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PFF says Saints should be scouting 2023 RB prospect Zach Evans

Pro Football Focus says the Saints should be scouting 2023 running back prospect Zach Evans, a former five-star TCU recruit who transferred to Ole Miss:

USA Today Sports Media Group · Jul 7, 2022

The last abortion clinic in Mississippi closes its doors

JACKSON, Miss. — Just before dawn Wednesday outside the Jackson Women's Health Organization, Derenda Hancock propped a hand-scrawled placard on a folding chair.

Los Angeles Times · Jul 7, 2022

Commentary: Bennie Thompson and Liz Cheney understand the stakes of democracy

There’s been deserved praise for the House Jan. 6 committee’s production values, yet the two leading players in these hearings are just as riveting: one descended from enslaved Black people, the other from a Puritan property owner in 1640 Massachusetts. Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., and Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., each…

Los Angeles Times · Jun 24, 2022

Jan. 6 committee Chair Bennie Thompson says the U.S. came close to losing democracy

Fighting for civil rights and three decades in the House have primed Mississippi's Bennie Thompson for the most high-profile moment of his career — leading this month's hearings on Jan. 6.

WEKU · Jun 8, 2022

A Candid Lane Kiffin Opens Up on NIL, Recruiting and Boosters

The Ole Miss coach shares how he feels about bidding wars, why he doesn’t blame recruits and why it’s all sustainable.

Sports Illustrated · May 25, 2022

Biden puts forward diverse slate of nominees for U.S. sentencing commission

The federal body that sets advisory guidelines for punishment in federal cases has lacked a quorum - and been unable to operate - for three years.

WEKU · May 11, 2022

Mississippi sues Brett Favre and 3 wrestlers over welfare misspending

The Mississippi Department of Human Services sued retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre and three former pro wrestlers along with several others to try to recover millions of misspent welfare dollars.

WEKU · May 10, 2022

Listen up! Here are the finalists of the 2022 Student Podcast Challenge

The 2,400 podcast submissions for NPR's contest offer a rare glimpse into the minds of young people.

WEKU · May 8, 2022

‘Betting on Myself Was a Great Decision’: Shakira Austin’s Journey to the WNBA Draft

When the Ole Miss center transferred from Maryland two years ago, many questioned if it was the right decision. Now she’s projected as a top-three pick in this year’s draft.

Sports Illustrated · Apr 11, 2022

Surviving small restaurants push forward as pandemic ebbs

CLARKSDALE, Miss. — For two years, Naomi King, an Australian native who owns Levon’s Bar and Grill in Clarksdale, Mississippi, pivoted her business model in more ways than one. The coronavirus pandemic forced her and her husband, Jonathan King, to cut the staff by half, reduce hours of operation and…

Tribune News Service · Mar 24, 2022