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Dusty “Rodeo Clown” Myers puts on a show at Dixie National Rodeo

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February 16, 2023

rssfeeds.hattiesburgamerican.com – Mississippi Clarion Ledger – 2023-02-15 11:17:11

Dusty the Rodeo Clown performs for the audience at the Dixie National Rodeo at the State Fairgrounds in Jackson, Miss., Sunday, February 12, 2023.

Some people may say that clowns are just meant to be funny and nothing more, but Dusty “The Rodeo Clown” Myers has a different perspective and he works hard to prove the naysayers wrong at the Dixie National Rodeo in Jackson.

The Mississippi native who now resides in Jumpertown fulfills many roles, including professional rodeo clown and barrel man.

Myers, 40, an expert at escaping 2,000-pound bulls while wooing crowds through country comedy, has traveled the world entertaining audiences since his first rodeo clown show at the age of 13.

Myers is skilled in his career techniques, honed through…

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In NIT, Southern Miss basketball to face UAB in opener

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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.

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Mississippi Legislature moves through another major deadline Wednesday

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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.