Hattiesburg American
Court’s expected end to Roe v. Wade centered on Mississippi law
Derenda Hancock donned a multi-colored vest and stood with colleagues to help patients drive into the Jackson Women’s Health Organization, Mississippi’s one remaining abortion provider.
She looked out at the road next to the clinic, commonly referred to as the Pink House, where on any given morning, at least half a dozen pro-life demonstrators carry signs and try to approach cars entering or…
Hattiesburg American
In NIT, Southern Miss basketball to face UAB in opener
Southern Miss men’s basketball is heading to the NIT for the first time since 2014.
The Golden Eagles will face UAB in the first round of the 2023 NIT on Tuesday (6:30 p.m., ESPN+), having learned their postseason fate Sunday.
Coach Jay Ladner – the Sun Belt Conference Coach of the Year – guided Southern Miss (25-7) to its third regular-season conference championship and first since 2000-01. The regular-season title clinched an automatic bid for the Golden Eagles despite a 78-61 quarterfinals loss to South Alabama in the conference tournament March 4.
Alcorn State (18-13), which won the…
Hattiesburg American
Mississippi Legislature moves through another major deadline Wednesday
Another legislative deadline came and went Wednesday, with all bills having to move past the floor of the chamber they did not originate in, and a number of the most watched bills remain alive.
Some big pieces of legislation died though, including one of the most important ones related to the city of Jackson.
See what made it past Wednesday’s deadline, and what did not.
Jackson Water Regionalization
Senate Bill 2889 failed to pass the House in any version before the deadline.
It would have created the Mississippi Capital Region Utility Authority, taking ownership of Jackson’s troubled water and…
Hattiesburg American
Madison Booker is Mississippi Gatorade Girls Basketball Player of Year
Texas signee Madison Booker was selected as the Gatorade Mississippi Girls Basketball Player of the Year on Wednesday. The McDonald’s All-American selection helped lead Germantown to its first state championship in program history last week.
Booker had 26 points, 11 rebounds and four steals as the Mavericks (29-2) defeated Tupelo 64-43 in the MHSAA Class 6A title game. She helped lead Germantown to three consecutive trips to the state semifinals and two championship games.
The five-star recruit averaged 20 points, eight rebounds, 2.8 assists, 2.6 steals and 1.1 steals per game. Booker was…
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