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Once Upon a Time at a Zoo not-so far-away, a STORYTIME event was being held for free - every Friday in January. The Zoo’s education team decided to announce the book lineup for each Friday in advance so that if young listeners see a favorite author or book in the schedule, they will be able to make plans to attend.
January 3rd Little Mouse's New Friend - Jo Parry
January 10th I Will CHOMP You - Jory John
January 17th Steve the Dung Beetle: On a Roll - Susan R. Stoltz
January 24th Edward the Emu - Sheena Knowles
By Lisa S. Conn on
3 months ago
Photo by Joaquin Chavez, © 2026 Emmerich Newspapers, Inc.
The transfer portal is officially open and will continue through Jan. 16. This is the first year of the single, condensed 15-day period, with no separate spring window, aiming for more order in college football.
While that may seem far-fetched — because college football is as crazy as ever — Southern Miss is going to be very active in this portal window, giving fans an early glimpse of Blake Anderson’s first team.
By DIMA MIXON on
3 months ago
Could the outcome have been different?
A statewide group tasked with reviewing domestic violence homicides and other related deaths will begin to look at missed opportunities to offer resources and intervention to change future outcomes.
By Mina Corpuz - Mississippi Today on
3 months ago
Elijah Jones is a proud Hattiesburg native who enjoys writing. Email him at edjhubtown@aol.com.
I'm not a big fan of fast food. Well, not since the days back in the 1970s when I topped out at nearly 500 pounds anyway. During my college days at the University of Southern Mississippi, I hadn't quite reached my peak weight; I still had some growing to do. And, boy, was I ever lucky, attending college on a campus surrounded by burger joints. There was Burgertown, Burger King and, of course, McDonald's, all right there on Hardy Street, within walking distance of campus. And did I ever take advantage of the convenience.
By Elijah Jones on
3 months ago
Mississippi has 1,534 listings in the National Register of Historic Places.
Fifteen sites in Mississippi were listed in the National Register for 2025, the Mississippi Department of Archives and History announced this week.
The 15 sites included in the National Register, with descriptions from MDAH, are:
By Frank Corder - Magnolia Tribune on
3 months ago
Trinidad Chambliss continues to write one of the most fascinating stories in college football history. If this wasn’t football, you’d call it a fairy tale. All that’s missing are magic beans and silver slippers.
Here Thursday night at the jam-packed Superdome, one of the world’s most famous sports venues, Chambliss willed the Ole Miss Rebels to a scintillating 39-34 Sugar Bowl victory over the proud Georgia Bulldogs. He did it with his strong right arm. He did it with his legs. He did it with courage and with uncommon flair.
By Rick Cleveland - Mississippi Today on
3 months ago
Mississippi quarterback Trinidad Chambliss (6) celebrates after the Sugar Bowl NCAA college football playoff quarterfinal game against Georgia in New Orleans, Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026.
NEW ORLEANS — Trinidad Chambliss continues to write one of the most fascinating stories in college football history. If this wasn’t football, you’d call it a fairy tale. All that’s missing are magic beans and silver slippers.
Here Thursday night at the jam-packed Superdome, one of the world’s most famous sports venues, Chambliss willed the Ole Miss Rebels to a scintillating 39-34 Sugar Bowl victory over the proud Georgia Bulldogs. He did it with his strong right arm. He did it with his legs. He did it with courage and with uncommon flair.
By Rick Cleveland on
3 months ago
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3 months ago
If I said, “Let’s take a “fast cruise,” you might think I meant four days out of Mobile, hardly time to make it to Cozumel and back. No, I would have been referencing the Navy’s practice of scheduling a ship for a mock underway period alongside the pier before a long deployment overseas.
By Benny Hornsby on
3 months ago
In January 2016, the 50th anniversary of the 1966 killing of Vernon Dahmer Sr., the Mississippi Legislature honored him and his family in the Senate chamber. Afterward then-Sen. John Horhn, who introduced the measure, posed with the family and others, including Hollis Watkins, a civil rights activist who stayed with the family in 1961 and worked on voting rights. Credit: Jerry Mitchell/Mississippi Today
Mafia hitman Gregory Scarpa Sr. pocketed millions from drug dealing, donned a seven-carat pinky ring and shot to death so many people that he stopped counting at 50.
Oh, and he helped the FBI solve who killed Mississippi NAACP leader Vernon Dahmer Sr.
Hollywood plans to release a movie next year on Scarpa’s role in the Dahmer case, “By Any Means,” starring Mark Wahlberg as the mobster.
