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Focused on Mississippi: Calhoun City
CALHOUN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) – All you have to do is follow Highway 8 or Highway 9 to where they intersect, and you will find Calhoun City. It is roughly equal distance from Grenada and Tupelo and Oxford and Starkville. Calhoun City is built around a central square. It’s like a big traffic circle with […]
Rally held to mark 15th birthday of 14-year-old killed in January
WEST POINT, Miss. (WTVA) – Outside of West Point on Saturday, a rally was held for a 14-year-old boy who was shot and killed. Saturday’s rally was called Ethan’s Fun Fest. In January, Ethan Evans was killed when riding in a car. Sunday, April 28 would have...
Mississippi State basketball big man enters football transfer portal
Mississippi State basketball player Jimmy Bell Jr. is looking to play football elsewhere after spending the spring with the Bulldog football program. Bell measures 6-10, 280 pounds. He transferred from West Virginia, where he spent time with the football team but did not play, to Mississippi State. In the 2023-24 basketball season, Bell played in 34 games for Chris Jans’ squad, making 15 starts.
Public's help sought by West Point Police in theft investigation
WEST POINT, Miss. (WTVA) – The West Point Police Department is asking the public if they can identify suspects who are allegedly involved in a string of thefts. Anyone with information is asked to call the West Point Police Department at (662) 494-1244.
Construction begins on Rose Hill Memorial being built in Okolona
OKOLONA, Miss. (WTVA) – Residents in Okolona celebrated the start of construction for the Rose Hill Memorial. This memorial, which is being built by a Chickasaw County man named Robert Maharrey, is expected to take two years to complete. When completed, the memorial will be a place where anyone...
Flywheel Festival features antique engines, food, fun
HOUSTON, Miss. (WCBI) – For more than 20 years, Todd Hughes has been feeding hungry flywheel festival crowds. “Funnel cakes, corn dogs, lemonade, tater twisters, snow cones, frozen drinks, but our funnel cakes are really good,” Hughes said. Antique flywheels are another big attraction for those who restore...
Oktibbeha County deputies search for missing man
OKTIBBEHA COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – Oktibbeha County deputies are asking for help finding a missing man. 36-year-old Sylvester Warren was last seen Monday in Starkville. He lives on Artesia Road in Oktibbeha County. Warren was last seen wearing a red t-shirt and dark pants. He’s about five feet 11...
Mississippi State Avoids Series Sweep Against Missouri
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Headed into its weekend series against No. 14 Missouri, No. 18 Mississippi had boasted one of the best offenses in the SEC. The Bulldogs ranked second in batting average and on base percentage and ranked in the top 10 in almost every other major category. That...
Purcell to hire Williams to MSU women's basketball staff
Multiple sources told Starkville Daily News that Purcell is expected to hire Samantha Williams to his staff this week. Williams comes to Starkville after spending the last two seasons coaching at Tennessee on coach Kelli Harper’s staff. Williams adds over 20 years of college coaching experience to the Bulldogs...
MSU has three football players drafted over three days
The Bulldogs saw three different players come off the board last Saturday as cornerback Decamerion Richardson, defensive tackle Jaden Crumedy and linebacker Nathaniel Watson all were drafted on day three. It was the 15th-straight year that MSU has had a player drafted and the seventh-straight with at least two players taken.
Bob Tyler, longtime football coach throughout Mississippi, dies at 91
Bob Tyler, who's coaching career spanned across 45 years and included stops at Mississippi State and Ole Miss, died Sunday, a Mississippi State spokesperson confirmed to The Clarion-Ledger. He was 91. Tyler's coaching career started in 1957 when he was hired by Water Valley High in his hometown. The first...
Money stolen from ATM in Okolona
OKOLONA, Miss. (WTVA) – Okolona Police are looking for a hacking thief after they say the person hacked a Renasant ATM and stole an undisclosed amount of money. The company who works on the ATM tells police it received a notification Wednesday night that something was wrong. That is...
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