St. Martin trio becomes the first females in Mississippi to sign Flag Football Scholarships

“Whenever he told us when the tryouts were, I went straight home after to my mom, told her all about it. I got super excited, I got ready for it. I went straight to Walmart too and got a football. I was just throwing from then on, until tryouts. It’s just …

 Kathy Pourteau, 68 of Magee, Mississippi

Please note that this post contains affiliate links and any sales made through such links will reward MageeNews.com a small commission – at no extra cost to you.  Kathy Pourteau, 68 of Magee, MS passed away Thursday, June 26, 2025 at the Hillcrest Nursing …

New Mississippi law expands reach of care from military medics

Gov. Tate Reeves has signed HB 1262, allowing military medics to become licensed practical nurses (LPN) in Mississippi.The new law lets Army combat medics, Navy corpsmen, and Air Force aerospace medical techs with at least two years of clinical experience …

Mississippi announces several law changes that will take effect July 1st

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - New laws will come into effect in the state of Mississippi starting July 1st. The laws were passed by the Mississippi Legislature, where many of the laws will impact criminal justice, law enforcement, and justice court proceedings. …

Northwest Mississippi Community College opens new building at DeSoto Center

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - The DeSoto campus of Northwest Mississippi Community College opened a brand new building in Southaven. The Ranger Center is a new $13 million, 42,000 square foot facility that will include the following: Regional Professional Testing …

Mississippi gas tax to rise on July 1

Longest-serving person on Mississippi’s death row executed

The longest-serving person on Mississippi’s death row was executed Wednesday, nearly five decades after he kidnapped and killed a bank loan officer’s wife in a violent ransom scheme. Richard Gerald Jordan, a 79-year-old Vietnam veteran with post-traumatic …

Area residents named to University of Mississippi’s Chancellor’s Honor Roll

From University of Mississippi UNIVERSITY, MS — The University of Mississippi announced students named to the Spring 2025 Honor Roll lists. Ella Chapman, of Prattville, AL, majoring in International Studies, was named to the Chancellor’s Honor Roll, which …

Mississippi's all-time winningest coach announces retirement

Mississippi’s all-time winningest high school basketball coach will take one more lap this upcoming season before retirement. Richard Duease, the longtime and legendary head coach of Madison-Ridgeland Academy boys’ basketball, will coach his last campaign …

Mississippi artist loses art in RV fire en route to Des Moines Arts Festival

INVESTIGATING. THE DES MOINES ARTS FESTIVAL STARTS TOMORROW, BUT ONE ARTIST HAD TO CANCEL AFTER THIS HUGE FIRE DESTROYED HER WORK. I MEAN, THIS JUST PAINTS THE PICTURE AS TO HOW SEVERE THAT FIRE WAS. WOW. AND THIS IS THE AFTERMATH. MISSISSIPPI ARTIST HC …