Unpacking Mississippi State baseball roster after transfer portal closes

Mississippi State's baseball team has had roster turnover after hiring new coach Brian O'Connor. While several players transferred out, the Bulldogs retained key position players and pitchers. MSU added several all-conference players through the …

Mississippi's top high school football quarterbacks for 2025 season

The Clarion Ledger highlights top quarterbacks for the 2025 MHSAA and MAIS football season in Mississippi. There's a little less than two months before the Mississippi high school football season kicks off. As rosters and starting positions are being …

Mississippi woman injured in boat fire on Lewis Smith Lake

Mississippi woman injured in boat fire on Lewis Smith Lake TO HELP YOU SAVE. WE’RE TAKING A LIVE LOOK NOW ACROSS DOWNTOWN BIRMINGHAM. IF YOU LOOK OFF INTO THE DISTANCE, YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO SEE A FEW ISOLATED SHOWERS AND DOWNPOURS OUT THERE. BUT OVERALL, …

Wild Things end road trip with loss in Mississippi

PEARL, Miss. – The Washington Wild Things had a tough ending to a grueling road trip with a 8-5 loss to Mississippi Sunday night at Trustmark Park. Washington (27-24) finished the week 1-5 after being swept in Gateway. The lone win was 3-2 Saturday night. …

Trane Taps Mississippi County Plants for Sustainable Steel Supply

Last month’s feature on sustainable steel manufacturing in Mississippi County caught the eye of Chance Hollingsworth, a top sales executive of Trane Technologies, based in Little Rock. “I thought I’d drop you a line and let you know that Trane has been …

Local fiddler performs at the Two Mississippi Museums

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - If you stopped by the Two Mississippi Museums’ center on Sunday, you probably heard Andrew Dillion rocking out on his fiddle. This local Jackson fiddle player brought both the heat and blues to the Two Mississippi Museums. The sound …

Mississippi woman injured in boat fire on Smith Lake

CULLMAN, Ala. – A single-vessel fire that occurred at approximately 6 p.m. Sunday, July 6, injured a Mississippi woman. Alabama State Troopers said Katherine E. Goodwin, 30, of Florence, Mississippi, was injured when the 20-foot Runabout vessel she was a …

Mississippi woman injured in Smith Lake boat fire flown to UAB Hospital

A Mississippi woman was airlifted to UAB Hospital in Birmingham after a boat fire at Smith Lake Sunday evening. The boat caught fire about 6 p.m. north of the Trident Marine near Crane Hill in Cullman County, said ALEA Capt. Jeremy Burkett. Katherine E. …

Letters: Don't let Mississippi River bridge project destroy rare cypress forest

The A.E. LeBlanc old-growth cypress forest in Iberville Parish is one of the rarest places left in our nation — a living remnant of the once-vast cypress forests that blanketed Louisiana. With trees over 300 years old — and the potential to live over 1,000 …

Local fiddler performs at the Two Mississippi Museums