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MSU’s Garrison named Truman Scholar finalist
STARKVILLE, Miss.—A Mississippi State aerospace engineering and mathematics junior is the university’s 2026 national finalist for the Harry S. Truman Scholarship.
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Ashtrays and Artichoke
By Lee Ann Flemming
While I am thoroughly enjoying my retirement from teaching, I often miss the students and my fellow teacher friends. Several of my teacher friends and I get together for lunch or just to visit. The conversation always rolls around to funny things that happened in the classroom.
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New Documentary Chronicles Life, Legacy of Ole Miss Icon Donald Cole
'Cole: Bridge to Justice' to screen at Oxford Film Festival, on campus
OXFORD, Miss. – A new documentary examining how Donald Ray Cole's 1970 expulsion from the University of Mississippi became the foundation for decades of leadership and service to the institution will debut at the Oxford Film Festival this week.
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The biggest sports story in our state might have been the visit by ESPN conversational talk host Steven A. Smith to Ole Miss last Thursday night. Smith was called out by Lady Rebel coach Yolett McPhee-McCuin (Coach Yo) about his negative comments about Ole Miss and Oxford while Lane Kiffin was on the way out of town. Smith stated on his show “the brothers ain’t trying to come to Oxford for the most part” as the reason for Kiffin's exodus. Coach Yo then invited Smith to see for himself how the school has changed since the days of segregation.
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Walking iris is unique
early spring bloomer
By Eddie Smith
MSU Extension Service
One of my treasured plants is the walking iris which I grow in a container. Every March, I look forward to its blooms as a sure sign that spring has arrived.
The walking iris earns its place in my landscape with its graceful, arching, sword-like foliage. But when it blooms, it truly steals the show.
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Ole Miss Symposium Puts Drones at the Center of Crisis Response
Center for Air and Space Law brings industry, policy and emergency leaders together to advance UAS usage
OXFORD, Miss. – Drones are being used for more than package delivery and simple fun. In fact, they are making a big impact as a helpful tool in disaster recovery and saving lives.
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The William Carey Men's Basketball Team clinched the Southern States Athletic Conference Regular Season Championship in dominant fashion, rolling past Blue Mountain Christian, 111–89, Saturday afternoon at Clinton Gym.
The Crusaders came out firing and immediately seized control. Hughes drilled a jumper, Roberts splashed a three, and suddenly Carey was off to a 6–0 start. Their defensive intensity smothered the Toppers from the opening tip, holding BMCU to just two points in the first three minutes.
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Caution can prevent
many farm problems
By Bonnie Coblentz
MSU Extension Service
STARKVILLE, Miss. -- While some mistakes in life and at work are small and easy to overcome, many of the problems that happen on farms can be devastating.
Farm experts say many problems are self-inflicted, and these cost time and money to overcome. Better than learning from mistakes is taking steps to prevent them from happening at all.
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Photo Special to the Pine Belt News from Southern Miss Athletics
It’s that time of the week again for the weekly Southern Miss report card, grading Southern Miss baseball’s weekly performances every Monday.
This week, I am grading the Southeastern Louisiana game and the Golden Eagles’ sweep of thw 2026 Round Rock Classic in Round Rock, Texas.
As a reminder, these grades will feel tough, because Southern Miss is elite and they should be graded accordingly to that scale.
With that in mind, here’s the second report card of 2026.
Starting Pitching – B+
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Photo Special to the Pine Belt News from Southern Miss Athletics
It’s that time of the week again for the weekly Southern Miss report card, grading Southern Miss baseball’s weekly performances every Monday.
This week, I am grading the Southeastern Louisiana game and the Golden Eagles’ sweep of thw 2026 Round Rock Classic in Round Rock, Texas.
As a reminder, these grades will feel tough, because Southern Miss is elite and they should be graded accordingly to that scale.
With that in mind, here’s the second report card of 2026.
Starting Pitching – B+
By DIMA MIXON on
1 month ago
Photo Special to the Pine Belt News from Southern Miss Athletics
It’s that time of the week again for the weekly Southern Miss report card, grading Southern Miss baseball’s weekly performances every Monday.
This week, I am grading the Southeastern Louisiana game and the Golden Eagles’ sweep of thw 2026 Round Rock Classic in Round Rock, Texas.
As a reminder, these grades will feel tough, because Southern Miss is elite and they should be graded accordingly to that scale.
With that in mind, here’s the second report card of 2026.
Starting Pitching – B+
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William Carey completed a dominant weekend at Milton Wheeler Field, finishing off a four-game sweep of Williams Baptist with a 13–4 victory before edging out the Eagles 2–1 in Saturday's finale.
Game One
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William Carey softball went toe-to-toe with No. 19 Southeastern (Fla.) for five innings, but a late offensive surge by the Fire proved decisive as the Lady Crusaders fell 5–0 Saturday afternoon at Joseph & Nancy Fail Field.
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Mayors throughout the Delta and hill country took part in a panel discussion about economic development, held Thursday morning at Mississippi Valley State University. From left are Lesia Williams-Hemphill of Vaiden, Kenneth Featherstone of Indianola, Alfonzo White of Duck Hill, Mary Tyes-Williams of Itta Bena and Kenderick Cox of Greenwood.
Collaboration with other municipalities, bolstering infrastructure and ensuring that young professionals stay to build careers were among some of the solutions that area mayors proposed to help reinvigorate their towns during a panel discussion Thursday.
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Mayors throughout the Delta and hill country took part in a panel discussion about economic development, held Thursday morning at Mississippi Valley State University. From left are Lesia Williams-Hemphill of Vaiden, Kenneth Featherstone of Indianola, Alfonzo White of Duck Hill, Mary Tyes-Williams of Itta Bena and Kenderick Cox of Greenwood.
Collaboration with other municipalities, bolstering infrastructure and ensuring that young professionals stay to build careers were among some of the solutions that area mayors proposed to help reinvigorate their towns during a panel discussion Thursday.
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The William Carey women's basketball team came up short in its regular-season finale Saturday afternoon, falling 69–64 to Blue Mountain Christian.
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Below is a religion column by Matt Friedeman:
“Deny yourself, take up your cross, and follow Me.” Designating a special time every year to remind ourselves what that means for our lives may not be such a bad idea.
With the rhythm of the church year also comes a rhythm of personal editorials on social media about these ecclesiastical seasons.
For instance, Lent.
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Below is a religion column by Matt Friedeman:
“Deny yourself, take up your cross, and follow Me.” Designating a special time every year to remind ourselves what that means for our lives may not be such a bad idea.
With the rhythm of the church year also comes a rhythm of personal editorials on social media about these ecclesiastical seasons.
For instance, Lent.
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1 month 1 week ago
Below is a religion column by Matt Friedeman:
“Deny yourself, take up your cross, and follow Me.” Designating a special time every year to remind ourselves what that means for our lives may not be such a bad idea.
With the rhythm of the church year also comes a rhythm of personal editorials on social media about these ecclesiastical seasons.
For instance, Lent.
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