 2009 to Indiana. read more..

The Mississippi River will hit flood stage in downtown St. Paul as early as Friday, and city officials say they’re ready. read more..

This is the time of the year when most seniors and Medicare beneficiaries review their Medicare insurance coverage. The end of open Medicare program enrollment for this season is coming to conclusion soon and the senior citizens are urged to review read more..

A crowd of more than 1,000 at Embassy Suites finally erupted when it was revealed the Lady Raiders will face Mississippi State in the first round. MTSU (25-5) drew a No. 10 seed and will face No. 7 Mississippi State (19-12) at 1:30 p.m. Sunday in read more..

The Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs start the last week of their regular season this week. They’ll meet Mississippi at 7:05 tonight at the CenturyTel Center and have their last two home games Thursday against Tulsa and Friday against Missouri. Bossier read more..

Calipari also had a strong feeling about Mississippi State not getting in. “I felt Mississippi State team should have been in,” Calipari said. “You’re telling me were’ the No. 2 seed in the whole tournament, and they’re not in I don’t understand read more..

One of Mississippi’s most prestigious awards programs is back and taking nominations for the 17th consecutive year. Top 40 Under 40 recognizes the state’s 40 up-and-coming business leaders under the age of 40. In order to qualify for read more..

It’s been 59 years since Vanderbilt won the SEC tournament. That title also marked the program’s only appearance in the conference’s championship game. The 20th-ranked Commodores can accomplish one of those milestones Saturday with a semifinal read more..

Barry Stewart and Phil Turner have 10 points each to lead Mississippi State to a 33-27 halftime lead over Vanderbilt in the SEC Tournament semifinals at Bridgestone Arena. Festus Ezeli leads Vanderbilt with 10 points. The winner will play Kentucky in read more..

A Texas couple is in jail in their home state for allegedly defrauding a Mississippi couple, Attorney General Jim Hood announced today. John Clune, 50, and Monica Clune 44, of 2707 Mount View Drive in Farmers Branch, Texas, are each facing five counts of wire fraud. The two were arrested Thursday by read more..

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — University of Mississippi’s former library clerk, Francine Green, has been indicted for embezzling nearly $16,000. The State Auditor’s Office says the alleged embezzlement occurred between May 1999 and March 2002. State read more..

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Barry Stewart scored 17 points and hit five late free throws as Mississippi State held on to defeat Florida 75-69 in the Southeastern Conference tournament quarterfinals on Friday night. The Bulldogs (22-9) will face the winner of read more..

Michael McMillen, Constance McMillen’s father, expresses his support of his daughter, along with Constance’s aunt, Dana Stewart, center, and her father’s girlfriend, Ashli Pass, right, in Fulton, Miss., (Associated Press) This 2009 photo released read more..

The Mississippi Department of Transportation has announced that from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. those days the highway will be closed to only one lane of traffic in downtown Madison over the railroad crossing. MDOT is advising motorists to use the alternate read more..

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Long-snapper Jason Kyle has been re-signed by the New Orleans Saints. Kyle and the club have agreed to a 1-year contract. Kyle joined the Saints as a free agent last June after playing eight seasons with the Carolina Panthers. read more..

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Barry Stewart scored 17 points and hit five late free throws as Mississippi State held on to defeat Florida 75-69 in the Southeastern Conference tournament quarterfinals on Friday night. The Bulldogs (22-9) will face the read more..

Coach Bruce Pearl had Tennessee slow things down in its SEC tournament opener with hopes of conserving energy to make a run to the league title game. That strategy nearly backfired, and Pearl realizes it won’t work again. The 15th-ranked Volunteers read more..

TULSA, Okla. (AP) - Southern Mississippi is into the semifinals of the Conference USA tournament. Angelo Johnson scored 17 points on Thursday to help the sixth-seeded Golden Eagles beat third-seeded UAB 58-44. Southern Miss will face seventh-seeded read more..

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The official groundbreaking for a $670 million Mississippi River bridge at St. Louis is now scheduled for April 19. The new date was announced Thursday by Missouri and Illinois transportation officials. Groundbreaking had been scheduled for Feb. 26, but was postponed because read more..

A barge fleeting company has asked the Army Corps of Engineers for permission to expand its work site on the Mississippi River at Elmwood. Louisiana Dock Co. Inc. seeks to widen one fleet to accomodate 10 barges across; that site now… read more..

JACKSON, MS (WLBT) - Underage drinking is a major economic problem in Mississippi costing the state millions of dollars. A report from the Underage Drinking Enforcement Training Center found that risky behaviors associated with youth drinking resulted in $551.9 million in 2007. read more..

People in Mississippi should prepare now for a round of severe storms late Wednesday. read more..

Mississippi starter Becky Nye stifled the South Carolina (9-10, 0-1 SEC) offense to lead the Rebels (14-8, 1-0 SEC) to a 3-0 win over the Gamecocks at the Ole Miss Softball Complex in the first Southeastern Conference game of the year for both squads. read more..

Mississippi’s unemployment rate stood at 12 percent in January, up from 10.3 percent in December and higher than the national rate of 10.6 percent. read more..

New Orleans, Mar 10, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Douglas Schantz, the president of the company Sequent Energy Management LLP who went missing a few days back has been traced though he is no longer alive. His corpse was traced in Mississippi river and the New read more..

The same storm system creating the possibility for flooding issues from the northern Plains to the Northeast this week will also spark damaging thunderstorms over the Lower Mississippi Valley today. Thunderstorms will be on the prowl in the Lower read more..

New Orleans Police have positively identified the body found this morning in the Mississippi River as Douglas Schantz. read more..

The search and rescue team deployed to find Douglas Schantz has found a body in the Mississippi River. The body has not been positively identified as Schantz. read more..

Douglas Shantz, a Houston executive and the father of three children, has been missing since early Friday morning. Houston - Mississippi River - United States - Science and Environment - Water Resources read more..

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — An Alabama state trooper has attended a meeting on hurricane planning at a Mississippi casino. read more..

A Mississippi man wanted in a weekend shooting is being held in Memphis, Tenn. Police Capt. Andrew Kaho says 33-year-old Eddie Jefferson of Greenville was arrested by Memphis authorities on Sunday. Kaho said Tuesday police are seeking Jefferson’s return to Mississippi. read more..