Local Sports

Deer gun season reopens Dec. 15

Mississippi’s white-tailed deer hunting season with guns reopens Dec. 15 and runs through Dec. 23.

Hunting with dogs is not allowed during this season.

Legal deer include either-sex on private lands and legal bucks only on open public lands.

Open public lands may include National Forests and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers lands that have statewide seasons without special regulations. […]

Education

McComb High School renovating track

McComb School District officials predict the renovated track at C.C. Moore Stadium will rival any in the state.

Work on the $750,000 project began in October and is expected to be completed by mid-February. The renovation is being done by JBHM Architects of Jackson. The improved track will have eight running lanes. […]

Local Sports

Cain leads Hazlehurst over Charleston 21-20

Demetrius Cain rushed for 138 yards on 17 carries with a touchdown as Hazlehurst beat Charleston 21-20 Saturday to claim the MHSAA Class 3A state championship.

It is the Indians first state title since 2005 and second in school history. […]

Local Sports

Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame picks 2013 class

The Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame announced its class of 2013, which includes Bill Buckner, Jimmie Giles, Gerald Glass, Earnest Larry “Doc” Harrington, Langston Rogers and Michael Rubenstein.

Buckner was a quarterback at Delta State while Giles played tight end for Alcorn State before a 13-year NFL career that included four Pro Bowl appearances. […]

National Sports

Campbell, 1st black Olympic decathlon winner, dies

Milt Campbell, who became the first African-American to win the Olympic decathlon in 1956 and went on to play pro football and become a motivational speaker, has died, his family said. He was 78.

Linda Rusch, Campbell’s partner of 13 years, said Campbell died Friday, Nov. 2 at his home in Gainesville, about 55 miles northwest of Atlanta. She said he had been fighting prostate cancer for a decade. […]

Local Sports

Hatten resigns as PRCC coach

Pearl River Community College head football coach Tim Hatten has resigned after 11 years at the school.

His resignation was announced Oct. 30. […]

Local Sports

RHS senior dies after being injured in pick-up football game

Funeral services are scheduled for today, Nov. 8, for a 17-year-old Richton High School senior who died Sunday after being injured during a game of pick-up football on the school’s baseball field.

Alex Lott was rushed to Forrest General Hospital in Hattiesburg Friday after authorities said he and several other students were playing touch football when Lott “stumbled and fell awkwardly.” […]

Local Sports

Lemons finds home with Mississippi College

After a season missed because of a detour in Arkansas, former Vicksburg High standout Les Lemons is back on the football field and making a difference.

Lemons is Mississippi College’s second-leading receiver and its top return man. He came to the NCAA Division III school after sitting out last season when it became evident that a playing opportunity at Arkansas-Monticello would not pan out.
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Local Sports

Big changes in store for overhauled Mississippi State

A complete overhaul has rendered Mississippi State’s basketball program barely recognizable from a year ago.

Longtime coach Rick Stansbury is gone. So are all five starters and a big chunk of the bench production. […]

Local Sports

Vicksburg coach recovering after brawl injuries

Vicksburg High School’s football coach was released from the hospital after being injured Friday, Oct. 19, trying to end a brawl.

Tavares Johnson Sr. was hurt in a fight between his team and Jackson’s Murrah High School. He was released Saturday, Oct. 20. […]