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Brett Favre breaks silence on his role

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2 years ago

October 11, 2022

rssfeeds.hattiesburgamerican.com – Hattiesburg American – 2022-10-11 20:15:57

Southern Miss great and Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre broke his public silence Tuesday regarding his implication in a Mississippi welfare scandal that misspent at least $77 million in federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families funds, according to an auditor.

Mississippi Today uncovered texts sent by Favre to nonprofit director Nancy New and former Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant in which Favre lobbies for funding for the Wellness Center at Southern Miss. The new $7 million facility, which hosts USM volleyball games, was paid for with at least $5 million in TANF money.

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In NIT, Southern Miss basketball to face UAB in opener

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2 years ago

March 12, 2023

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rssfeeds.hattiesburgamerican.com – Mississippi Clarion Ledger – 2023-03-12 21:36:08

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…

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Mississippi Legislature moves through another major deadline Wednesday

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2 years ago

March 9, 2023

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rssfeeds.hattiesburgamerican.com – Mississippi Clarion Ledger – 2023-03-09 13:31:52

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.