Education

USM picks Karen Coats as graduate dean

HATTIESBURG, Mississippi (AP) — Educator and administrator Karen Coats has been appointed dean of the graduate school at the University of Southern Mississippi. She began work this week in Hattiesburg. Coats is a native of […]

Sports

Mark Ingram high on Saints’ running back corps

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, West Virginia (AP) — Mark Ingram speaks boldly about the promise of New Orleans’ running game, considering the Saints ranked near the bottom of the NFL in rushing last season and then traded away Darren […]

News

Jury finds Oktibbeha County man guilty of shooting ex-girlfriend

STARKVILLE, Mississippi (AP) — An Oktibbeha County man has been convicted of capital murder in the fatal shooting of his former girlfriend in 2008. Circuit Judge Lee Howard sentenced 53-year-old Archie Quinn to life in […]

Sports

Uncertainty at quarterback one of top SEC preseason storylines

MONTGOMERY, Alabama (AP) — Quarterback battles and signal-caller questions abound in the Southeastern Conference going into preseason camps around the league. Big names, not so much. Division favorites Alabama and South Carolina will be banking […]

Business

A more vigorous U.S. economy appears to be emerging

WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) — The U.S. economy has rebounded with vigor from a grim start to 2014 and should show renewed strength into next year. That was the general view of analysts Wednesday after the […]