By Jerry Mitchell - Mississippi Today on
3 months ago
Mississippi’s vaccination rate has thus far been keeping pace with or exceeding national averages. The U.S. is at risk of losing its measles elimination status if transmissions continue into next year.
As a new year begins, healthcare officials are advising residents to get vaccinated against preventable ailments including influenza and measles, especially in at-risk populations.
By Jeremy Pittari - Magnolia Tribune on
3 months ago
Notes and quotes from the Sugar Bowl:
The biggest news of Sugar Bowl Media Day Tuesday was splendid news for Ole Miss football fans.
All American running back Kewan Lacy pronounced himself “ready to go” for Thursday’s Sugar Bowl match with Georgia, and his coach, Pete Golding, confirmed Lacy’s status, saying, “I couldn’t agree with him more!”
“I am excited to watch (Lacy) got out and play and play really well,” Golding said.
By Rick Cleveland - Mississippi Today on
3 months ago
The similarities of these two Sugar Bowl head coaches are many. Georgia football coach Kirby Smart’s dad was a high school football coach. So is Ole Miss coach Pete Golding’s daddy.
Smart played defensive back, safety to be exact. So did Golding.
When both Smart and Golding finished their playing days, they hired on as graduate assistant coaches at their alma maters.
Following those apprenticeships both Smart and Golding cut their coaching teeth in the Division II Gulf South Conference, Kirby at Valdosta State and Pete at his alma mater, Delta State.
By Rick Cleveland - Mississippi Today on
3 months ago
Below is an opinion column by Sid Salter:
Columnist Sid Salter says in both eras, Mississippi benefited from a senator who understood defense not just as policy, but as economic reality.
Mississippi has enjoyed an outsized role in national defense for most of the modern era. From World War II airfields to Cold War shipyards to today’s cyber, space, and naval missions, the Magnolia State has long punched above its weight in the Pentagon’s ledger.
By Sid Salter - Contributing Columnist on
3 months ago
“People think they have to go far to experience something new, but Mississippi has incredible stories to share, too.”
Jane Halbert Jones once invited three strangers to join her at a packed Parisian café, guided by an instinct she learned in Mississippi, where hospitality isn’t simply performative. It’s personal.
“I’m constantly showing our Mississippi hospitality,” says Jones.
By Richelle Putnam - Magnolia Tribune on
3 months ago
Below is an opinion column by Russ Latino:
Americans have become a nation of perpetual whiners that imagine themselves as cosmic victims, despite being alive in the softest, most opulent time in human history. We should knock that crap off. Happy New Year.
By Russ Latino - Magnolia Tribune on
3 months ago
Funeral homes may submit obituaries to obits@hubcityspokes.com. Death notices are printed free of charge; obituaries with photos and detailed information will incur a charge. For assistance, call (601)-268-2331.
Elvana Delores “Lorsey” Bolin (63) of Lumberton passed away on December 21, 2025. Moore Funeral Service handled the arrangements.
John A. Butler (85) of Petal passed away on December 20, 2025. Moore Funeral Service handled the arrangements.
Glenn A. Clinton, Sr. (84) of Hattiesburg passed away on December 26, 2025. Moore Funeral Service handled the arrangements.
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3 months ago
Jail dockets for Forrest and Lamar counties are provided to the Pine Belt News as a public records service. Arrest records are current for the week prior to publication.
Hattiesburg Police:
Jameer La’Trelle Arrington- stolen firearm (first offense)
Jeremy Boothe- domestic violence (simple assault)
Justin Forrest Burton- disturbing public peace (public place), drunkenness or profanity in public place, malicious mischief (value < $1,000)
Rodney Cooper- DUI (first offense)
Christopher Dabney, Jr.- armed robbery, criminal street gang activity
By Staff reports on
3 months ago
Professor Jacob Cotton led students into the Great Smoky Mountains, visiting Cades Cove, the Ogle Homestead, Cataract Falls and attending a Cherokee bonfire with storytelling by the Warriors of AniKituhwa.
Students in The University of Southern Mississippi’s Honors College expanded their academic experience this year through eight faculty-led educational trips across the country, as part of the College’s required two-semester Honors Colloquium sequence.
By Gabriela Shinskie on
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Singers across the Pine Belt and beyond are invited to audition for a landmark choral event - a special concert performance of the Life, Death, and Resurrection portions of Handel’s “Messiah.” While audiences often hear only the well-known Christmas section during the holiday season, this production will bring to life the dramatic and profoundly moving sections that follow; music that reveals the anguish of sacrifice, the triumph of resurrection, and the transformative message of redemption. Auditions will take place on Tuesday, January 6, 2026, at 6:00 p.m.
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