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Bounds Predicts Job Losses, Tuition Hikes

State higher education commissioner Hank Bounds said today that Mississippi's public university system will likely shed 1,000 jobs over the next two years due to budget cuts. Speaking today to …

Person of the Day

Capt. Ken Chapman

When you do your shopping this holiday season, you might hear Capt. Ken Chapman's determined bell ringing for the Salvation Army's Red Kettle.

Development

Sierra Club Takes Kemper Plant to Court

The Mississippi Sierra Club filed a lawsuit today in Harrison County Chancery court challenging a decision by two Mississippi Public Service Commissioners to reverse an earlier PSC decision capping expenses …

Sports

The Slate

Super Bowl XLVII was a tale of two halves. The Ravens dominated the first half but, thanks to a blackout, the 49ers made it a game worth watching in the …

National

Obama to Announce 34K Troops to be Home in a Year

President Barack Obama will announce in his State of the Union address that 34,000 U.S. troops will be home from Afghanistan within a year.

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Batter Up for the Seedsters

In a charity softball game Thursday, Aug. 23, at Trustmark Park, two local teams will take to the diamond competing not only for bragging rights but to benefit local non-profit, …

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Human Interaction

"PLEASE TOUCH" reads the strip of stickers lining the doorframe that leads into Visual Reference Studio.

Wellness

Workaholic Needs To Schedule Regular Exercise

For the past few months I've been loving the time spent either on the elliptical at the gym or on the bicycle that I've recently dusted off, adjusted a bit …

Sports

Best in Sports in the Next 7 Days

High school football, there are two potentially interesting JPS games on tap: Vicksburg vs. Murrah, 7 p.m. at Newell Field, and Forest Hill at Madison Central, 7:30 p.m. (620 AM).

Sports

The Best In Sports in The Next 6 Days

Friday, March 24

College baseball, Mississippi State at LSU* (6:30 p.m. Baton Rouge, La., 620 AM): The last-place Tigers host the first-place Bulldogs for an SEC West showdown.

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Most of Mississippi's 65 and Older Population is Vaccinated

Almost two-thirds of Mississippi residents 65 and older have received at least one dose of the coronavirus vaccine, state health officials said Wednesday.

Sports

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Doctor S organizes your sporting life. You must obey.

The Best in Sports for the Next 14 Days

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Mississippi Senate OKs Pay Bill 'By Teachers, for Teachers'

Mississippi senators acted quickly Wednesday to unanimously pass a teacher pay raise bill, sending it back to the House for possible debate within the next three weeks.

National

AP Source: Obama Poised to Pick Perez for Labor

President Barack Obama is close to naming Thomas Perez, a civil rights official in the Justice Department, as his choice to head the Department of Labor, two people familiar with …

Sports

The Slate

The dog days of summer are here. The NBA and NHL are done. Now the long wait for football to return begins.

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Johnny DuPree

It's been a long slog for Hattiesburg Mayor Johnny DuPree, but now, after two elections drawn out by a contentious court battle, DuPree takes his place again as the hub …

City & County

2nd Arrest Made in Killing of Mississippi Family

A second suspect was arrested and charged in the abduction and killing of a Mississippi couple and their 7-year-old son, authorities said Thursday.

Music

Get Goth For Halloween

Two seminal entities of contemporary sub-culture, Epitaph Records & Suicide Girls, are uniting to create the ultimate celebration of Gothic club culture, THE SUICIDE GIRLS BLACK HEART RETROSPECTIVE CD!

Sports

The Slate

Congratulations to former Southern Miss and Oakland Raider punter Ray Guy on being named as one of two senior committee candidates for the Pro Hall of Fame. Guy joins other …

Sports

The Slate

SEC and Auburn fans, be sure to send Christmas cards to Michigan State for opening the door for the Auburn Tigers. Once, an eighth-straight SEC national title seemed dead, but …