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Mississippi State hires Texas A&M's Schaefer

STARKVILLE – (AP) Mississippi State has hired Vic Schaefer to be its next women's basketball coach. Schaefer comes to the Bulldogs after 15 years as the associate head coach at Texas A&M. He also had […]

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Delta State looking for new men's basketball coach

CLEVELAND – (AP) Delta State University is looking for a new men's basketball coach after the school fired head coach Jason Conner. Athletic Director Jeremy McClain made the official announcement. The season was a rough […]

Business

Columbus' Sears closing Friday

News Briefs From Across The State By Monica Land Store opened 40 years ago The mood at the Sears store in Columbus was somber this week as the community and employees prepare for the last […]

News

Baby found abandoned outside church

From media reports BILOXI – Biloxi Police said a baby boy was found Saturday afternoon, abandoned outside a church. An officer on the scene said the baby appeared to be very young, possibly a newborn. […]

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Southern Miss earns first NCAA bid since 1991

HATTIESBURG – (AP) Southern Miss is headed to the NCAA tournament for the first time since 1991. The Golden Eagles (25-8) will face Kansas State (21-10) in the second round on Thursday in Pittsburgh. It's […]

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Rick Santorum wins Alabama and Mississippi primaries

WASHINGTON (AP) — Rick Santorum won the Alabama primary Tuesday night and clung to a lead over Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney in Mississippi, deeply conservative Southern crossroads in the struggle for the Republican presidential […]

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Beating victim dies after weeks in coma

News Briefs From Across The State By Monica Land Charges against two suspects may be upgraded A Warren County man beaten and robbed while working in Jackson has died after being in a coma for […]

News

Barbour pardons valid, Miss. Supreme Court rules

JACKSON – (AP) On Thursday, March 8, the Mississippi Supreme Court upheld the pardons issued by former Gov. Haley Barbour during his final days in office, including those of four convicted killers and a robber […]

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Thompson wins Democratic nod in Miss. 2nd District

JACKSON – (AP) Incumbent U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson has won the Democratic nomination in Mississippi's 2nd Congressional District. Thompson defeated challenger Heather McTeer, former mayor of Greenville. With 468 of 537 (87%) of precincts reporting, […]

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Moultrie, Walker win state-wide hoops honors

JACKSON – (AP) Mississippi State coach Rick Stansbury felt like a torn parent when two of his players – Dee Bost and Arnett Moultrie – were named finalists for the Howell Trophy. Only one of […]