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Jimmy Swaggart, others honor music legend at funeral

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November 6, 2022

rssfeeds.hattiesburgamerican.com – Memphis Commercial Appeal – 2022-11-05 19:28:38

Jerry Lee Lewis’ pumping piano brought him fame, fortune and took him to every corner of the globe during his eight decades. But, on Saturday, Lewis came home for good, as the musical icon was buried in his native Ferriday, Louisiana.

The Sun Records star, Million Dollar Quartet member, Rock and Roll and Country Music Hall of Famer passed away at his home in DeSoto County, Mississippi, on Oct. 28 at the age of 87.

One of the foundational rock ‘n’ roll artists of the 1950s, Lewis also enjoyed a successful second career as a country artist from the late ’60s through the early ’80s. A…

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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.

Alcorn State (18-13), which won the…

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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.