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Southern Miss wins North American Coursera award for engagement
HATTIESBURG — The University of Southern Mississippi has been named the North American regional winner of the 2026 Coursera Outstanding Achievement Award in the Engagement Excellence category. The award recognizes organizations that sustain learner participation and connect learning with academic, professional and community goals. It is the second consecutive...
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Jones College announces record-breaking fall 2026 enrollment
ELLISVILLE, Miss. (WDAM) - Jones College is proud to announce record-breaking numbers for fall 2026 enrollment. Leaders said the numbers surpassed the fall 2025 record of 5,057 to 5,147. The growth came from the career and technical programs, and they’re excited to see continued support for the college. The...
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Children’s lit collection at University of Southern Mississippi hits 60 and still growing
HATTIESBURG — Katie Herndon, curator of the de Grummond Children’s Literature Collection at the University of Southern Mississippi, opens a box and pulls out several original illustrations of “Curious George.” They are as fresh and captivating as the little monkey’s mischief in the classic books by H.A. and Margret Rey.
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Elite Mississippi high school RB, Miami commit scores in all ways in lopsided win
Ty Keys isn't on pace for quite the insane numbers of his junior year, but the impact has been just as profound for a 5-0 Poplarville (MS) team in the early stages of the season. In the Hornets' 42-15 victory over Picayune (MS) on Friday, Sept. 25, the Miami football commit ran for touchdowns of 73 and 63 yards and passed for a 25-yard score. He's doing it all over the place. The 73-yard score was a traditional handoff in which he burst through defenders — and once Keys is gone, he can't be caught. The second touchdown of the day was on a passing play , and Keys channeled his baseball pitching skills to loft the ball to an open tight end Aaron Graham, who found the end zone. With the experience of being beat off the pass on the front of the defenders' minds, Picayune wasn't able to defend a play out of the wildcat in the third quarter , and Keys took off again for a big score. Keys is having a very good year following an ALL-USA performance as a junior in which he rushed for 3,285 yards and 45 rushing touchdowns in 13 games, accounting
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Elite Mississippi high school RB, Miami commit scores in all ways in lopsided win
Ty Keys isn't on pace for quite the insane numbers of his junior year, but the impact has been just as profound for a 5-0 Poplarville (MS) team in the early stages of the season. In the Hornets' 42-15 victory over Picayune (MS) on Friday, Sept. 25, the Miami football commit ran for touchdowns of 73 and 63 yards and passed for a 25-yard score.
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Poplarville defeats Picayune on the road for the first time in 51 years with 42-15 victory!
Our WXXV Game Ball of the Week matchup brought us to a battle in Pearl River County as the Picayune Maroon Tide hosted the Poplarville Hornets for a Week 5 high school football showdown. Poplarville wasted no time making a statement. On the Hornets’ opening possession, quarterback Trac Smith handed...
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Ellisville mother demands action after daughter’s hair ripped out at school
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Ellisville mother demands action after daughter’s hair ripped out at school
ELLISVILLE, Miss. (WDAM) - An Ellisville mother said repeated incidents over weeks led to her daughter having an entire braid pulled from her scalp. Stacy McGilberry said weeks of hair pulling at South Jones Elementary School led to an entire braid being snatched out—and now, she’s demanding answers from the district.
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Special plans announced for Laurel High’s Dragon Night
LAUREL, Miss. (WHLT) – There will be special procedures for Laurel High School’s Dragon Night on September 18, 2026. The Golden Tornadoes will face the West Harrison Hurricanes at historic Oak Park Stadium, located at 2321 Queensburg Avenue in Laurel. Gates will open at 5:30 p.m., and kickoff is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. Because this game […]
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Team of the Week: Sumrall High School
SUMRALL, Miss. (WDAM) - Five days after the loss of Chance Daniels, Sumrall took the field against rival Purvis, where the Bobcats pulled off a powerful 22-21 comeback win. WDAM 7 Sports Director Scott Kirk has more in this week’s Team of the Week. Want more WDAM 7 news...
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USM’s Hub City Wesley to demolish old campus building, erect larger facility
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WDAM) - It’s out with the old and in with the new for the Wesley Foundation at the University of Southern Mississippi (USM). The organization, which is now known as Hub City Wesley, is about to demolish its 40-year-old campus building at USM and replace it with a much larger structure.
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Louisiana officials will scrutinize spending in two school districts: ‘Changes must be made’
Louisiana’s education chief will hire consultants to probe the finances of two school districts that failed to spend a mandated proportion of their budgets on teachers, books and other instruction expenses. It will mark the first time the state has used its legal authority to enforce the state spending rule.