Mississippi

The Northeast Mississippi Community College men’s basketball team advances to the quarterfinal round of the region tournament, scheduled for Saturday afternoon.

Northeast Mississippi Community College’s baseball team fell 19-7 to Pellissippi State in their final non-conference game. The Tigers open conference play Wednesday against Coahoma.

Rhonda Keenum, Mississippi State’s First Lady, spoke to community college students about her path from Phi Theta Kappa member at Northeast Mississippi Community College to a senior White House staffer.

Thomas Long finished second in the Senior Prepared Public Speaking competition at the North District FFA Contest and advances to the state level.

Mississippi’s youth turkey season begins tomorrow. The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks emphasizes the importance of safe hunting education for young hunters.

Lt. Stewart urges drivers to stay alert following recent fire incident on I-20 in Warren County.

The department has released a video highlighting Blake Dearman from the Maintenance Division. No additional details were provided.

The Northeast Tigers lost to the Panthers 12-11 in a late-night game that went into extra innings.

Northeast will play Southwest in a first-round game tomorrow at 2 p.m. to stay alive in the postseason.

The Meridian Tigers were defeated in both games of a doubleheader, with an 11-5 final in the second game, according to game statistics.