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Group wants biotechnology researcher to lead Mississippi University for Women
A group of Mississippi University for Women alumni and Columbus residents is asking the state’s college board to consider a prominent alumna as the institution’s next president. They’re also pressing trustees to disclose a timeline and details about how the board will conduct the leadership search. Doris...
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Kosciusko Whippets Open 2026 Football Season with Win over Neshoba Central Rockets
The Kosciusko Whippets opened the 2026 high school football season hosting the Neshoba Central Rockets. The home team got first blood with a touchdown late in the first quarter. 7-0, first quarter. Adding two touchdowns in the second quarter and the Rockets two of their own, Kosciusko led 21-14 at the half.
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CoachSpeak: Devontray Brewer
As far as week one games go, Tupelo High School had a great one. The Golden Wave knocked off Brandon by the score of 38-14. Truthfully, the score is not indicative of how dominant Tupelo was. The Golden Wave defense controlled the game the last three quarters. The Bulldogs scored a game-tying touchdown in the 1st quarter and did not score again until the reserves for both teams were in the game for the final minutes.
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HSFT Stop #60: Starkville
For the second straight season, Starkville football will have a new head coach. After years of coaching at West Point, Brett Morgan filled the Yellow Jackets’ coaching vacancy and enters the 2026 season excited about the group he has inherited. “When I first got here, I was just floored...
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HSFT Stop #59: Tupelo
Tupelo was two seconds away from a state championship last season. Now, the Golden Wave are using that heartbreak as motivation as they prepare for another run at the top. Tupelo is searching for its third consecutive state championship appearance and returns a talented roster under coach Ty Hardin. The team also welcomes a new quarterback in Drew Dean, who transferred from Oxford High School.
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An area teacher earns multi-state recognition for her classroom expreience
Well, an area teacher is being recognized for her contributions in the classroom and to the lives of her students. And she’s multi she has multi-state recognition for her work as well. Heather Ford, a kindergarten teacher at Annunciation Catholic School, is taking home double honors this year. She was selected as the Teacher of the Year by the Columbus Kiwanis Club and she is also taking that honor at the organization’s district level as the Lummis Chin District Teacher of the Year.
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HSFT Stop #58: West Point
For West Point football, success is nothing new. The Green Wave went 13-1 last season, making a run all the way to the state championship game. Now, with new head coach Robert Burton taking over, the expectations haven’t changed. Burton previously served as West Point’s associate head coach and...
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State Board of Education hears update on Okolona School District’s financial woes, latest statewide MAAP scores
An update on the issues that led to the Okolona Separate School District being taken over by the Mississippi Department of Education last year was provided to the State Board of Education on Thursday. The Board also discussed the latest Mississippi Academic Assessment Program scores, which stayed mostly the same...
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Where Mississippi public education began: The 200-year story of Franklin Academy
For more than 200 years, generations of children in Columbus started school at a place that holds a distinction no other Mississippi school can claim. Franklin Academy, established in 1821, was the first free public school in the state. This fall, for the first time in its long history, it will no longer operate as a school.
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HSFT Stop #57: New Hope
New Hope is entering its third season under head coach Allen Glenn with a foundation in place and a clear goal for the Trojans: find a way to finish. New Hope went 7-4 last season, including a 4-1 record in district play, before its season ended with a first-round playoff loss. Now, Glenn and the Trojans are looking to build on the progress they’ve made since he took over the program.
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Legacy of MSU’s first African American student marked with Holmes Plaza dedication
STARKVILLE — The legacy of Mississippi State’s first African American student, Dr. Richard E. Holmes, now is marked permanently on the campus of the 148-year-old land-grant institution. University officials cut a ribbon Friday on a monument in the former YMCA Plaza, renaming the student-focused mall in honor of...
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Former Student Pays It Forward: Modern Woodmen Grant Supports Kosciusko-Attala Tech Center
The Kosciusko-Attala Career Tech Center is grateful to have received a Do-Good Grant from Modern Woodmen of America to provide much-needed shop supplies for our Automotive Service program. Charlie Plunkett, FICF, FFSC, with Modern Woodmen of America, presented the supplies to Automotive Service Instructor Alex Blanton and the program. This...
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HSFT Stop #55: Pontotoc
Year two of the Baylor Dampeer era is underway at Pontotoc, and after a seven-win season that ended in the second round of the playoffs, the Warriors aren’t satisfied with simply building momentum. They’re looking to take the next step. “Year one, you know, we were able to...
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Mississippi Board reviews Okolona School District’s financial struggles and recent state test scores
The Mississippi Board of Education heard a detailed report Thursday on the financial crisis facing the Okolona Separate School District and the latest Mississippi Academic Assessment Program (MAAP) scores. Chief Accountability Officer Dr. Paula Vanderford said this year’s testing should be considered a transition year, as the assessment differs from previous years.
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Holmes Plaza honors Mississippi State’s first African American student
STARKVILLE, Miss. (WJTV) – A new monument was established on Mississippi State University’s Starkville campus to memorialize the first African American student who attended the institution. Located in the former YMCA plaza, the monument is dedicated to Dr. Richard E. Holmes who attended MSU starting July 19, 1965. MSU president Mark E. Keenum held a […]